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LIVE AUCTION CATALOG PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER’S 2018 CARTER CENTER WEEKEND Values expressed in this catalog represent certified appraisals, esti- mates based on sales of comparable items at previous auctions, or sales of similar items from internet sites such as eBay. Any amount paid above the stated value will be considered a donation to The Carter Center and will be tax-deductible. Please read carefully the conditions for travel packages and other restrictions. You can also see these items online at our website: www.cartercenter.org. If a remote bidder desires proxy representation by Carter Center staff for the live auction, those arrangements need to be made with Dianne Bryant by 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on June 30, 2018. To make arrangements for bidding by proxy and for details on submitting bids by fax, please see the auction bid sheet at the end of this catalog. Bids submitted via fax will be taken until 4 p.m. PDT on June 30, 2018. Photographs of most auction items were taken by Katie Archibald- Woodward. Additional photographs were received from donors of items and corporate and internet sources. Shipping costs will be added to items that need to be shipped. 2 1 CAMP DAVID MEMORABILIA In addition to serving as a retreat for the President of the United States, Camp David was also the site of the famous meetings in September 1978 that resulted in the signing of the Camp David Accords. Offered here are a 21-inch by 15-inch photo- graph of Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin, and Anwar Sadat, signed by President Carter; a collection of six glasses emblazoned with the Camp David insignia; and a set of Camp David playing cards from the President Kennedy era. The cards feature a serene black-and-white picture of Aspen Lodge in winter, and the box is mint and unopened. You’ll also receive two laminated copies of President Carter’s handwritten notes from the Camp David meetings revealing the intense give-and-take dialog between Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Begin. These formerly hung in the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum. A particularly poignant notation is “bitter discussions but laughter every now and then.” Donor(s): Ms. Mary Beasley, The Carter Center, Mr. and Mrs. David Baker Value: $1,000.00 Winning bid: $37,500.00 2 KENNEDY PORTRAIT WITH AUTOGRAPH AND LOCK OF HAIR In 1970, Jacqueline Kennedy selected Aaron Shikler to paint the official White House portraits of her and her late husband, President John F. Kennedy. Shikler’s is the only official portrait of a president to be created after the subject’s death, and the artist used photographs for reference. A copy of the portrait can now be yours! Known as the “Oil Portrait of John F. Kennedy,” it is framed with Kennedy’s autograph, taken from an archival letter, and a lock of his hair. Donor(s): Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ostrander Value: $4,900.00 Winning bid: $1,500.00 3 3 COOKING DELIGHT 4 GOLD, DIAMOND, AND RUBY JEWELRY SET The Cook’s Warehouse has assembled a fabulous gift basket that includes tools and treasures for the This stunning jewelry parure includes a necklace, cooking/wine enthusiast. To brush up on or learn bracelet, ring, and earrings. The set was given to Mrs. new skills, a generous gift card, valued at $150, is Carter in the Middle East many years ago. All of the included for cooking classes at any of their retail pieces are hand-fabricated 18-karat gold (stamped) set locations. To help you look the part, two aprons from with diamonds and rubies. The necklace is made of two the Georgia Barbecue Association are provided and rows of graduated half-round gold spheres on hand-fabri- have been signed by President and Mrs. Carter. Visit cated four-prong basket heads, and measures 16 ½ inches www.cookswarehouse.com for more information. in overall length. Consisting of two rows of 3 ½ mm gold half spheres over a hand-fabricated basket, the bracelet Donor(s): Ms. Mary Moore, founder and CEO of The Cook’s measures 7 inches long. Round brilliant-cut diamonds Warehouse, and The Carter Center ⅜ and natural heat-treated ruby cabochons of “A” quality Value: $500.00 Winning bid: $6,000.00 and I1 clarity are used in the ring setting. The earrings measure 60 mm tall and 17 mm wide. Each has a high fold-up omega clip and post for pierced ears, and a tassel set with natural heat-treated rubies. A black leather-cov- ered presentation box holds the parure. It is stamped with “Fitaihi,” the name of a famous gold, jewelry, and luxury item brand in Saudi Arabia. A 2015 appraisal values the set at more than $70,000. Donor(s): The Carter Center Value: $10,000.00 Winning bid: $30,000.00 5 HERO’S PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT CARTER William Miles Krovchek fought for his country on Omaha Beach and served in the Battle of the Bulge. He received many medals for his service, including eight Bronze Stars, and was, in every sense, an American hero. Krovchek was also a talented artist with a passion for woodworking and painting landscapes. This portrait of President Carter is clearly a meaningful tribute from one proud American citizen to another. Fittingly, Krovchek, whose signature is on the back of the painting, died on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011. Donor(s): The Carter Center Value: $500.00 Winning bid: $3,000.00 4 6 CARTER AND FORD 1976 CAMPAIGN 7 FRAMED SILVER OLIVE TREE FROM TUNISIA In October 2011, Mrs. Carter led the Carter Center delegation that monitored elections in the North African country of Tunisia. Mrs. Carter’s election monitoring badge from that mission is part of this collection. It is accompanied by a miniature cut-silver olive tree sculpture encased in a wooden shad- owbox frame. The brilliance of the silver contrasts perfectly with the deep, dark color of the fruit shown on Memorabilia from the 1976 contest between Gerald Ford several branches. The piece and Jimmy Carter. This lot includes a U.S.A. Elections was a gift to Mrs. Carter ‘76 poster filled with black-and-white head shots of from the Tunisian prime President Gerald Ford and presidential candidate Jimmy minister, Beji Caid-Essebsi, Carter, signed by Carter; two bumper stickers from each and comes with a campaign; two campaign buttons from each candidate; red storage box. an official Secret Service White House pin and a staff button. The final item is a campaign boater hat with Donor(s): The “President Ford ‘76” printed on a band around it. The Carter Center Value: $1,000.00 phrase appears again, along with an illustration of an Winning bid: elephant, on the top of the hat. $20,000.00 Donor(s): Mr. Jay Beck, Mr. John Cabral, Mr. Charles Graves, Ms. Kate King, and A Friend of The Carter Center Value: $500.00 Winning bid: $5,000.00 8 MUSICIAN’S CHAIR When master chairmaker Russ Filbeck was asked to make a chair suitable for playing musical instruments, such as guitars, ukuleles, and cellos, he decided to construct a second one for the Carter Center auction. He crafted the chair from cherry wood, added a woven hickory bark seat, and finished it with hand-rubbed oil and polished paste wax. The technique has been featured twice in articles titled “Russ Filbeck’s Award-Winning Oil Finish” and “Figure-popping Finish” in the September 2002 and December 2017/January 2018 issues of Wood Magazine. Donor(s): Mr. Russ Filbeck Value: $2,000.00 Winning bid: $20,000.00, $20,000.00 5 9 TRIP TO FRANCE Visit chic Saint-Rémy-de-Provence for one week. You will be housed in a four-bedroom, 2 ½-bath gated home situated on a quiet private drive, a short walk from the city center. The home has a private pool adjoining a large outdoor terrace and garden. A spacious Provençal kitchen, fully equipped with modern appliances, gives you the flexibility to prepare your own meals. You may also choose to sample some of the fine dining options in town. The upstairs bedrooms provide views of the nearby Alpilles, while the downstairs master suite includes another private outdoor terrace. Additional amenities include WiFi, stereo, and TV (in French). The house sleeps up to seven people and is available for one week, from Saturday to Saturday, between September 1, 2018, and August 31, 2019, subject to availability. You will also receive a Delta gift card valued at $3,200.00 to be used toward airfare purchased either at delta. com, at the airport, via telephone through reservations, or with Delta Vacations. Ground transportation is not included. Donor(s): Mr. Chris Jones, Ms. Barb Jones, and Delta Air Lines, Inc. Value: $3,500.00 Winning bid: $45,000.00 10 HANDCRAFTED EARRINGS AND NECKLACE SET This necklace and pair of earrings for pierced ears were handcrafted by artists Carol and Jean-Pierre Hsu. In shades of red and different textures of anodized aluminum, the set is accented with sterling silver and additional colors in the centerpiece of the earrings. The necklace has a black leather cord and a lightweight easy-to-fasten magnetic clasp. Carol and Jean-Pierre are from Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and work together to create aerodynamic mobiles and eclectic, colorful jewelry. Donor(s): Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Pierre Hsu Value: $350.00 Winning bid: $5,000.00 11 DENG XIAOPING COLLECTIBLES There are four items offered here relating to Deng Xiaoping, vice premier of the People’s Republic of China from the late 1970s to 1997.