Memorabilia

The True Nature of Kong

King Kong had a great effect on screen when the movie was released in 1933. The ape that terrorizes New York is changing its scale between 6 and 20 meters according to the scenes. In real life, how...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Nov 9.

Letters from Lord Byron to a Good Mind 2 Replies

We are told that he was the greatest English poet. This glory must necessarily qualify an uncommon temperament. In 1885 at Sotheby's, the Earl of Rosebery bought a correspondence sent by Byron to ...

Tagged: Byron

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 30.

Trophy Taken from Elvis 1 Reply

In 1958, when he was 23 years old, the brilliant career of Elvis Presley is abruptly interrupted. He must go to his military service. The barber in the army will be more gentle with him that the n...

Tagged: Presley

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 19.

White Glove for Michael Jackson 1 Reply

From July to December 1984, the Jackson brothers make a triumphant tour in the United States and Canada. This event is known as the Victory Tour. A white glove used by Michael Jackson on this occas...

Tagged: Shell, Jackson

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 10.

Babe Ruth's Bat 1 Reply

Americans are keen of their history, and do not forget their heroes. The memoirs of great athletes, musicians, actors, is preserved in a network of private museums, the Halls of Fame. Similarly, t...

Tagged: baseball

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 3.

The Artist of the Colombe d'Or 1 Reply

The hill country over Nice was an ideal place for artists half a century ago. They met in intimacy, quiet, away from noises of the cities. The Auberge de la Colombe d'Or (English translation: golde...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 2.

The Grand Tours of the Fifth Count 1 Reply

In 1866, Offenbach creates one of his most famous comic operas, "La Vie Parisienne". We still enjoy today his characters of aristocrats from all over the world coming to spend their money in libert...

Tagged: Preziosi

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Sep 18.

The Worst Journey in the Land of Penguins 1 Reply

The project lasted from 1910 to 1913, under the official name of British Antarctic Expedition, and is also known as Terra Nova Expedition. The project leader was Captain Robert Falcon Scott. One of...

Tagged: Antarctica, Wilson

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Sep 18.

Do you like to play with Schwarzenegger? 1 Reply

Current auctions can help you acquiring a complete Schwarzenegger in foam latex. This model was used for special effects in the film Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (1991), and it is life size, of cour...

Tagged: Schwarzenegger

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Aug 6.

Dillinger is arrested 1 Reply

Dillinger is Dead, as Marco Ferreri said. This month, Dillinger is once again on our movie screens, as the character of Public Enemies. Heritage Auction Galleries is fortunate to benefit from this ...

Tagged: Remington, Dillinger

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jul 26.

When Tobacco made Baseball popular 1 Reply

Let us remember this remarkable private transaction conducted by SCP Auctions in September 2007: $ 2.8 million a baseball card. It shows the bust of Honus Wagner. His jersey is marked "Pittsburgh" ...

Tagged: Baseball

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jul 24.

30 Years of Archives of a British Officer in the Middle East 1 Reply

Harford Jones is one of those men today forgotten who have made history. His archives containing more than 3,000 pieces had been kept by his family, and resurface at Sotheby's in London on July 14....

Tagged: Jones

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jul 15.

Views of Sydney at the Time of Macquarie 1 Reply

In 1817, a soldier named Edward Close arrives in Australia. At that time, travel memories are recorded in watercolors. The sketchbook which is ascribed to Close with certainty is a valuable remind...

Tagged: Australia

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki May 6.

Reward Offered for the Apprehension of Lincoln's Murderer ! 1 Reply

On the evening of 14 April 1865, Abraham Lincoln is in a theater in Washington. John Wilkes Booth enters his box and discharges a pistol in his head. The President died the next morning. Booth's in...

Tagged: Booth, Lincoln

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Mar 14.

The Two Victories of Abraham Lincoln 1 Reply

In one of my first articles here, I discussed a letter from Lincoln dated 5 April 1864. The document, written during the election campaign for his second presidency, was sold $ 3.4 million includin...

Tagged: Lincoln

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 12.

2009 Auctions

AUCTION HOUSES referred below : Ader Site Interencheres.tv Bonhams Site Press Christie's Site Press Early American Site and Press Gotta Have Rock and Roll Site Heritage Auction Galleries Site Pres...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 25, 2008.

2008 Auction History

All Results in BOLD The draft of the speech of Martin Luther King was withdrawn from the sale of Sotheby's New York in Dec. 11. A copy of the map of Nouvelle France by Champlain is for sale by So...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 24, 2008.

An Anti-War Speech of Martin Luther King Jr 1 Reply

Americans like honoring their great men. This is also visible in specialized sales of historical memories. Their eighteenth century is dominated by George Washington, the nineteenth century by Abra...

Tagged: King

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 11, 2008.

When French sailors prepared the map of Canada 1 Reply

The document that I present today is interesting and important, but it is not unique, since it is an engraving printed and published in Paris in 1612. Its title, inscribed in full length at the top...

Tagged: Canada, Champlain

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Nov. 15, 2008.

As a tribute to Lon Chaney and also Carl Laemmle 1 Reply

The movie posters are a nice theme for collection. They often let us go back to movies that are now impossible to retrieve or totally lost, and we dive into the ambience of another time. Among the...

Tagged: Universal, Chaney

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Nov. 8, 2008.