Financial History Issue 118 (Summer 2016) | Page 43

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This diamond and platinum ring set featuring a 6 / 69 carat pear-shaped diamond sold for $ 150,000 during Heritage ’ s Fine Jewelry Auction on April 19th in New York .
A rare July 1776 broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence sold for $ 514,000 versus a $ 200,000 presale estimate in New York as part of the Heritage Auction Historical Manuscripts Grand Format Auction on April 5th . Just the eleventh printing of the Declaration overall , this copy was a pre-cursor to the final signed copy and was sent to a Massachusetts pastor to be read to his congregation .
An interesting piece of art , literature and recent cultural memorabilia came across the auction block on April 6th in New York at Heritage ’ s Rare Books Auction when a hand-painted chair used by J . K . Rowling whilst writing the first two Harry Potter books sold for an amazing $ 394,000 ! Our consignor had purchased the chair on eBay in 2009 for $ 29,117 .
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