Auction of Playboy pics

Provided by Christie's, this pic shows a photograph of Brigette Bardot that appeared on the March 1958 cover of Playboy magazine. The gelatin silver print is one of 125 items of original art from the Playboy Enterprises archive up for sale at a December 8 auction at Christie's in New York dubbed 'The Year of the Rabbit.' (AP)

A photograph of Marilyn Monroe that appeared on the first Playboy magazine cover for the December 1953 issue. It is one of 125 items of original art from the Playboy Enterprises archive up for sale at a December 8 auction at Christie's in New York dubbed 'The Year of the Rabbit.' (AP)

Provided by Christie's, this one shows a February 1993 Stephen Wayda photograph of Pamela Anderson and Dan Ackroyd. It is one of 125 items of original art from the Playboy Enterprises archive up for sale at a December 8 auction at Christie's in New York dubbed 'The Year of the Rabbit.' Nearly all the items in the sale have appeared in Playboy magazine, a cultural icon that helped liberate American sexual mores. (AP)

This one is a Stephen Wayda 1996 cover photograph of 'Playmate of the Year' Stacy Sanchez, draped in white fabric in the shape of Playboy's bunny logo, mounted on layout board and initiated by Hugh Hefner. (AP)

This picture, provided by Christie's, shows a 1967 oil painting by Tom Wesselmann titled 'Mouth #8.' It's one of the 125 items of original art from the Playboy Enterprises archive up for sale at a December 8 auction at Christie's in New York, dubbed 'The Year of the Rabbit.' (AP)

This picture, provided by Christie's, shows a 1970 oil painting by Herb Davidson of Hugh Hefner. It is one of 125 items of original art from the Playboy Enterprises archive up for sale at a December 8 auction at Christie's in New York, dubbed 'The Year of the Rabbit.' Nearly all the items in the sale have appeared in Playboy magazine, a cultural icon that helped liberate American sexual mores. (AP)