KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City Chiefs victory in a hard-fought Super Bowl brings a winning painting to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Thomas Eakins’ Sailing is the trophy following #MuseumBowl23. Had the game ended differently, the Nelson-Atkins would have packed one of its own treasures to send to Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA and KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It’s the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection versus the BBQ Capital of the World. As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 12, a battle for the masterpieces will also be at play, accompanied by a pigskin scramble on social media as two major art museums stake a precious work of art on the likelihood of their city’s Super Bowl victory.
CHICAGO – On Monday, October 24, Hindman will present the Mike Ditka collection featuring property from an iconic Chicago attraction – Ditka’s Restaurant. Closed in 2020 after 23 years at 100 E. Chestnut St., the Windy City destination hosted countless fans who love both the Bears and the man who helmed the team to their sole Super Bowl victory, Coach Ditka. The auction offers bidders an opportunity to compete for memorabilia from a Chicago legend. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — The February 13 matchup between the L.A. Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI (56 for all of us who forgot our Roman numerals) will draw millions of football fans to their televisions to cheer and groan as the teams clash on the grid. Pro football’s championship game will also stoke the passions of memorabilia collectors, who are just as interested in the action.
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) – One of just 20 special football cards featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl is coming up for auction on January 31. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – The auction house Guernsey’s, in partnership with Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium, will host an unprecedented gala event and auction to raise funds to support the lives of Beluga whales who were formerly part of a Canadian tourist attraction. The endangered species were transported in May aboard a US Air Force C-130 Lockheed cargo plane to their new state-of-the-art home at the aquarium, which is the largest marine mammal habitat of its type in North America. The auction will take place on August 19, 2021, adjacent to the aquarium’s beautiful whale enclosure. Bid absentee or live online from anywhere in the world via LiveAuctioneers.