WILLIAM FAULKNER HEIRLOOM AUCTION AT SOTHEBY

DAILY MAIL ; JUNE 2016 AUCTION OF WILLIAM FAULKNER HEIRLOOMS EXPECTED TO NET $2 MILLION FOR FAMILY  go to article for full report and images of William Faulkner

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It's a literary treasure trove, said Justin Caldwell, a specialist in books and manuscripts at Sotheby's, who said Faulkner's original writings are a rarity in the literary marketplace

William Faulkner's Legion d'Honneur medal presented by France to Faulkner in 1951 and his Nobel handwritten acceptance speech draft are all to be included.

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SOTHEBYS AUCTION RESULTS

WALLIS SIMPSONS JEWELS at AUCTION - YAHOO NEWS

"Jewels bought by Britain's King Edward VIII for his American wife Wallis Simpson are expected to fetch up to 3 million pounds ($4.55 million) at auction in November, Sotheby's said on Thursday. The king, who renounced his claim to the British throne in 1936 to marry the divorcee, showered her with gifts of jewelry throughout their courtship and marriage. Many of the "magical jewels" honor events in the couple's lives and are of great importance as both works of art and historical artifacts, said Sotheby's jewelry expert David Bennett."

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