Items Belonging To Sinatra Make $9M Hit At Sotheby's Auction

NEW YORK (AP) — The private treasures of Frank Sinatra and his wife, Barbara, were a multimillion-dollar hit at auction.

1976: Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) singing at a concert in Israel proceeds of which go to charities and the 'Frank Sinatra Brotherhood and Friendship Center' in Nazareth. (Photo by Daniel Rosenblum/Keystone/Getty Images)

Sotheby's reported Friday that the couple's entertainment memorabilia, art, jewelry, books and other personal items sold for $9.2 million — about twice their pre-sale estimates.

Nine paintings by the legendary crooner went for more than $850,000, against a high estimate of $120,000.

February 1952: American singer and actor Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) and the actress Ava Gardner (1922 - 1990) attending a Hollywood party. The two were married in 1948 and later divorced in 1957. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

The 20-carat diamond engagement ring Sinatra presented to his fiancee in a glass of champagne fetched nearly $1.7 million, surpassing a top $1.5 million estimate.

And a Jewish skullcap with Frank's name embroidered on it shot past a high estimate of $500, selling for more than $9,000.

25th July 1961: Dean Martin (1917 - 1995), Sammy Davis Junior and Frank Sinatra at the Cocoanut Grove club, Hollywood, for Eddie Fisher's opening night. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)

Some of the proceeds will benefit the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center in Rancho Mirage, California, which counsels victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse.

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