The Associated Press

VERSAILLES, Ky. - Hundreds braved rain last weekend to bid on items owned by the late Kentucky Gov. Louie B. Nunn.

Many at the sale on Saturday were friends and admirers of Nunn, who died Jan. 29 of a heart attack at his Woodford County home. He was 79.

Keith Cupp, a Nunn supporter when he ran for governor in 1967, described the 1,000 or so auction items as "a compilation of history from the Nunn family, the Republican party and the history of our Commonwealth. Here's a lifetime being sold out in two days."

The auction was held in the front yard of the mansion at 3000 Frankfort Road that Nunn had leased for several years from the University of Kentucky.

Morrow Richards bought a sterling silver julep cup for $300.

Toss Chandler, mother of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, browsed tables of silver, glass and porcelain prior to the auction, saying she was looking for a memento.

One of the top bidders Saturday morning was Nunn's daughter, Jennie Lou Penn, who paid $450 each for 12 sterling silver goblets. She also was the high bidder at $2,900 for a Steuben Glass horse's head.

Penn said she wanted to keep it in the family.

"It's heart-wrenching," Penn said. "Everything reminds me of my dad."