RR Auction: Remarkable Rarities

Beautiful late 19th century Tiffany officer's sword with elaborate cast solid silver, eagle hilt, gold washed silver mounts and etched blade. Th...

British army officer, politician, and dramatist (1722–1792) best known for his role in the American Revolution, where he surrendered his army of 5,000

ALS signed “Armstrong,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, April 6, 1859. Written from West Point, New York, a letter to his friend Minnie St

Civil War-dated ALS signed “N. B. F.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12, April 15, 1865. Written on the day of his surrender to Union fo

ALS signed “J. E. B. Stuart, 1st Lt. 1st Cav.,” three pages on two sheets, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, March 23, 1857. Written from Fort Leavenworth,

Rare ALS signed “T. J. Jackson,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, August 5, 1854. Written from Lexington, Virginia, a letter to his brother George, in full: &qu...

Flown swatch of red fabric recovered from the wreckage of the Hindenburg following its disastrous explosion at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jers

Exquisite grouping of items related to Howard Hughes and his 1938 round-the-world flight, including a signed menu, a flown airmail cover, and two flow

John Young’s flown STS-1 mission patch removed from his blue in-flight garment by NASA’s Man-Systems Division following the first Space Shuttle missio

ALS in French, signed “P. Gauguin,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, August 2, 1882. Letter to fellow painter Camille Pissarro, addressed

Original circa 1985 signed sketch of a large-format dress-and-jacket design of a redheaded model wearing a long purple scarf and slim-fitting plaid ou

Excessively rare Osborne Trust Company check, 6.25 x 7.25, filled out and signed by Pollock, "Jackson Pollock," payable to Director of Int...

Unique soup can artwork created by renowned digital artist Laurence Gartel in honor of his 2017 exhibition 'Warhol vs. Gartel, Hyp Pop'...

Rare found object sculpture by Warhol entitled 'You're In,' consisting of a glass Coca-Cola bottle spraypainted silver, initialed by War...

Outstanding original Charles Schulz drawing presented to gold medal-winning Olympic diver Pat McCormick. Accomplished in graphite, ink, crayon, and wa

Rare ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7.25, August 1, 1839. Written from Putney, a letter to friend and musician Vincent Novello, in f

Rare ALS signed “H. Melville,” one page, 5 x 7.5, August 26, no year [likely circa 1855]. Written from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a letter to Osmond T

Much lauded and influential Czech-born writer (1883–1924) whose man-turned-insect story Metamorphosis (1915) and novel The Trial (1925) have earned a

TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8.5 x 11, December 4, 1965. Letter to famed Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady, in full: "Provoking literature is...

Heartfelt ALS signed “Nelle,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, April 10, 2007. Letter to her close friend and New Yor

Phenomenal grouping of three ALSs signed “Roald” or “Roald Dahl,” six total pages, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 8.25 x 10.5, dated between 1967 and

ALS signed “J. K. Rowling, (Jo to my friends),” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75, April 11, 1998. Very early letter to "Ross and Chris." ...

Phenomenal handwritten musical manuscript, unsigned, one page both sides, 8.5 x 6.25, no date but circa 1773. A fragment from Mozart’s manuscript for

AMQS on an off-white 8 x 10 sheet with embossed decorative border, signed at the bottom, "F. Liszt," and dated July 1, 1841. Liszt pens th...

Circa late 1880s sepia 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Tchaikovsky in a noble head–and–shoulders pose, boldly signed and inscribed in Cyrillic black in

Exceptional Swedish Parlophone Records 45 rpm yellow picture sleeve for the single ‘She Loves You / I’ll Get You,’ 7 x 7, beautifully signed in dark b

John Lennon’s personally-owned and -worn handsome custom-tailored green wool jacket by Lord John of Carnaby Street, featuring a four-button front with

Exceptional vintage 4 x 5.75 cardstock promo photo produced especially for a one-off concert at the Sporthalle in Cologne, Germany, on January 13, 196

Amazing vintage color 16.5 x 23.5 poster for the legendary Woodstock Festival, depicting a man and woman in psychedelic embrace, their bodies extendin

Circa 1971 vintage handmade charm amulet made from hair belonging to Jimi Hendrix. The charm measures approximately 19? in length, and is constructed

Extremely rare vintage glossy 4 x 8 photo of the influential Doors frontman staring directly into the camera, prominently signed in blue felt tip, &...

Incredibly rare album cover proofs for the front and back of the Rolling Stones' masterpiece Beggars Banquet, using the unreleased 'toilet&#...

Unpublished handwritten poem on an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet of notebook paper, signed at the bottom in red ballpoint, "Tupac A. Shakur," w...

Rare vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of a young Greta Garbo in lovely soft focus, resting her head and casting a delicate, daydreaming expressio

Marvelous oversized matte-finish 16 x 20 reproduced Hartsook portrait of The Tramp looking rather melancholic and desolate, signed and inscribed in hi

Exceptionally bold vintage circa 1927 fountain pen signatures, "Babe Ruth" and "Lou Gehrig," on an off-white 4.75 x 6.5 sheet. I...

Historically interesting archive of six TLSs to Jackie Robinson, two by Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and four by Robert F. Kennedy as attorney ge

Extremely rare ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date but postmarked December 22, 1951. Letter to Mort Shaw of Brooklyn, in full: ...

Official unused 1964 Tokyo Olympics torch, consisting of a blackened aluminum alloy bowl and a stainless steel cylinder, measuring 25.5? in length and