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Lot 76

Kennedy, John F. President Kennedy's personal cuff links, given to White House maid Viola Wise by the President in the summer of 1963. The cuff links bear a Presidential Seal on each face and each one is engraved "J.F.K." on the back. They are 10 karat gold-filled and measure between ½ and ¾ inch in diameter. Mrs. Wise wrote a letter of provenance to Raleigh DeGeer Amyx, typed on stationery imprinted with the Presidential Seal and "The White House / Washington, D.C." and hand-dated June 30, 1982. She says, in part: "…In the summer of 1963, President Kennedy removed these cuff links from his shirt and handed them to me. The President said, 'Viola, you probably know some fine man that needs a pair of cuff links.' It was the same day the President and First Lady gave me the lovely silk shorts of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr…The President gave me these cuff links in the White House family quarters….Shortly thereafter the President was gone. It broke my heart…."
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.

 
Realized $2,990



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