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Auction Info

Sale Name
Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction
Auction Date
07/16/2021 - 07/18/2021
Year of Sale
2021
Sale Number
#7241
Total Lots
1040
Sold Lots
962
Lots Sold
92.5%
Unsold Lots
78
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
4,189,600.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
2,567,910.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
4,851,870.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
3,398,870.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
6,098,310.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
68.70%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
3,904,770.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
89567 Sir Elton John's Steinway Model D Grand Piano Number 426549 Used Exclusively in His Concerts from 1974 – 1993.

USD 240,000.00 - 360,000.00 915,000.00
89166 Star Trek: The Original Series Extremely Rare Hero Type-2 Phaser Pistol (Paramount, 1966-1969).

1966-1969

 USD 320,000.00 - 480,000.00 250,000.00
89082 Marilyn Monroe "Myself Exercising" Original Signed Self-Portrait Artwork (1956).

1956

 USD 160,000.00 - 240,000.00 125,000.00
89603 Grateful Dead 1966 "Skeleton & Roses" FD-26 Concert Poster Graded Near-Perfect 9.8.

USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 93,750.00
89723 The Rolling Stones "Street Fighting Man"/"No Expectations" Withdrawn US Picture Sleeve With Vinyl (London, 45-909).

USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 81,250.00
89083 Marilyn Monroe Personal Heavily Hand-Annotated Shooting Script for The Seven Year Itch (TCF, 1955).

1955

 USD 96,000.00 - 144,000.00 81,250.00
89364 Willis O'Brien's Personal Collection of (297) Vintage Original Keybook Photos from the Production of King Kong (RKO, 1933).

1933

 USD 64,000.00 - 96,000.00 75,000.00
89081 Marilyn Monroe "Happy Birthday Mr. President" Gown Sketch by Jean Louis with Fabric Swatch (1962).

1962

 USD 64,000.00 - 96,000.00 50,000.00
89350 Playboy #1 Signed by Hugh Hefner (HMH Publishing, 1953) Qualified NM 9.4 with White Pages.

1953

 USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 48,750.00
89067 Cyd Charisse "Dancer" Broadway Rhythm Ballet Costume From Singin’ in the Rain (MGM, 1952).

1952

 USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 37,500.00
89084 Marilyn Monroe Handwritten Letter to Famed Acting Coach Michael Chekhov (circa 1950s-1960s).

circa 1950s-1960s

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 36,250.00
89141 Courteney Cox "Monica Geller" Iconic Framed Peephole Frame from Friends (NBC, 1994-2004).

1994-2004

 USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 35,000.00
89373 Willis O'Brien Signed Artwork of Joe Lassoed By Cowboys On Horses for Mighty Joe Young (RKO, 1949).

1949

 USD 19,200.00 - 28,800.00 32,500.00
89635 Elvis Presley 1955 "Memphis's Own" Sun Records-Era Concert Poster (AOR-1.1).

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 32,500.00
89028 Groucho Marx Signature Character Wire Rim Eyeglasses (ca. 1930s).

ca. 1930s

 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 30,000.00
89394 Willis O'Brien's Personal Collection of (40) Photos from The Giant Behemoth (Allied Artists, 1959).

1959

 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 30,000.00
89085 Marilyn Monroe Extraordinary Autograph Letter Signed as "Norma Jeane" to Her Friend Cathy Staub as She Takes the First Step Toward Stardom (1945).

1945

 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 27,500.00
89347 Frank Sinatra Original Acrylic on Canvas Signed and Dated with a Personal Note from Frank Sinatra to Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme (1989).

1989

 USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 27,500.00
89580 Grateful Dead / Warlocks January 1966 Mime Troupe Appeals III Poster (AOR-2.39).

USD 798.40 - 1,197.60 25,000.00
89020 Producer David O. Selznick's Historic Gone with the Wind Screenplay and Research Archive (MGM, 1939).

1939

 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 25,000.00
89599 Bob Dylan "Goes Electric" 1965 Newport Folk Festival Concert Poster.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 21,250.00
89148 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Matte Painting Establishing Shot of a Plaza and Accompanying Materials (United Artists, 1963).

1963

 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 20,000.00
89351 Playboy #1 Signed by Hugh Hefner (HMH Publishing, 1953) CGC Qualified NM/VF 9.0 With Off-White to White Pages.

1953

 USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 18,750.00
89188 Star Trek: The Next Generation Matte Painting of Borg Ship Interior For Episode "Q Who" (Paramount TV, 1987-1994).

1987-1994

 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 18,750.00
89562 The Beatles Help! Original & Complete Promotional Set of Four Door Panels (4) (United Artists, 1965).

1965

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 16,875.00
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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