A 1986 Grammy award was the most expensive item in a three-day auction of the estate of Johnny Cash and his wife that captured nearly $4 million (€3.3 million), more than double its pre-sale estimate.

A diamond and sapphire brooch given to Katharine Hepburn by her then boyfriend, Howard Hughes, sold for more than €100,000 at an auction of hundreds of items from the estate of the late actress.

Johnny Cash’s guitars, banjos, handwritten lyrics, photographs, vintage black leather clothing, Grammy awards and other belongings will be auctioned one piece at a time this autumn, auctioneers Sotheby’s said in New York.

Johnny Cash’s guitars, banjos, handwritten lyrics, photographs, vintage black leather clothing, Grammy awards and other belongings will be auctioned one piece at a time this autumn, auctioneers Sotheby’s said in New York today.