alik_05
05-13-2005, 07:56 PM
George Washington Ate Here - [Oddly Enough]
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What price a silver spoon, the proverbial passport to a life of luxury and power?
Auction house Sotheby's is hoping up to $60,000 for the spoon that belonged to the first president of the United States. The tablespoon with the George Washington crest is among the highlights of a New York auction on May 19 of silver and other items being sold by a direct descendant of Washington, Sotheby's said on Thursday.
There is also a silver wine cooler with an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000 and the sellers are hoping to raise another $40,000 to $60,000 for three of Washington's coat buttons mounted in gold as a pendant.
In a separate auction of American art, furniture and silver on the same day, a document case experts say was used by Washington during the Revolutionary War and as president is up for sale with an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000.
Source: Yahoo! News
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What price a silver spoon, the proverbial passport to a life of luxury and power?
Auction house Sotheby's is hoping up to $60,000 for the spoon that belonged to the first president of the United States. The tablespoon with the George Washington crest is among the highlights of a New York auction on May 19 of silver and other items being sold by a direct descendant of Washington, Sotheby's said on Thursday.
There is also a silver wine cooler with an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000 and the sellers are hoping to raise another $40,000 to $60,000 for three of Washington's coat buttons mounted in gold as a pendant.
In a separate auction of American art, furniture and silver on the same day, a document case experts say was used by Washington during the Revolutionary War and as president is up for sale with an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000.
Source: Yahoo! News