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Mathewson’s 1910 Championship Ring, Tintin Comic Art Brings $1.65M, and More Fresh News

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
1910 Christy Mathewson Highlanders vs. Giants NYC Inter-League “Manhattan Championship” player’s ring, exceptional documentation noting “Mathewson Wins Three in Series,” fresh to the hobby, reserve: $10,000
1910 Christy Mathewson Highlanders vs. Giants NYC Inter-League “Manhattan Championship” player’s ring, exceptional documentation noting “Mathewson Wins Three in Series,” fresh to the hobby, reserve: $10,000

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • The first superstar pitcher in baseball’s modern era was Christy Mathewson. On Dec. 7, a trio of unique Mathewson items from the 1910 Manhattan Championship, including his gold and diamond player’s ring, will be offered at auction for the first time in 106 years. [Read more from Grey Flannel Auctions]
  • Belgian cartoonist Herge’s original drawing from the popular Tintin adventure “Explorers on the Moon” has sold for a record €1.55M ($1.65M) in Paris. The artwork features Tintin, his dog Snowy, and Captain Haddock walking on the moon. [Read more from the Guardian]
  • Colonial Williamsburg is adding 65,000 square feet to its museums’ gallery space. Home to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, the Virginia institution plans to break ground in April 2017. [Read more from Colonial Williamsburg]
  • A new book titled American Saloons – Pre-Prohibition Photographs offers an insider’s view of drinking establishments of a century ago. Photos depict bar furnishings and fixtures; gambling and coin-op machines; patrons and their cars; and exterior advertising signs. [Read more from Auction Central News]

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