Christie’s Auction-Ruth, Gehrig and more
 

Quite the selection for those who collect the items up for auction and have the budget to do so. Not me but certainly interesting. It is listed as from the Dr. G.B. Espy collection. I do not know how to attach a link to Christie’s but clearly many rare items.

Here’s the link.
https://www.christies.com/en/auction...themes=8302147

Thank you Phil.

I like the Lou Gehrig photo at 13 years old.

Fascinating collection. Thanks for sharing as its enjoyable to peruse and read the blurbs. Amazing what was saved / survived over the years. Curious to see how the final prices compare to the estimates.

27% Buyers Premium.....

Also, I think I read somewhere that, unless noted otherwise, all lots have a reserve which is equal to the low estimate for the lot. I cant find that now, as its not under the FAQ for buying, but I believe that's the case. If so, I wonder whether the reserve is before the 27% BP or includes it.

Wonder if consignor was able to negotiate no SC and a piece of the BC with Christies. 27% a big nut to lose. Sure many AH's would give consignor 105% of hammer, if not more.

Does anyone really think the items in this auction would do better at a Christie's/Sotheby's rather than a Heritage, REA or Goldin auction?

It's not like the people who would bid on this stuff have never heard of the above houses. Just seems like a strange choice.

They have the non-baseball too, so outside of Heritage I think the other stuff may be of interest to other collectors.

The Dr passed away a year or so ago, so maybe an estate is handling this large consignment (with Hunt).

I think that reserves are always based on the "hammer" - the final bid that does not take into consideration the buyer's premium.

Thanks Kevin.

I wonder how much the sellers fee is?

How about the snap of Marilyn at 16! There's some crazy cool stuff in there. I met G.B. at a Hunt auction about 25 years ago, seemed like a really nice fellow. He must have had some collection, wonder if it's all going to come out now. That should be something to see!

Was interesting to watch. Prices on the Gehrig stuff were about what I expected. I made a hard run to steal the 1924 spring training photo but came in 2nd. I was hardly the only one to realize a Gehrig spring training photo from 1924 wasn't a $2,500 photo.

The technical issues they had on this lot were more than a little annoying.

Always fun watching a live auction.

The buyer's commish, local tax, and credit card fee totalled like 35% for me. Kept the bidding down a bit.

I made a run at that photo too Steve. I was hoping the estimate would hold the price down too. I agree, the prices were about what I expected. I had technical issues with the feed all along. Horribly annoying!