Christie's "Golden Age of Baseball" Auction

[jhs5120]

It's been at least 15 years since Christie's has done a sports auction. Seems like an almost exclusive pre-war auction. It will be fun seeing a high-end live auction for once.

Auction Link

Edit: looks like they added the catalogue for the first day!

[scotgreb]

The whole catalog is available online . . .

It's a very impressive collection of cards and memorabilia, including a large number of Negro League items.

. . . and thanks Jason for bringing it to my / our attention.

Scott

[rjackson44]

very cool thanks jason

[btcarfagno]

Why do I have a sneaking suspicion that some of those 19th century items may have been "lifted" from their original venues? Am I just jaded?

Tom C

[Al C.risafulli]

Holy cow.

This will be one for the ages.

-Al

[MVSNYC]

The preview is Oct 13-19, I'll try to go the first day.

Al, meet me for lunch, then we'll go!

[wnp22]

So many drool-worthy items. Apart from all the autos and gamers, that Pittsburgh Baseball Club schedule poster is BEAUTIFUL! And would look insanely nice framed up on my wall. If only...

[gnaz01]

Where did a lot of this collection come from??? I haven't seen a ton of these in all the years I'm around........

[sgbernard]

Wow, this is stunning! Thanks for sharing. I don't collect bats, but the bat collection here is insane. A Josh Gibson bat?!? Also, for a T209 collector, I will now have recurring dreams about that Greenville Spinners photo with Shoeless Joe. Fortunately for my bank account, those dreams will cost less than $40k.

[prewarsports]

It is the collection of a private individual. He bought many of these items privately over a period of many years so those are being offered publicly for the first time ever. A really good guy who is as passionate as anyone about baseball history!

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

It is the collection of a private individual. He bought many of these items privately over a period of many years so those are being offered publicly for the first time ever. A really good guy who is as passionate as anyone about baseball history!

There are at least three items in this auction that I have never seen before or even known about that would fit nicely in my collection (or anyone's, for that matter)...absolutely incredible stuff!

[bigfanNY]

These items were posted to the Web on a site called national pastime meauseum. My understanding was it was a private collection. Most Christie's catalogs do cost but I think if you show up at preview and or auction you get one.. I might attend just for education might throw couple bids on a cabinet or two..

[TCMA]

I will absolutely be attending when the collection is displayed in NYC . I wonder if they'll allow cell phone photography .

[arcadekrazy]

For those interested, the link to purchase a Catalonia now live on Christie's main site. Catalog is 40 bucks plus shipping

[FourStrikes]

Originally Posted by arcadekrazy

For those interested, the link to purchase a Catalonia now live on Christie's main site. Catalog is 40 bucks plus shipping

"Catalonia", of course = catalog - auto-correct be damned!...IMO - and I'm certainly not authorized to spend OPM (other people's money), there's some amazing stuff in this particular auction - one for the ages - and while we as collectors are used to/programmed to receiving "free" catalogs from major auction houses, this catalog offers some exceptional - and potentially never to be seen again in a public marketplace - items, and again- IMO - well-worth the quadruple-sawbuck ($40.00) investment, if only for posterity / research / amazingly cool sh!t purposes.

disclaimer: I am NOT in any way associated with this particular auction house, nor do I have any items represented/consigned to Christies - simply stating my personal opinion, as this is one helluva significant up-scale/important hobby-related offering!!!

my $40 will be in the mail tomorrow - WOW! there's some amazing, one-of-akind sh!t coming into the marketplace - good luck all!

DS

[aljurgela]

Filling out the papers now!! . (Only partially kidding).

I am not really a bat collector, but can someone educate me on how to feel good about these negro league bats? I understand the concept of side writing on a bat, but is that it? Does PSA / DNA actually have records that tie the weights and lengths to certain players, etc? New to this, but some one of a kind things coming that is for sure!!!

WOW!