In this undated photo provided by Christie’s Images LTD. 2017, a watercolor painting dated Feb. 23, 1963 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is shown. The painting will be auctioned by Christie’s on June 21, 2017 in New York. (Christie’s Images LTD. 2017 via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — A watercolor painting by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the former first lady’s Cartier watch and a hand-annotated speech by John F. Kennedy that he later incorporated into his “Profiles in Courage” book are being auctioned.
Christie’s said Thursday that the then-first lady created the 6½-inch by 8-inch artwork in 1963 as a gift for her brother-in law, Stanislaw Radziwill.
In this undated photo provided by Christie’s Images LTD. 2017, the front of a Cartier wrist watch worn by the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is shown. The watch will be offered at auction by Christie’s in New York on June 21, 2017. (Christie’s Images LTD. 2017 via AP)
Radziwill gave her the watch.
Both commemorate a 50-mile hike that Radziwill undertook as part of the president’s physical fitness initiative. The first lady briefly joined the hike.
The items are being offered as a single lot at a June 21 sale in New York. The presale estimate is $60,000 to $120,000.
The JFK speech manuscript is one of several Kennedy-related items up for auction starting Thursday by Boston-based RR Auction.
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