If you doubt that April Morrison bleeds purple, you’d be mistaken. Morrison is slowly turning the North Carolina home she shares with husband Andy Whitted into a museum devoted to the purple majesty that is Prince. She wears her heart on her sleeve – literally, as witnessed by her beautiful arm tattoo. Morrison’s life took […]
(Photo credit, above: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston) 2017 top sales at RR Auction RR Auction had a terrific 2017! With more than 10,000 items sold, we grew our popular categories, like Space and JFK memorabilia, with record-breaking results. Let’s look at the 2017 top sales in review. If we look at […]
The Jan. 19 Olympics auction was topped by a Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Torch which sold for $40,706 (above). Olympics sales for medals, badges and torches were all strong. The torch is comprised of bronze-colored leather and metal, symbolizing a blend of modern technology and a reference to Ancient Greece. Only 140 torches were manufactured […]
Top 10 Space sales: RR Auction had a wonderful 2017, with three auctions focusing on space exploration. We got to work with great people like moonwalker Dave Scott, NASA engineer Dan Schaiewitz, “Meteorite Man” Geoff Notkin, the family of Bill Lende (a lifelong collector of space memorabilia), other private collectors, and more. We’re proud of […]
Our current Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction (Jan. 19 – Feb. 7) includes a featured section relating to US Presidents. There are many unique and rare documents, but here is one stand-out: A land grant signed by President Abraham Lincoln. The item (Lot 53) is considered “excessively rare” and was signed by President Lincoln […]
Auction results: January FAA, feat. Royalty, Jazz RR’s January Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction featured two standout feature sections—Royalty and Jazz Photographs. There were several big wins for consignors. Here are the results. In the Royalty category, a rare document signed by Mary, Queen of Scots—months before her execution for collusion to assassinate her […]
‘The Hot Club of Belgium’ Jazz Photograph Collection RR’s January auction (519) featured some of the greatest names of the jazz age—from Louis Armstrong to Lester Young, from Ella to Miles to Basie, and many icons in between. Highlights from the sale include: The Jazz Messengers vintage photo, signed by the band—sold for $20,016. […]
Pioneering space explorer has died RR Auction joins with the Space community in mourning the passing of John Young, NASA’s longest-serving astronaut. Young walked on the moon and flew on the first Gemini and space shuttle missions. He died Friday, Jan. 5, at age 87. Young was the first person to fly six times into […]
