Category: Artifact
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Michael Schumacher’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak F1 Watch
[ad_1] Michael Schumacher is considered one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time. 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of his first World Drivers’ Championship titles, and to celebrate, Christie’s is auctioning some select timepieces owned by the late racer, chief among them this Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph. Gifted to Schumacher by Jean […]
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s First Edition
[ad_1] The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair is full of rare literary treasures but one item outshines them all. A first edition of Breakfast at Tiffany’s will be available during the four-day event. Bound by Kate Holland, it features a custom black goatskin hardcover with a 1950s map of Manhattan. Its main streets are […]
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The Sopranos Finale Booth | Uncrate
[ad_1] The series finale of The Sopranos aired on June 10, 2007. In the final minutes of the episode, Tony, Carmela, and A.J. sit at a diner and wait for Meadow to arrive. The original booth that The Soprano family occupied is now up for auction. It was in Holsten’s in Bloomfield, New Jersey but […]
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Jurassic Park Barbasol Dinosaur Embryo Smuggling Device
[ad_1] In a film filled with people trying to escape angry dinosaurs, a can of shaving cream might seem incidental. But this prop can of Barbasol was central to the events of Jurassic Park. Given to Dennis Nedry by Dodgson, it unscrews to reveal a cryogenic containment sleeve meant to house stolen dinosaur embryos for […]
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Logan Roy’s Succession Office Bar Set
[ad_1] From Roman’s Walmart shirt to Connor’s wedding suit, Heritage Auctions is selling off a collection of props from the HBO series Succession. One of the pieces up for grabs is Logan Roy’s Bar Set. The items were featured throughout the show in the Roy family patriarch’s Waystar office. It includes a lass-backed drink tray, […]
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Original 1953 Playboy Issue #1
[ad_1] Perhaps the most famous debut issue in publishing history, Playboy Issue #1 was the beginning of a media empire and an important step forward in the sexual revolution. Released in December 1953, it famously featured nude photos of Marilyn Monroe as its centerpiece (the centerfold would come later), which had been taken as part […]
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Ultimate Collection Julius Erving Game Used Patch Auto Card
[ad_1] Julius Erving last played in an NBA game on May 7, 1987. Twenty years later, garments worn by Dr. J during NBA games were used to create this Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Commitment Julius Erving patch auto card. Three desirable game-worn patches from what appear to be three different garments, with a white “P”, […]
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Sam Snead’s 1949 Masters Tournament Trophy
[ad_1] The original Masters trophy weighs 130 pounds and sits on a four-foot-wide base. As such, it doesn’t leave Augusta National — but starting in 1993, the tournament started awarding the winner with a more manageably-sized replica, and allowed any past champions to purchase one of their own. Among the handful who took them up on […]
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Kurt Cobain’s Skystang I Guitar
[ad_1] Kurt Cobain played a lot of guitars throughout his tragically short career, but during the band’s In Utero tour, it was this guitar — the Skystang I — that he played the most. Delivered to Cobain in July 1993, the Sonic Blue Fender MG-69 Mustang has a red tortoiseshell pickguard with a distinctive yellow […]
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Tom Brady’s Final Career Game-Worn Jersey
[ad_1] After 23 seasons in the NFL, Tom Brady announced that he was finally retiring from football for good. That made the 2022 NFC Wild Card matchup on January 16, 2023 his final game. It was played at Raymond James Stadium, and the seven-time Super Bowl champ wore this Tampa Bay Buccaneers jersey. Size 44, […]
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2001: A Space Odyssey Space Suit
[ad_1] “The only thing we’re sure of is it was buried four million years ago.” So spoke Dr. Bill Michaels after the discovery of an alien monolith on the moon in the moon base and shuttle scenes in Stanley Kubrick’s landmark 2001: A Space Odyssey. The space suit pictured here was worn by actor Sean […]
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Barry the Camptosaurus Skeleton | Uncrate
[ad_1] This October, one of the most unique artifacts in existence will cross the auction block at the Hotel Drouot in France — Barry the Camptosaurus. At over 150 million years old and over 80 percent original bone, Barry is one of the oldest and most complete dinosaur skeletons ever found. Barry was unearthed in […]
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Kanye West Grammy-Worn Nike Air Yeezy Prototype Sneakers
[ad_1] Before the official release of the Air Yeezy in 2009, Kanye West debuted his collaboration with Nike at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The rapper had just released his album Graduation and was up for eight nominations. Ye unveiled the sneakers during his performance of “Stronger” with Daft Punk, and the rest is sneaker […]
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Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak Signed Apple Check
[ad_1] A piece of Apple history is making its way across the auction block. The item is a Wells Fargo bank check signed by co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It’s made out to Ramlor, Inc, a printed circuit board company, for $116.97. Dated March 19, 1976, the “No. 2” check marks one of the […]
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Wilt Chamberlain’s Game-Worn 1972 NBA Finals Jersey
[ad_1] On May 1972, Wilt Chamberlain led the Lakers to their first NBA Championship. Even with a broken hand, the basketball legend scored 24 points and snagged 29 rebounds to help his team clinch the title in five games against the New York Knicks. Sotheby’s is auctioning off the number 13 jersey Chamberlain wore during […]