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Christies: The Jim Irsay Collection: Icons of Pop Culture
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| Auction Name | The Jim Irsay Collection: Icons of Pop Culture | Total Sales (USD) | 2,433,447.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 13, 2026 - March 13, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 554,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #24628 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 892,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 48 | ||
| Sold Lots | 48.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 554,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 892,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 272.63% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK"), (1922-1969) | THE ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT SCROLL FOR DHARMA BUMS |
N/A | USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | USD 1,651,000.00 |
| 122 | KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK") (1922-1969) | Regarding On the Road, the Beats, and Cassady |
1950 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 |
| 124 | KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK") (1922-1969) | Re-writing On the Road |
1951 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 109 | THE BEATLES: A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH, 1963 |
1963 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 | |
| 116 | THE BEATLES/PAUL MCCARTNEY: HANDWRITTEN LYRICS FOR 'MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER', 1968 |
1968 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 | |
| 123 | KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK") (1922-1969) | Progress with On the Road |
1951 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 111 | THE BEATLES: A SIGNED LIVERPOOL AIRPORT SIGN, 1964 |
1964 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 | |
| 118 | JOHN LENNON: A HANDWRITTEN LETTER ON TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION, 1967 |
1967 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 | |
| 139 | BOB DYLAN: A 1965 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL POSTER - WHEN DYLAN WENT ELECTRIC |
1965 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 | |
| 198 | AL PACINO: AN ANNOTATED SCRIPT FOR SCARFACE, 1983 |
1983 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 | |
| 127 | GINSBERG, Allen (1926--1997) | A SIGNED REVIEW COPY OF HOWL, AND OTHER POEMS |
1956 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 141 | WOODSTOCK: A PROGRAM AND TICKET, 1969 |
1969 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 17,780.00 | |
| 143 | PETE TOWNSHEND/THE WHO: HANDWRITTEN LYRICS FOR 'THE ACID QUEEN', 1969 |
1969 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 | |
| 114 | THE BEATLES: TWO UNUSED SHEA STADIUM TICKETS, 1966 |
1966 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 | |
| 132 | JIMMY PAGE: AN EARLY HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 1962 |
1962 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 | |
| 125 | ALLEN GINSBERG (1926-1997) | Jack Kerouac Looking in Barroom Doorway, 1953 |
1953, printed later | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 182 | BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPHED ALBUM PAGE |
CIRCA 1929 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 | |
| 185 | JACKIE ROBINSON BASEBALL TRADING CARD #1 |
1953 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 | |
| 138 | BOB DYLAN: A 1965 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL PROGRAM - WHEN DYLAN WENT ELECTRIC |
1965 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 12,065.00 | |
| 113 | THE BEATLES: BRIAN EPSTEIN'S BUSINESS CARD |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 11,430.00 | |
| 107 | THE BEATLES: A SIGNED PUBLICITY POSTCARD, 1962 |
1962 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 | |
| 120 | JOHN LENNON: A SIGNED POSTCARD, 1977 |
1977 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 | |
| 126 | SALINGER, J.D. (1919--2010) | THE CATCHER IN THE RYE |
1951 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 133 | JOHNNY CASH: A HANDWRITTEN LETTER REGARDING SOBRIETY, 1990s |
1990s | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 | |
| 105 | THE BEATLES: A SIGNED CAVERN CLUB MEMBERSHIP CARD, 1962 |
1962 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
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Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.