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"It's an auction of iconic objects, things that
may have no relation to one another... What they do have in
common is that in one way or another, they are pretty remarkable
- whether they relate to a famous incident or a famous person,"
said Arlan Ettinger, Guernsey's founder and president.
B.B. King's very first and never-seen-before guitar is among the
lots. Other items coming directly from the estate of King, who
died in 2015, include handwritten music, an African tribal drum
given to him by former South African leader Nelson Mandela, and
a half dozen stage-worn jackets.
Photos from Marilyn Monroe's first-ever photo shoot are also
included in the sale, which come with an interesting backstory.
"In 1945, Captain Ronald Reagan of the U.S. Army asked a private
in the Army to go photograph attractive 'Rosie the Riveter'-type
young women working at the local war plant... This is one of the
original photographs. That woman... became the great and
legendary Marilyn Monroe," Ettinger explained, while holding one
of the photos.
Also included in the 120-lot sale are sports items from U.S.
baseball star Mickey Mantle, as well as jazz singer Billie
Holiday's passport and fur wrap.
Historic lots include an engine telegraph used aboard the USS
St. Louis and a sword that was on display while President John
F. Kennedy's body laid in state at the White House.
Proceeds from a sale of tools used at the site of the World
Trade Center attacks in New York in September 2001 will go to
benefit the online 9/11 Tribute Museum.
The auction will take place online at LiveAuctioneers.com and
invaluable.com on Sept. 21.
(Reporting by Alicia Powell; Writing by Mark Porter; Editing by
Rosalba O'Brien)
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