Fine art, decorative art and furniture collected by the Frank and Barbara Sinatra, as well as objects and memorabilia left to Barbara upon her husband’s passing, and her jewellery and accessories will come up at series of auctions at Sotheby’s in New York in December. The Lady Blue Eyes sale will offer a rare window into the personal lives of the famed couple, through hundreds of works that Barbara and Frank assembled and lived with together throughout their 22-year marriage. It is drawn primarily from the Sinatras’ residences in Palm Springs, Los Angeles and Malibu.
Highlights will include: film and entertainment memorabilia, including Frank Sinatra’s personal copies of scripts from movies and projects across his career; fine art including a Norman Rockwell portrait of Frank, works by Pablo Picasso and Childe Hassam, and a number of works painted by Frank. There is jewellery collected by Barbara Sinatra from iconic houses including Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari and Marina B; a wealth of political and presidential memorabilia, including autographed books, awards and photographs related to presidents spanning from Harry Truman to Bill Clinton; a selection of personal effects including photographs with fellow Rat Pack members and other entertainment partners.
There will be an auction of December 6 and a magnificent jewels sale on December 4 with a live online only sale from November 27-December 7.
Childe Hassam, Bathers and Cloud Reflections, 1914
Pair of Multi-Colored Sapphire and Diamond Earclips, Marina B, France
Frank Sinatra, Abstract after Mondrian, 1991
Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy at the 1961 Inaugural Gala
THE finest example of Assyrian art to come to the market in decades – a 3,000 year old relief of a winged genius from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II – will come up at 
A rare Mitchell’s Old Irish Whiskey advertising mirror depicting Lismore Castle will come up at Victor Mee’s advertising and pub memorabilia sale in Co. Cavan on September 19. It is from the Crotty family of Lismore who have held the piece for at least four generations.
A 430 year old table, made from wood from the Spanish Armada, is due up at Adams Country House Collections sale next month. Lord Inchiquin, Conor O’Brien, has made the decision to sell the table with regret. In the autumn of 1588 as many as 27 ships of the Spanish Armada were lost off the Irish coast, two of them were lost off the west Clare coast. After their sinking the timber from the ships started to come ashore. The high sheriff of Clare recovered some of the decorative carvings from the galleon, which were then made into a three metre table. It was at Dromoland Castle in Co. Clare, home of the O’Briens, for 300 years before being removed in the 1960’s to Bunratty Castle, from where it was recently removed. Adams have estimated it at 100,000-200,000.