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Call it Al Capone's final haul. A trove of family mementos, jewelry and weapons that were once owned by the notorious gangster will be auctioned off by his three surviving granddaughters, who lived in relative obscurity until they emerged in 2019.
The collection, which includes Capone's "favorite" gun (a Colt .45 pistol starting at $50,000), a Patek Philippe pocket watch monogrammed with 90 diamonds, and personal letters is estimated to sell for $700,000, by luxury asset auctioneer Witherell's, based in Sacramento, which revealed the catalog today. Timothy Gordon, of PBS's "Antiques Roadshow," appraised the items.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/al-cap...rjjx1ypmvk6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The collection, which includes Capone's "favorite" gun (a Colt .45 pistol starting at $50,000), a Patek Philippe pocket watch monogrammed with 90 diamonds, and personal letters is estimated to sell for $700,000, by luxury asset auctioneer Witherell's, based in Sacramento, which revealed the catalog today. Timothy Gordon, of PBS's "Antiques Roadshow," appraised the items.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/al-cap...rjjx1ypmvk6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink