Kennedy White House Memorabilia for Sale at Falls Church Auction House

PHOTO from auction catalog: A group lot from the Westbrook collection consists of a 1966 Jacqueline Kennedy handwritten letter and three associated hand-drawn “farewell” sketches - one by Jacqueline Kennedy, one by Caroline Kennedy and one by “John John” Kennedy - and is estimated at $2,000-$3,500.

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Items from the Kennedy and Truman administrations once belonging to the late J.B. West, White House Chief Usher, and Helen Lempart Westbrook, a Kennedy White House staffer, go on the auction block Thursday in Falls Church.

West was in the Chief Usher position from 1957 to 1969.

Waverly House, a division of Quinns Auction House, will sell the items Thursday night in an auction accessible in person, online and over the phone.

Items include:

• A copy of the book The White House: An Historic Guide, signed and inscribed by JFK and Mrs. Kennedy and dated “Christmas 1962” (est. $8,000-$1,200).
• A group lot from same collection contains 31 notes and other items either partly or entirely handwritten by Mrs. Kennedy around 1962 and having to do with the redecoration of the White House and Oval Office (est. $4,000-$7,000).
• A group lot from the Westbrook collection consists of a 1966 Jacqueline Kennedy handwritten letter and three associated hand-drawn “farewell” sketches - one by Jacqueline Kennedy, one by Caroline Kennedy and one by “John John” Kennedy - and is estimated at $2,000-$3,500.
• Also, a gold vermeil over sterling cigarette case from Tiffany & Co., inscribed in 1966 by Jacqueline Kennedy to Helen Lempart (Westbrook), could reach $500-$800.

The auction will be held at Quinns at 360 S. Washington St. in Falls Church starting Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. Absentee and live online bidding will be available via LiveAuctioneers.com. Phone and traditional absentee bids are also welcome.