Preview of sale of Kennedy property

(9 Feb 2005)
1. Wide exterior of Sotheby's New York
2. Close-up Sotheby's Sign
3. Wide of Jackie Kennedy and JFK on Sotheby's poster
4. Close-up of Jackie Kennedy and JFK
5. Wide interior of Sotheby's
6. Wide shot of JFK's rocking chair that he used in the Oval Office. Valued at $4000 - $6000
7. Close-up of JFK monogrammed red wool flannel blanket. Valued at $250 - $350
8. Wide shot of re-creation of Kennedy room from Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
9. Close-up of painting: 'Portrait of Captain Platt out of Portsmouth with a Clipper ship in the Distance'. As seen behind JFK in 1960 Life Magazine cover
10. Close-up of painting: JFK sailing in Victura by Jamie Wyeth. Valued at $800 - $1200
11. Wide shot of re-creation of Kennedy country residence
12. Wide shot of re-creation of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts sun room.
13. Close-up of Jackie Kennedy's cobalt blue glass collection, mostly 19th century
14. Two shot of paintings: Blue Green by S. Burkart. Valued at $800 - $1200, and The Benign Sign for JBK (Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy) by William Walton valued at $200 - $300
15. Wide of re-creation of Kennedy country residence library
16. Wide shot of Khmer Gray Sandstone Torso of Goddess. Baphuon Style 11th Century. Valued at $40,000 - $60,000
17. Close-up pan down Khmer goddess
18. Close-up of Kennedy's photograph
19.SOUNDBITE (English): David Redden Vice Chairman, Sotheby's:
"Well, of course, the Kennedy Family are inextricably woven into American History. They are American royalty, the fascination with them absolutely continues, and this sale provides a really intimate glimpse into their lifestyle, particularly their country houses."
20. Wide of Kennedy kitchen
21. Close-up of stangl pottery part dinner service, 20th Century. Valued at $300 - 500
22. Wide shot of part re-creation of living room in Peapack, New Jersey.
23. Close-up of painting: 'The Hunting Party at Chantilly' by the Circle of Van Der Muelen. Valued at $15000 - $20,000
24. Wide of part re-creation of Kennedy home
25. Close-up of painting:' An American Sailing Ship near Hong Kong' by Chinese School. Valued at $10,000 - $15,000
26. Close-up of Kennedy record collection
27. Wide shot of Kennedy photograph
28. Close-up of Kennedy photograph
29. Wide shot of Jackie Kennedy Onassis aluminium trimmed blue acrylic tack chest with monogrammed JKO.
30. Close-up of monogrammed JKO
31. Wide shot of Kennedy furniture

STORYLINE:

To prepare for its second sale of property from the Kennedy family homes, Sotheby's auction house in New York has grouped the 700-plus items ranging from Mason jars to diamond brooches in a suite of rooms resembling a layout from one of the magazines that, stacked and bound, are themselves being auctioned.

A set of wicker and rattan furniture evokes the sun porch at Hyannis Port. A collection of equestrian paraphernalia including horse blankets and bits attests to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' love of riding and fox hunting.

The February 15-17 sale is more modest in scope than the 1996 Kennedy auction that brought in $34.5 million, including $2.5 million for an engagement ring from Aristotle Onassis.

Sotheby's is estimating that the entire sale will bring in about $1 million, and some lots have presale estimates below $200.

But mystique could drive prices way up as it did in 1996, when a humidor given to President John F. Kennedy by Milton Berle sold for $574,500 and a silver tape measure sold for $48,875.


An 11th-century Khmer sandstone sculpture headlines the sale, and carries a presale estimate of 40-thousand to 60-thousand dollars US.






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