Sinatra jewelry, memorabilia and fine art worth millions to go on auction block

"Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra" will be auctioned by Sotheby's on Dec 4 and 6 in New York, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center in Rancho Mirage Barbara Sinatra, dubbed "Lady Blue Eyes" in her 2011 memoir, was married to Frank Sinatra for almost 22 years - longer than his three other marriages combined.

Their primary home was a compound on Frank Sinatra Drive in Rancho Mirage, which the couple sold to Canadian entrepreneur Jim Pattison, owner of the Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum chain, three years before the entertainer's death in 1998.The items for sale are drawn from the residences the Sinatras shared in Beverly Hills and Malibu, and the house Barbara Sinatra purchased in Rancho Mirage after her husband's death The line of items quickly became collectibles and reportedly were a favorite of such notable celebrities as former first lady Jacqueline Onassis, interior designer Todd Romano, and Frank and Barbara Sinatra A Barbara Sinatra diamond ring, weighing 2060 carats, will also hit the auction block this December.

A photograph of Sinatra with the president during the 1961 Inaugural Gala will head to the auction block Barbara Sinatra died July 25, 2017, at age 90, and she is buried next to her husband in Desert Memorial Park cemetery in Cathedral City.The auction items will be open for public exhibition in Sotheby's New York galleries beginning Nov 30. Source