Very rare Trump sketch of NY skyline goes on auction

Washington July 26 (IANS) For fans of Donald Trump a rare chance to collect a genuine piece of artwork by the US President has finally arrived.

At a price about $10 000 the 11.5" by 9" (29.2cm by 22.9cm) sketch of the New York City skyline is composed of six high-rises depicted as mongline rectangles and triangles Xinhua news agency reported.

In the centre of the drawing is the Trump tower the President s namesake property in downtown New York which stands out from all the block buildings with some exclusive details.

Below the buildings are wavy lines and Trump s signature scrawled with a golden pen.

Showing no signs of adjustments or colouring the drawing may have taken less than a minute to finish.

According to the auction house the drawing was made in 2005 for a charity event aiming to eliminate illiteracy.

The auction house said the drawing is "very rare with only a handful of such drawings known".

In "near fine condition " the sketch was originally priced at $9 000 and with less than two days left in the auction two bidders have already raised the bid to $9 900.

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