Legends & Treasures 2022-09-21 Auction - 122 Price Results - Guernsey's in NY - Page 4
Legends & Treasures
B.B. King's First Guitar
Mickey Mantle's 1955 AL Championship Ring
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's American Flag Diamond Lapel Pin
Done
New York, NY, United States
Auction Details

Legends & Treasures

For nearly half a century, Guernsey's has been conducting auctions featuring the rarest, most fascinating objects. This sale is certainly no exception as it features some of the most extraordinary objects imaginable from the worlds of popular music (Rock & Roll, Jazz and the Blues - did someone say B.B. King's first guitar'), Sports (from Mickey Mantle to Joe Namath to Arnold Palmer), Marilyn Monroe and John Lennon, JFK and FDR, and from Pearl Harbor to the World Trade Center. Harlem's famed Apollo Theater, the historic wreck of the Atocha, Rosa Parks and Alex Haley. There's even a fabulous offering of never-before-seen original cartoon drawings by the legendary Winsor McCay. Whew!!! To make the event as exciting as possible, the majority of the lots are being sold without minimum reserve (No Reserve). Please feel free to call (212-794-2280) or write us directly with any questions. Most auction items are available to be viewed by appointment in our New York City office. Thank you.
SOLD
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Engraved Sterling Fob: Lapel Fob, sterling silver, with horseshoe, chain and rectangular plate with engraved initials F.D.R. 3 3/4" in length. Ex. Grace Tully Collection. In the early 1990's Guernsey's sold, as a single
Est.
$4,000
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$6,000
SOLD
Original Sheet Music Composed For Billie Holiday: Two pages of sheet music that belonged to Billie Holiday for a song titled “The Jester - I Make Everyone Laugh But Me.” The pages contain printed staffs, and handwritten musical notes and
Est.
$600
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$800
SOLD
Billie Holiday's Passport: A United States of America Passport No. 1047225 issued on May 23, 1958, to “ELEANOR GOUGH MC KAY - KNOWN AS BILLIE HOLIDAY” featuring her picture, signature, and under the Occupation
Est.
$10,000
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$20,000
Billie Holiday's Fox Fur Stole: An extraordinary fox fur stole worn long ago by the legendary Billie Holiday. This iconic artifact has been exhibited in The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live, New York Public
Est.
$40,000
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$60,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
Carousel Horse, Coney Island: Outer row stander, Charles Carmel, c. 1910, park paint. Natural horse hair tail replaced with wooden tail. Stands approximately 60” tall x 64” long. A century ago, going out on a
Est.
$10,000
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$14,000
Thunderbolt Roller Coaster Blueprint: The vintage blueprint of The Thunderbolt coaster in Rockaway Playland, depicting an adjustment to the coaster. The plans contain extensive architectural drawings, and notes in white atop the classic
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Passed
B.B. King's First Guitar: B.B. King’s Lucille guitars are famous, the name’s origin coming from a performance in which he rescued his guitar from a burning concert venue. This first Lucille has been lost to time,
Est.
$600,000
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$1,000,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
B.B. King's Black Spectrum Guitar: B.B. King loved guitars. A pioneer in guitar playing technique, King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato and staccato picking that influenced
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
SOLD
B.B. King's Emerald Green Performance Jacket: One emerald green performance jacket owned and worn by "The King of The Blues", none other than the legendary B.B. King. A pattern of exotic plants form the background for this "electric" green
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
SOLD
B.B. King's Tribal Drum gifted by Nelson Mandela: A stunning, carved tribal drum that represents the meeting of two giants. Gifted to B.B. King by Nelson Mandela, this drum features a woman embracing a child at its base, and a ring of men’s
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
SOLD
B.B. King Vatican Performance Jacket: B.B. King purple brocade performance jacket, worn at his 1997 Christmas Eve performance at the Vatican for Pope John Paul II. Further Details: Chartreuse, salmon, periwinkle — from his
Est.
$4,000
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$6,000
SOLD
Twenty Bricks From Rosa Parks' House: Twenty bricks from the chimney of the Rosa McCauley Parks family home. On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, and sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a defining
Est.
$6,000
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$7,000
John Lennon, “Roses”: Vintage color print, 24” x 20", bleed, signed in gold ink by photographer David Spindel. mounted on board.* Unpublished. (*In our opinion, this could be unmounted but that would be for the
Est.
$5,000
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$7,000
Lot Passed
John and Yoko at the Mixing Board, II: Vintage black / white print, 11” x 14” bleed, signed in silver ink by photographer David Spindel. Unpublished. Watermark is on digital file of image only - there is no watermark on the
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
Lot Passed
John and Yoko at the Mixing Board: Vintage black / white print, 11” x 14” (image size), signed in silver ink by photographer David Spindel. Unpublished. Watermark is on digital file of image only - there is no watermark
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
Lot Passed