The Arthur Ashe Estate Auction Ending February 6th

Arthur Ashe's Trinity College honorary degree from 1980. The Connecticut school honors Ashe with a Doctor of Laws diploma printed in Latin and a...

Arthur Ashe Wilson Athlete of the Decade award. Glass cup is printed in red ink with the Wilson W logo and text, ''The Athlete of the Decade...

Arthur Ashe 1981 Davis Cup semifinals commemorative silver cup, as the U.S. beat Australia in the semifinals of the series 5-0. Ashe long had a histor

Arthur Ashe's vest from his service as U.S. Davis Cup Team Captain in 1981. Ashe broke ground as the first African American named to the prestig...

Arthur Ashe's Davis Cup Finals 1981 robe, as Captain of the team. The U.S. beat Argentina 3-1 to win the Final that year. Navy robe has red, whi...

Arthur Ashe's 1981 Davis Cup chalice. The bottom edge is engraved, ''1981 DAVIS CUP USA v AUSTRALIA''. Measures 6.75'' i...

Arthur Ashe's vest from his service as U.S. Davis Cup Team Captain in 1981. Ashe broke ground as the first African American named to the prestig...

Arthur Ashe's 1981 day planner, with notations written in his hand. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and ...

Arthur Ashe's ''Heart of New York'' award, bestowed to the tennis legend in 1981 by the New York Heart Association. ''St...

Arthur Ashe personal photo album from the 1981 Davis cup. Album contains four color photos and 45 black and white photos, featuring matches during the

Flag from the 1981 Davis Cup, personally owned by Arthur Ashe. Flag, made of white fabric, features fringe trim and navy felt lettering sewn on, readi

Davis Cup Award won by Arthur Ashe in 1981 as the captain of the victorious U.S. Davis Cup team. Considered one of the greatest tennis pros of all tim

Arthur Ashe's check register from 1982. Entries, all in Ashe's hand, begin 14 September 1981 and run through 14 July 1982. His year's ex...

Arthur Ashe's personally owned Clay Courts tie from 1981. Navy blue men's necktie features a tennis racket pattern with the year and Clay Co...

Arthur Ashe Davis Cup flag from 1981. White flag is embroidered in red, ''DAVIS CUP / USA - CZECHOSLOVAKIA / CSTV / New York / 1981''...

Arthur Ashe's personally owned Davis Cup pen, engraved ''1981 Davis Cup Final'' across pen cap. The Davis Cup serves as the prem...

Arthur Ashe 1981 Davis Cup World Champions silver engraved stand. Ashe long had a history with the Davis Cup, becoming the first African American sele

Arthur Ashe's ''Past Champion'' 1981 U.S. Open badge, commemorating his 1968 singles championship against rival Tom Okker. In 19...

''Heart of America Council'' plate awarded to Arthur Ashe. The tennis great was recognized by this scouting group on 20 April 1982, ...

Photo signed and inscribed by George H.W. Bush to Arthur Ashe. Image features Ashe meeting with the former President at a social function. Bush signs

Arthur Ashe knob handle walking cane. Cane features a brass knob at the top and a brass bottom tip. Brass collar is engraved ''Arthur Ashe J...

Arthur Ashe walking cane from the 1982 Davis cup. Silver Derby style handle is engraved on both sides commemorating the 1982 Davis Cup. One side reads

Davis Cup chalice owned by Arthur Ashe. Ashe served as captain of the United States Davis Cup team, which won a title in 1982, the year of this award.

Davis Cup chalice owned by Arthur Ashe. Chalice is engraved along the bottom edge with the relevant date and name of the American electronics company

Arthur Ashe's personally owned Davis Cup alarm clock likely used in his extensive world travel for tennis. Regular face appears beside a world t...

Arthur Ashe's 1982 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Arthur Ashe's desk register from 1982, documenting the checks he wrote from 14 July 1982 to 26 July 1983. Entries are all in Ashe's hand. Hi...

Award base presented to Arthur Ashe from the National Urban League for Equal Opportunity Day. Trapezoid wooden base features engraved front plate that

Flag from the 1983 Davis Cup, personally owned by Arthur Ashe. Flag, made of white fabric, features fringe trim and navy felt lettering sewn on, readi

Yale University Kiphuth Award, given to tennis legend Arthur Ashe on 10 February 1983. By this teim, Ashe had begun to transition his superstar tennis

Arthur Ashe owned 1983 Davis Cup flag. White flag with green and gold embroidery reads, ''IRELAND V USA / Irish Lawn Tennis Association / DA...

Arthur Ashe's 1983 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

National Pharmaceutical Council award presented to Arthur Ashe, ''...for his generous contribution of time and effort to improving the healt...

Arthur Ashe's personally owned and worn Association of Tennis Professionals Championship medallion from 1984. The very next year he would be ind...

Arthur Ashe's Davis Cup flag from 1984. Ashe served as captain of the U.S. Davis Cup Team that year. Heavy gold stitching reads: ''COPA ...

Arthur Ashe Davis Cup trophy from the 1984 championship. Sweden defeated the US in the final. Trophy is engraved, ''RUNNER UP'' on t...

Arthur Ashe's 1984 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Arthur Ashe personally owned ''Los Angeles / 1984 / XXIII Olympiad'' commemorative medal. With iconic Olympic rings engraved. This O...

Arthur Ashe's Davis Cup plate from Romania. Plate reads: ''Romania - Sua / Davis Cup by Nec / Bucuresti / 1984'' with silver-dip...

Sterling silver commemorative trophy cup awarded by the American Tennis Association to Arthur Ashe. Silver trophy cup is engraved in full: ''...

Arthur Ashe's personally owned Principal's Citation award from a high school in Richmond, Virginia, where Ashe grew up. Armstrong-Kennedy Hi...

Arthur Ashe's 1985 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

International Tennis Hall of Fame medallion from Arthur Ashe's estate. Tennis racket emblem hangs beneath an engraved banner, ''Internat...

Arthur Ashe Black Achievement Award. Ashe was presented with this award in 1986 by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Heavy aw

Brass plaque awarded to tennis legend Arthur Ashe in 1986. Plaque reads: ''To the World Renowned Champion / Arthur Ashe / The Tribute of / C...

Arthur Ashe commemorative ''Le Coq Sportif'' plaque awarded to the star during a trip to Brazil in 1986. Ashe was seen sporting the ...

Arthur Ashe's 1986 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Arthur Ashe personally kept napkin from his 25th High School reunion. Ashe attended Maggie L. Walker High School in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia

Arthur Ashe's autograph notes on the back of a program from a 1986 tennis event. Ashe was the keynote speaker one day during ''Tennis Fe...

National Association for Sport & Physical Education 1987 Special Recognition pewter platter awarded to Arthur Ashe to honor his contribution in ...

Arthur Ashe's 1987 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Award presented to Arthur Ashe by Le Coq Sportif in 1987. The French sporting goods and apparel company was endorsed by Ashe. Glass triangle features

Award presented to tennis great Arthur Ashe by the Masons' Richmond Consistory Prince Hall Affiliated Lodge #22. It is unknown whether Ashe was ...

Arthur Ashe's award from the National Urban League. Lucite obelisk has a medallion suspended inside bearing an equals sign. Above, the award is ...

''Time'' magazine award honoring Arthur Ashe. Award is a metal plate, printed with the article and photo that appeared in ''...

Arthur Ashe's Big Brothers of New York City award. Lucite award has a metal Big Brothers medallion suspended inside and reads, ''1988 / ...

Arthur Ashe's Branch Rickey Award. Metal plate mounted to a wooden plaque reads in full: ''Ohio Wesleyan University / proudly presents /...

Autograph note signed by George Bush, appearing at the bottom of a typed letter signed by Barbara Bush, thanking Arthur Ashe for his ''gener...

Arthur Ashe's 1988 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Award issued to Arthur Ashe upon his induction into the Eastern Tennis Association Hall of Fame. Artistic metal sculpture of a tennis player mid-serve

Arthur Ashe's Emmy award. Documentary Emmy was awarded to Ashe for the teleplay adaptation of his book, ''A Hard Road to Glory: A Histor...

Arthur Ashe 1988 ''Father of the Year Award'' plaque. The National Father’s Day Committee awards ''Father of the Year...

Arthur Ashe's March of Dimes Lifetime Achievement award. Impressive trophy is a metal sculpture of a man lifting a baby overhead. The figure sta...

Coin set from Arthur Ashe's personal estate. Five piece coin set from 1988 is displayed in a velvet box with a plaque affixed to the front that ...

Arthur Ashe humanitarian award. Print on the trophy reads, ''The Distinguished Human Service Award / Presented to ARTHUR R. ASHE, JR. / Apri...

Superstar Arthur Ashe personally owned button-down white shirt, with his name embroidered on it, as it was given as a gift by an Eric Armstrong. ...

Arthur Ashe Eastern Tennis Association program, dated 13 May 1988 as Ashe was inducted a HOF member. Ashe signs the cover of program ''Arthu...

Arthur Ashe's day planner from 1989. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in ...

Long Island University degree presented to Arthur Ashe during commencement exercises on 6 June 1989. Certificate bestows the degree of ''Doc...

Wake Forest Degree for Doctor of Laws conferred to tennis legend Arthur Ashe on 5 September 1989, during the height of his civil rights activism. Just

Arthur Ashe's 1990 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his b...

Honorary degree from Kean College presented to Arthur Ashe during commencement exercises on 24 May 1990. Degree bestows Ashe with ''Doctor o...

Honorary degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) presented to Arthur Ashe. SUNY degree presents Ashe with a ''Doctor of Humane L...

Arthur Ashe honorary degree archive from Northeastern University, which conferred upon him an honorary doctorate degree on 13 September of 1990. Lot i

ATP Tour crystal chalice from the personal estate of Arthur Ashe. The ATP Tour began in 1990, replacing the WCT and encompassing the Grand Slam tourna

Arthur Ashe honorary degree plaque. In 1990, Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts conferred upon Ashe an honorary Doctorate in Public Serv

Tennis racquet award presented to Arthur Ashe. Wilson tennis racquet features a brass plate affixed in the center of the face which reads, ''...

Arthur Ashe University of Hartford honorary degree. Diploma was conferred upon Ashe on 23 January 1990 at the opening of the university's new st...

Arthur Ashe's 1991 day planner, used consistently by the tennis legend to record the events in his busy life. Ashe had contracted HIV in a blood...

Plaque praising Arthur Ashe's father for his contributions to tennis in the Ashe family's hometown of Richmond, Virginia. Gilt black plate r...

''Sports Illustrated'' Sportsman of the Year trophy awarded to Arthur Ashe in 1992. The award was bestowed on Ashe in the final year...

Four page outline for a speech handwritten by Arthur Ashe for the National Leadership Coalition on AIDS. Ashe dates the detailed outline 19 November 1

Arthur Ashe glass ashtray from his personal estate. Heavy solid glass or crystal four-point ashtray reads, ''1992 / Virginia Slims / of / Ph...

State of Virginia official commemorative ''Citation'' to Arthur Ashe. Elegant ''Citation to Arthur Ashe / A Distinguished Vi...

Board member card for the Joint Diseases North General Hospital issued to Arthur Ashe. Unsigned card lists Ashe as a board member in the administratio

Arthur Ashe's 1992 day planner, used consistently by the tennis legend to record the events in his incredibly busy life, with each day chocked f...

Arthur Ashe's personal College of William & Mary fraternity cup, dated 1992. Sterling silver cup has the fraternity letters engraved, '&...

Arthur Ashe's hat worn in his high-profile arrest outside the White House during a protest of the U.S. government's expulsion of Haitian ref...

Humanitarian of the Year award base presented to Arthur Ashe. Circular wooden award base features a brass front plate which reads, ''Arthur ...

Arthur Ashe award from 1992. Glass award features the etched image of a tennis player on one side, and lettering to the other side that reads in full,

Arthur Ashe New York Association of Black Journalists award. Solid glass trophy reads in frosted lettering, ''New York / ABJ / Arthur Ashe /...

''Sports Illustrated'' magazine signed by Arthur Ashe as the cover story, ''Sportsman of the Year''. The front cover...

''Sports Illustrated'' magazine signed by Arthur Ashe as the cover story, ''Sportsman of the Year''. The front cover...

Brilliant Ellis Island Medal of Honor awarded to Arthur Ashe in 1993. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation was then headed by Lee Iacocca, th

Arthur Ashe's Camille Cosby World of Children Award. Metal sculpture is of two frolicking children on a round marble base. A plaque affixed to t...

Arthur Ashe's Associated Black Charities Award bestowed 3 days before his death in 1993. Plaque reads, ''Associated Black Charities pres...

Bill Clinton typed letter signed as President. In this letter, dated 10 February 1993, Clinton reaches out to the mourning family of Arthur Ashe, who

Arthur Ashe's 1993 day planner. Ashe passed away on 6 February of that year, and the bittersweet planner contains his own handwritten record of ...

Arthur Ashe's death certificate. Printed document identifies the cause of death as pnuemocystitis carinii pneumonia due to AIDS, with time and p...

One hundred and thirteen programs from the funeral of beloved tennis champion Arthur Ashe. Each program features a color photo of Ashe looking joyful