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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Swinging on a Star: The Collection of Bing & Kathryn Crosby
- Auction Date
- 12/18/2025 - 12/18/2025
- Sale Number
- #N11793
- Total Lots
- 20
- Sold Lots
- 20.0
- Lots Sold
- 100.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 0
- Total Sales (USD)
- 64,770.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 25,900.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 42,700.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 25,900.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 42,700.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 151.69%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Joseph J. Lilley | Musical arrangements for White Christmas |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 162 | An American Silver-Gilt Cigarette Box from John F. Kennedy, Tiffany & Co., New York, Dated 1962 |
1962 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 | |
| 160 | A signed and inscribed photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, ca. 1945 |
, ca. 1945 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 | |
| 170 | Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) |
1964 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 1 | Bing Crosby | A signed and inscribed photograph to Kathryn |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 15 | Barnaby Conrad III |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 | |
| 161 | A signed and inscribed photographic portrait of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, December 1962 |
1962 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 | |
| 2 | Bing Crosby | A 1948 photo album commemorating the 7th National Pro Amateur Golf Championship |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 3 | Bing Crosby | A 1958 photo album commemorating the 21st National Pro Amateur Golf Championship |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 166 | Man on Fire (1957) |
1957 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 164 | A set of scripts from The Bing Crosby Show, ca. 1962-1964 |
ca. 1962-1964 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 158 | Joseph J. Lilley | Musical arrangements for Mr. Music |
1949-1950 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
| 163 | A signed photographic portrait of Ronald Reagan |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 168 | A script from a 1967 episode of The Dean Martin Show |
1967 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 12 | Bing Crosby | A photograph of Bing and his prize-winning horse "High Strike," ca. 1937 |
ca. 1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 165 | A script from the first episode of The Hollywood Palace, ca. 1964 |
ca. 1964 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 159 | Bing Crosby | A photograph of Bing and Al Rinker, ca. [1920s] |
ca. [1920s] | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 381.00 |
| 167 | Bing Crosby | "Call Me Lucky," ca. 1953 |
ca. 1953 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 381.00 |
| 156 | Bing Crosby | Selection of Sheet Music |
published by Famous Music Corporation in 1941 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 254.00 |
| 169 | Kathryn Crosby | A set of theatre scripts |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 127.00 |
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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.