{"id":29132,"date":"2024-03-27T18:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T18:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/tony-bennetts-personal-memorabilia-to-be-auctioned-off-in-april\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T18:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T18:05:20","slug":"tony-bennetts-personal-memorabilia-to-be-auctioned-off-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/tony-bennetts-personal-memorabilia-to-be-auctioned-off-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Bennett\u2019s personal memorabilia to be auctioned off in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-03-27\/M_TonyBennettAuction_MarkSeliger_032724_0.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Mark Seliger\/Julien&#8217;s Auctions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Personal effects and memorabilia belonging to the late <strong>Tony Bennett<\/strong> are set to go up for auction in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Julien\u2019s Auctions will host Tony Bennett: A Life Well Lived on April 18 and 19 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The auction starts the day after\u00a0<strong>Josh Groban\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C48yrzZxun1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>hosts<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0an all-star tribute to Bennett at Jazz at Lincoln Center&#8217;s annual gala fundraiser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The auction includes several paintings, including a <strong>David Hockney<\/strong> portrait of Bennett estimated to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000, as well as Bennett\u2019s portrait of Hockney, signed \u201cBenedetto,\u201d estimated to sell for $3,000 to $5,000.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There\u2019s also a red leather scrapbook featuring over 100 messages sent to Tony for his 75th birthday, from the likes of <strong>Martin Scorsese<\/strong>, <strong>Elton John<\/strong>, <strong>Madonna<\/strong>, <strong>Barbra Streisand<\/strong>, <strong>Bill Clinton<\/strong> and more. It is estimated to sell for $8,000 to $12,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The auction will also\u00a0feature clothing, gold record awards and more, including a letter sent by <strong>Martin Luther King Jr<\/strong>. thanking Bennett for entertaining demonstrators at the March on Selma, dated April 5, 1965, with an estimate worth of $20,000 to $30,000, and Bennett\u2019s Kennedy Center Honors award, with an estimated worth of $5,000 to $7,000.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And fans will be able to get a chance to view the collection at two exhibitions being held ahead of the auction: at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco from April 8 to 10 and at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York from April 10 to 16.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">More info on the auction can be found at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juliensauctions.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>juliensauctions.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bennett died July 21, 2023, at age 96.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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