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It is a real treasure that Sotheby’s is about to put up for sale. The auction house will indeed offer in New York a printed copy of the first edition of the American Constitution. This is one of 11 copies of the text, as adopted by America’s Founding Fathers at a convention in Philadelphia in 1787, having survived the passage of time.
“The Goldman Constitution is one of the rarest and most coveted historical documents ever to be auctioned“Selby Kiffer, senior specialist in Sotheby’s Books and Manuscripts Department, said in a statement.
Sotheby’s estimated its value between 15 and 20 million dollars. The auction house said the copy will be auctioned off at a party in New York City, on a date to be announced in November, marking the first time that a manuscript or historic document will be auctioned in at the same time as major works of art.
“One of his dearest possessions”
It is owned by collector and philanthropist Dorothy Tapper Goldman, who inherited it from her late husband Howard. He had bought it in 1988 for $ 165,000. Howard Goldman considered the object to be “one of his most cherished possessions“, explains the philanthropist in a press release.
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the charitable foundation established in his name to improve public understanding of democracy, the auction house said. To your agendas!
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