NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Kenneth Griffin beat an online cryptocurrency group’s bid to buy a copy of the first edition of the US Constitution for $43.2 million at Sotheby’s on Thursday, the house said of auctions and a Griffin spokesperson on Friday.
The gavel came down after an eight-minute bidding battle and set a world auction record for any book, manuscript, historical document or printed text, Sotheby’s said.
Griffin, who founded the $43 billion investment firm Citadel, is a prominent art collector and plans to lend the work to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, where it will be on display.
“The US Constitution is a sacred document that enshrines the rights of all Americans and those who aspire to be,” Griffin said in a statement. “That’s why I intend to ensure that this copy of our Constitution is available to all Americans and visitors to see and enjoy in our museums and other public spaces.”
(By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Alun John)
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