Four-page handwritten letter by Nikola Tesla, musing on how he ranks against his inventor-rivals Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, est. $125,000-$150,000
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s first sale of the new year presents more than 1,000 remarkable lots in its Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale, taking place on Wednesday, January 12. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Presentation copy of the final script for ‘Gone With the Wind,’ given to Leslie Howard by David O. Selznick, $22,688
BOSTON – A Gone With the Wind shooting script presented to Leslie Howard by David O. Selznick sold for $22,688 at RR Auction on December 16.
Handwritten 1860 letter in which Charles Darwin discussed the success of On the Origin of Species, $144,020
BOSTON – A Charles Darwin letter that discussed the success of his book On the Origin of Species sold for $144,020 at RR Auction.
‘Gone With the Wind’ shooting script presented to Leslie Howard by David O. Selznick, est. $15,000-$20,000
BOSTON – Stars of the silver screen feature in RR Auction‘s December 16 Hollywood sale, which is highlighted by a wealth of outstanding signed photographs of icons like Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Rudolph Valentino, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, John Wayne, Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Left: Signed portrait photograph of Albert Einstein, est. $10,000-$15,000. Right: Single-page 1920 handwritten letter, in German, in which Einstein discusses his instant fame, est. $20,000-$30,000
BOSTON – With 1,000 lots up for bidding, RR Auction‘s December Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an extraordinary wealth of scientific material —Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Alfred Nobel, Nikola Tesla, James Watt, Henri Poincare, and Charles Darwin are among the key names. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Lee Harvey Oswald’s U. S. Marine Corps score book, $75,000
BOSTON – Lee Harvey Oswald’s U. S. Marine Corps score book sold for $75,000 at RR Auction.
Two-piece suit worn on stage by Prince during the Musicology Live 2004ever Tour, est. $30,000-$50,000
BOSTON – Filled with more than 600 choice items from across the decades, RR Auction‘s November 18 Marvels of Modern Music auction will be a smash hit. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Disney artist Mary Blair’s 1953 original concept art for the playing cards in ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ est. $15,000-$20,000
BOSTON – RR Auction will bring more than 1,100 items to the auction block in its massive November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale. Dominated by dozens of animation cels and production drawings, important John F. Kennedy manuscripts and memorabilia, and historic autographs from around the world, this is an impressive auction in its depth and breadth. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17-flown cuff checklist, $744,993
BOSTON – Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 flown checklist used during his final moonwalk sold for $744,993 at RR Auction.
Check signed and filled out in 1860 by Abraham Lincoln, $35,255
BOSTON – An Abraham Lincoln signed check written one week after being named the Republican presidential candidate sold for $35,255 at RR Auction.