Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s art collection and personal items up for auction

Proceeds for the two auctions will benefit the Washington National Opera, of which Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a keen supporter and frequent attendee. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

An auction of artwork, including pieces by Pablo Picasso, and other personal items owned by the late supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is expected to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars next week.

Ginsburg’s collection of paintings and ceramics forms the first 17 items in a 115-lot modern art auction hosted by the Potomack company of Alexandria, Virginia, in an online catalog. An additional collection entitled “Chambers & Home” features 145 more lots of miscellaneous curios, including pewter bowls, crystal vases and numerous other personal items.