SOTHEBY'S THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS

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SOTHEBY'S THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS APRIL 23RD - 26TH 1996 THIS HUGE (((( RARE MINT HARDBACK SEALED CONDITION )))) CATALOG CONTAINS 584 PAGES AND 1195 LOTS ALL HIGH GLOSSY COLOR PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATED IN MINT SEALED CONDITION More than 4,000 items that belonged to the former First Lady will be up for grabs at a Sotheby's auction on April 23. The catalogue is 584 pages long and has nearly 800 illustrations. I want those pearls. In the 60's, Jackie wore a faux triple strand just like the ones Barbara Bush wore in the 80's. But Babs's hold no charm for me. I want the ones President John F. Kennedy looked at over breakfast, the ones Caroline and John-John fingered. I want the pearls that will remind me, every time I wear them, of a period of potential, when I was 17, and a fairy tale seemed to be coming true. I want history's pearls, but if I can't get them, hey, I can be happy with the Black Bead Necklace. When we flock to the estate auctions of famous people like the Duchess of Windsor and Bette Davis, we are hoping to buy more than provenance. The experience of reading the newspaper actually changes if you do it using the lamp President Kennedy read The Washington Post by. Does this mean we are our stuff? And if we buy their stuff, are we them? Does acquiring Jackie's black enamel cigarette lighter mean you have acquired read more

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