The necklace sold for $211,500—more than ten times what it would have cost had it been real, and setting a record for faux pearls. Caroline’s childhood rocking horse sold for $75,000, and John’s high chair for $85,000. Even an ashtray went for $37,000, though it did bear Jackie’s initials. Most of the items were not exceptional works of art or craftsmanship, nor were they even from the White House era. They were all Jackie. Not one item went unsold; the proceeds from the sale totaled $34,457,470.
