How one of the largest private collections of Judith Leiber handbags to come to auction is helping fund ovarian cancer research.
On December 4, 2023, Heritage Auctions assisted the Morrows in achieving their philanthropic goals when it presented The Susan Morrow Legacy Foundation Collection. One hundred percent of the auction’s proceeds benefited the Susan Morrow Legacy Foundation.
Helping others has long been second nature to the Morrows. Years before Susan’s diagnosis, they established the Morrow Legacy Foundation to help fund several charities close to their hearts, including organizations for children, animals and veterans, as well as cancer research. After Susan was diagnosed, the foundation took on new meaning for the family, and Susan had a specific promise she asked Ron to keep. Over the decades, she had amassed an impressive assemblage of fine jewelry and evening bags, including the third-largest Judith Leiber collection in the world, and she wanted Ron to assure her that after she was gone, he would sell her collections to fund their foundation. *
* Excerpted from the Leiber Museum. To read the entire article, click here.