Some things are very beautiful . . . It goes against what I thought was like a super decorator and a perfectionist, that everything would be absolutely the best. The sale, whose profits will pay taxes on Onassis' estate, has sparked unprecedented interest. Many women and surprising numbers of teens, people in their 20s and residents of small towns have been bidding, she says. There's never been anything like it in auction history.
Prices look to go sky-high.
Many agree that the pearls, nearly valueless but for their association, symbolize why people are drawn to this event. Not only is it Jackie's pearls, but John-John touched them. Anything is possible with this sale.