Betty White's personal possessions will go up for auction Sept. 23-25.

Betty White's personal possessions will go up for auction Sept. 23-25. Credit: Getty Images / Angela Weiss

If you'd like to own a gold watch once worn by everyone's favorite "Golden Girl," you'll get the chance to acquire it this fall.

From Sept. 23 to 25, Beverly Hills, California-based Julien's Auctions will hold a sale in which participants will be able to bid on personal items that belonged to beloved actress Betty White, who died on Dec. 31 at age 99. 

Awards, paintings, scripts, red carpet outfits, jewelry and more treasures owned by the Emmy-winning performer were put on display at the auction house on Tuesday. One of the most highly prized items is a 14-karat gold watch given to the star by her mother, Tess White, as a Christmas gift in 1940. It's engraved with her mom's initials, T.C.W.

“This is an auction representing an incredible life and career. It’s a lifestyle auction,” said Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien’s Auctions.

The items up for bid all came from White's two California residences — her home in Brentwood as well as the house in Carmel where she lived with her third husband, Allen Ludden, who died in 1981.

White was a popular figure on television for roughly seven decades, most notably for her roles as the man-hungry "Happy Homemaker" Sue Ann Nivens on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and as naive senior citizen Rose Nylund on "The Golden Girls." She also made frequent appearances on daytime game shows, most notably "Match Game," "The $25,000 Pyramid" and "Password," which was hosted by Ludden.

Pets were also an important part to White and she was a passionate advocate for animal rights issues. Several of White's paintings of animals are up for auction, including three she made of Koko, a gorilla said to communicate using sign language.

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