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Sinatra auction fetches $9.2m in New York

December 08, 2018
In this file photo taken on Nov. 30, 2018 a Sotheby's employee tags Sinatra memorabilia at Sotheby's in New York.  — AFP
In this file photo taken on Nov. 30, 2018 a Sotheby's employee tags Sinatra memorabilia at Sotheby's in New York. — AFP



New York — It was definitely "All" rather than "Nothing at All" at a Frank Sinatra auction in New York, where items owned by the late icon and his fourth wife fetched $9.2 million, Sotheby's said Friday.

And 99 percent of the lots, spread out this week in the US financial and entertainment capital, and online, were snapped up, attracting 300 bidders from more than 30 countries, the auction house announced.

Up for grabs was furniture, art and personal effects dating back to the couple's 22-year marriage -- art and furniture from their homes in Palm Springs, Los Angeles and Malibu -- as well as scripts and screenplays.

The top lot was Barbara Sinatra's 20-carat diamond engagement ring, given to her in the bottom of a champagne glass, which went for $1.7 million.

Many of the items fetched substantially more than their pre-sale estimates.

They included a Norman Rockwell portrait of Sinatra, which the singer commissioned, sold for $687,000 and a script for "From Here to Eternity," the movie for which he won an Oscar, went for $35,000. — AFP


December 08, 2018
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