BOSTON – A Nikola Tesla letter signed by the celebrated innovator sold for $51,651 at RR Auction on July 13.
Edgar Allan Poe letter to grieving writer friend earns $154K at RR
BOSTON – An Edgar Allan Poe letter in which he extends his condolences to a fellow writer sold for $154,958 at RR Auction on June 15.
Tesla, Einstein letters spar for top-lot status at RR Auction, July 13
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s July Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts a wealth of remarkable historical material from the 18th century to the present day, including significant letters by Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Remarkable Rarities at RR headed by vintage Apple-1 computer, June 23
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s first-ever Summer Remarkable Rarities event, scheduled for Thursday, June 23, brings 50 unique historical autographs and artifacts to the bidding block. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Young Bob Dylan’s handwritten poems showcased at RR Auction, May 19
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s May 19 Marvels of Modern Music sale is sure to be a hit. The auction is filled with incredible autographs and manuscripts, including an early original Bob Dylan poetry collection. The 16 pages of material, dubbed Poems Without Titles, were written by Dylan when he was a teenager, in 1959 and 1960, and will be offered in a series of individual lots. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
RR sale of Zelenskyy-signed baseball slams in $50K to support Ukraine
BOSTON – An incredibly rare baseball signed by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sold for $50,103 at RR Auction on May 11.
Bach cantata fragment could achieve $750K at RR, May 11
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s May 11 Fine Autograph and Artifact sale comprises nearly 1,000 unique items, including a handwritten musical manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach estimated at $500,000-$750,000. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Saturn V launch vehicle computer lands at $71K at RR auction
BOSTON – A Saturn V launch vehicle digital computer memory module sold for $71,335 according to RR Auction.
Beethoven 4-page letter earns $251K at RR Auction
BOSTON – A handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven sold for $251,240 at RR Auction on April 13. The four-page letter was rendered in German and dated September 24, 1815. Beethoven wrote it to his librettist, the court poet Friedrich Treitschke, asking him to help secure 200 gold ducats in payment for their planned opera Romulus und Remus. The letter read in part: “Many sacrifices I have willingly made and am making for the sake of my art.”
Beethoven handwritten letter could earn $500K at RR Auction, April 13
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s April 13 Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale will be led by a four-page handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven about a proposed composition. The letter by Beethoven to his librettist, the court poet Friedrich Treitschke, asks him to help secure two hundred gold ducats in payment for their planned opera Romulus und Remus. It emphasizes the “many sacrifices I have willingly made and am making for my art.” It carries an estimate of $300,000-$500,000. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.