Matthew Perry’s Estate Auction Puts Friends Memorabilia and Banksy Works on the Block
A replica of a yellow apartment frame, a stack of Friends scripts, and two Banksy canvases will soon share the same auction catalog. Heritage Auctions will begin selling items from Matthew Perry’s estate on June 5, with proceeds directed to the Matthew Perry Foundation, which supports addiction recovery work.
The foundation’s mission reflects the way Perry spoke about his own struggles. In a statement, Lisa Kasteler Calio, the foundation’s CEO, said Perry believed addiction should be met with compassion and science rather than stigma and silence. The auction, she added, is intended to expand access to evidence-based care and help ensure that no one has to face the disease alone.
The strongest section of the sale comes from Perry’s years on Friends. Heritage is offering 26 scripts from the series, along with his personal photo album, a replica of the yellow peephole frame from Monica Geller’s apartment, and the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award won by the cast and presented to Perry. Warner Bros. Television has also donated two signed scripts: the pilot, “Six of One,” and the finale, “The Last One, Part I.”
The auction reaches beyond television memorabilia into contemporary art and pop culture. Among the lots are Banksy’s Girl and Balloon (2005) and Nola Grey (2008), as well as Mel Bochner’s triptych I Forget What I Forgot (2022), whose title is spelled out in vivid lettering. Perry’s affection for Batman appears in a 3D portrait of “Mattman,” a superhero persona he invented and referenced in his final Instagram post. The sale also includes two tickets to the premiere of The Batman Part II, directed by Matt Reeves and set to open in 2027.
Heritage has not released estimates for the auction, but Friends memorabilia has already shown strong demand on the market. In 2024, Julien’s Auctions and Warner Bros. marked the sitcom’s 30th anniversary with a sale in which a reproduction of the Central Perk orange couch brought $29,250, nearly 10 times its high estimate. Other lots also outperformed expectations, including a replica of the Geller Cup and a dresser from Ross Geller’s apartment.
For collectors, the Perry sale is likely to resonate on two levels at once: as a cache of television history and as a deeply personal archive shaped by the actor’s public life, private battles, and enduring cultural reach.
