Platinum anniversary ring with 4.61-carat diamond, $118,750
ATLANTA – A platinum and diamond anniversary ring given by the late Coca-Cola president Robert W. Woodruff (1889-1985) to his wife Nell, and Nell Woodruff’s custom Art Deco platinum and diamond bracelet combined to bring $231,750 in a sale of items from the Woodruff estate held February 26 by Ahlers & Ogletree.
Portrait of Robert Woodruff by Norman Rockwell, est. $20,000-$40,000
ATLANTA – Items from the estate of Robert W. Woodruff (1889-1985), the American businessman and philanthropist who served as president of the Coca-Cola Company from 1923 to 1955, will be offered on Saturday, February 26 by Ahlers & Ogletree, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Items from Woodruff’s wife Nell, who was a Red Cross nurse, will also be sold. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Letter from Dwight Eisenhower to the 1953 graduating class of West Point, dated five days into his presidency, $41,250
BOSTON – An early presidential letter signed in full by Dwight D. Eisenhower, addressed to the graduating class of the United States Military Academy, sold for $41,250 at RR Auction on February 17.