Lady Liberty's nose and other icons for sale
How would you like to own a baseball signed by six U.S. presidents, Frank Sinatra's cigarette lighter, Mickey Mantle's love letter to his future wife or part of Lady Liberty's nose?
They are among the hundreds of iconic objects from America's past going on the auction block at Guernsey's in New York later this month.
The Statue of Liberty, which has graced the New York harbor for more than 100 years, was starting to deteriorate a few decades ago. The paper-thin tip of her nose was affected the most; it protruded the farthest into the salty winds. Joseph Fiebiger, owner of P. A. Fiebiger Inc., was responsible for renovating the nose in 1983.
Also up for auction on September 24 are the original tablets Charlton Heston used in Cecil B. DeMille's film "The Ten Commandments."....
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They are among the hundreds of iconic objects from America's past going on the auction block at Guernsey's in New York later this month.
The Statue of Liberty, which has graced the New York harbor for more than 100 years, was starting to deteriorate a few decades ago. The paper-thin tip of her nose was affected the most; it protruded the farthest into the salty winds. Joseph Fiebiger, owner of P. A. Fiebiger Inc., was responsible for renovating the nose in 1983.
Also up for auction on September 24 are the original tablets Charlton Heston used in Cecil B. DeMille's film "The Ten Commandments."....