Thurman “Jack” Naylor’s photography collection is estimated to have brought in around USD 2m in Guernsey’s auction, according to Arlan Ettinger, Guernsey’s founder. Naylor said the money from the auction will go towards his 14 grandchildren’s college education.

“I have been trying to sell it for the past two years so it will be a relief to auction off the collection,” Naylor said.

The most expensive item sold was the spy camera collection, which is still being bid on, according to Ettinger. Naylor meticulously sought out each item from KGB agents and travels to Russia and China.

Naylor’s entire collection was originally estimated to be worth USD 4m. “Naylor had collected many beautiful cameras that were not particularly valuable and also many of the items Naylor has were not at the auction. Those will be sold next year in an auction or a sale,” Ettinger said.

Posted: 10|31|07 at 7:18 pm. Filed under: US News.