Rare Presidential, Historical Artifacts Go to Auction

Thomas Jefferson's China service, circa 1790 (VOA/J. Taboh)

This porcelain which was made to order in China for President George Washington and his wife Martha. This one plate is expected to sell at auction for between $25,000 and $40,000. (VOA/J. Taboh)

The original draft of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" written by Julia Ward Howe in November 1861.

A portrait of George Washington, painted by Rembrandt Peale in 1859, next to Roy Lichtenstein’s "Forms in Space," from 1985. (VOA/J. Taboh)

Roy Lichtenstein’s screenprint, "Forms in Space," from 1985. (VOA/J. Taboh)

A silver teapot, made by American patriot and silversmith Paul Revere in 1780, is expected to sell for up to $250,000. (VOA/J. Taboh)

Painting of Paul Revere (1734-1818) with one of his teapots. (VOA/J. Taboh)

A limited-edition copy of The Declaration of Independence created by William J. Stone in July 1823. (VOA/J. Taboh)

"Teddy Roosevelt," part of Andy Warhol’s series, "Cowboys and Indians," from 1986. (VOA/J.Taboh)

Andy Warhold's "Jackie II," of Jackie Kennedy, from 1966