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Bonhams: Heavyweights & Headliners. Legends in Sports and Rock, featuring the Collection of George Kalinsky
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| Auction Name | Heavyweights & Headliners. Legends in Sports and Rock, featuring the Collection of George Kalinsky | Total Sales (USD) | 65,190.40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 39,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #32394 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 61,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 79 | ||
| Sold Lots | 59.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 50,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.68% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 78,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 82.73% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Original Photographic Layout for Fight of the Century, Ali vs. Frazier, |
1971 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 |
| 56 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Rookie Air, Michael Jordan |
1985 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,120.00 |
| 30 | LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012): | LeRoy Ellis |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 100 | A Fight of the Century, Ali vs. Frazier Original Ringside Ticket, |
1971 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
| 98 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Fight of the Century, Ali vs. Frazier, |
1971 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 25 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | The Chairman, Frank Sinatra |
1974 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,072.00 |
| 97 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | The Fight of the Century, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier |
1971 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,816.00 |
| 26 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Blue Eyes at Ringside, Frank Sinatra |
1971 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 1 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | A Moment in Time, Bob Dylan |
1974 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 27 | LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012) | Three Portraits of George Kalinsky, |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 62 | A Copy of Bart Davis' Shooting Stars | From The Lens Of George Kalinsky, |
1992 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,792.00 |
| 37 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | The Dunk, Willis Reed and Wilt Chamberlain |
circa 1967 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,536.00 |
| 70 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Say Hey Willie, Willie Mays |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,536.00 |
| 79 | A Group of George Kalinsky Event Tickets and Stubs From Various Events, |
1967-2012 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,536.00 | |
| 90 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | The Greatest, Muhammad Ali |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,536.00 |
| 85 | Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) | Guiding Light (A Group of Two Works), |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 6 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | The King, Elvis Presley |
1972 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
| 96 | Two Signed Fight of the Century Event Programs, |
1971, 1991 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 39 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Wilt's Final Game, Wilt Chamberlain |
1975 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,216.00 |
| 84 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Muhammad Ali, 1967, |
N/A | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,088.00 |
| 34 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | A Group of Signed NBA Champion New York Knickerbockers Material, |
1970, 1973 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 88 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Muhammad Ali, From the Ali vs. Norton Fight, |
1976 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 896.00 |
| 95 | A Group of Fight of the Century Material, |
1971 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 896.00 | |
| 11 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, |
1969 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 832.00 |
| 18 | George Kalinsky (1936-2025) | Sir Elton John, |
1974 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 832.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.