24 Press Releases
Tag: Michael Jordan
Auction Industry, Press Release
Rivich to host Feb. 21 midcentury and postmodern design auction from Chicago’s hippest tearoom, Madame Zuzu’s, with online feed via LiveAuctioneers
At Madame Zuzu’s Emporium, fans of vintage design will be treated to an artsy, outside-the-box auction experience “steeped” in whimsy and aromatic brews Signed Joseph Burlini (American, b. 1937-) kinetic rainbow sculpture, 55 x 16 x 20in when swinging; base measures 9in square. Estimate $1,000-$2,000 CHICAGO – Auctions have always…
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Grey Flannel presents elite game-used sports memorabilia in stellar winter auction closing January 20
2009 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals game-used road jersey, Championship & Finals MVP season. Photo-matched, NBA LOA. Photo: Courtesy Grey Flannel Auctions. SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.- More than 850 generously illustrated, premium-quality lots of major league sports memorabilia featured in Grey Flannel’s January 20, 2021 auction are now available to peruse…
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Original handwritten lyrics to the 1956 Elvis Presley hit song Heartbreak Hotel will be auctioned November 19th-20th
The lyrics are an expected top lot in the online-only Thursday-Friday sale planned by Weiss Auctions, based in Lynbrook, N.Y., at 10 am Eastern time both days. Original handwritten lyrics to the classic 1956 Elvis Presley hit song Heartbreak Hotel, written in 1955 by Mae Boren Axton, a high school…
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Hindman Brings Sports Memorabilia to Auction
Hindman’s Sports Memorabilia auction will present a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, one of the 20th century’s most celebrated athletes. Ruth has been dubbed an “American legend” for his skills in the field. He played a key role in transforming the New York Yankees into an iconic baseball team. Throughout…
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The Night a LeBron James Card, a Kobe Bryant-Signed Floor and a Michael Jordan Uniform Battled for Top-Lot Honors
Heritage Auctions’ Michael Jordan & Basketball Icons event realized $4.26 million Kobe Bryant No 8 Staples Center Hardwood DALLAS, Texas (Oct. 4, 2020) – The event extended well into the early hours of Sunday morning, and by the time all the bidding came to an end, more than 370 extraordinary…
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Colin Kaepernick's rookie NFL debut 49ers jersey heads to Julien's Auctions Dec. 4
The white Reebok “7” signed jersey by the former NFL quarterback, who became the face of this generation’s new civil rights movement and an American cultural figure, is estimated to sell at $80,000 - $100,000. LOS ANGELES, CA.- Julien’s Auctions announced today that Colin Kaepernick’s official San Francisco 49ers rookie debut…
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Historic items from Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and other hardcourt heroes fill this slam-dunk auction
Early game-worn jerseys, signed shoes, balls, cards and even a signed piece of Staples Center hardwood highlight Heritage Auctions’ Basketball Icons event The complete set of PSA Gem Mint 10 1986 DALLAS, Texas (Sept. 16, 2020) – The most surreal NBA season in memory is scheduled to reach its climax by…
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August 2020 Premier
Though there is a variety of sports memorabilia offered in the August 2020 Premier sale, presented by Hunt Auctions, the event is anchored by baseball items. Among the featured lots is a poster, issued in 1889, advertising the premium “Baseball Album” illustrations from Old Judge and Dogs Head cigarettes. The…
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Goldin Elite Auction
A 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Trout card signed by the then-minor leaguer will highlight the upcoming sports memorabilia event, presented by Goldin Auctions. The card is graded MINT 9 by BGS. Trout’s blue-ink signature on the card earns a “10” from Beckett. When Mike Trout was drafted in…
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Original Air: Michael Jordan Game-Worn and Player Exclusive Sneaker Rarities
In a 1985 exhibition game in Italy, a promising young basketball player named Michael Jordan dunked a ball so hard that the backboard shattered. The American turned around and watched glass fall around his Italian opponents. Jordan would go on to win six NBA championships and six matching NBA Finals…
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The Athlete- Photographs by Walter Iooss, Jr.
With a career of more than four decades, Walter Iooss is considered one of the world’s foremost sports photographers. His photographs mostly capture the renowned athletes of the 1960s through the early 2000s, from Muhammad Ali to Lebron James. The upcoming auction, presented by Christie’s, will offer 38 photographic prints…
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From the Archive | Day 1-5
The upcoming Sotheby's From the Archive event brings to auction five pieces of memorabilia from across several industries. One lot closes for bidding each day, starting on July 27th. This begins with a 2014 “King James” Miami Heat jersey worn in-game by LeBron James. That year, the Miami Heat and…
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Michael Jordan Game-Worn Sneakers Come to Auction Next Week
The Chicago Bulls appeared to be tough-luck losers entering the 1984 NBA draft. Their third overall pick in the draft put them out of contention for their first choice, center Akeem Olajuwon. Instead, they settled for Michael Jordan. "What can you do? Jordan isn't going to turn this franchise around,"…
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Three Centuries and Thousands of Sports Cards Line Up for Heritage Auctions’ Massive July 30-31 Event
Shoeless Joe, Babe Ruth, Jim Thorpe, Michael Jordan and everyone in between is represented in this all-star sale Three-Centuries-and-Thousands-of-Sports-Cards-Line-Up-for-Heritage-Auctions-Massive-July-30-31-Event1 DALLAS, Texas (July 13, 2020) – Perhaps it’s cliché to say of sports cards that they’re history -- art and artifacts -- that fits neatly into the palm of your hand. But…
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Grey Flannel to auction earliest authenticated Joe Namath rookie jersey ever to be offered publicly
1965 Joe Namath AFL New York Jets game-used Durene rookie jersey, multiple photo-matches and graded 10. LOA from family of former NY Jets equipment manager Herb Norman. SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.- For more than 50 years, former professional sports equipment manager Herb Norman carefully stored away cherished mementos acquired while working for the…
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Sotheby's sets new Auction record with $560,000 Pair of Michael Jordan's game-worn Air Jordan 1s from 1985
Michael Jordan's Game-Worn, Autographed Nike Air Jordan 1s, 1985. Courtesy Sotheby’s. NEW YORK, NY.-Sotheby’s announced that Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Autographed Nike Air Jordan 1s from 1985 sold for $560,000 this afternoon in an online auction – the new world auction record for any pair of sneakers, surpassing the previous record set…
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Heritage Auctions Shatters Expectations With $12.5 Million Spring Sports Collectibles Auction
Babe Ruth, ‘Shoeless Joe’ Jackson and Michael Jordan are white-hot in thrilling three-day sale DALLAS, Texas – When the three days were over and the final numbers were tallied, Heritage Auctions’ Spring Sports Collectibles sale brought in more than $12.5 million – 20% percent above pre-auction estimates, an extraordinary achievement…
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Heritage Auctions Offers Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Score Hoop on Which Michael Jordan Made Iconic ‘Shot’ in 1989
The basket and backboard, at auction May 24, was rescued from Cleveland’s Richfield Coliseum before its demolition DALLAS, Texas – “The Shot,” it’s called – that and nothing more. “Of all the famous buckets Michael Jordan sank,” Sports Illustrated recently noted, “only one of them is iconic enough to be known simply…
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Babe Ruth’s 1921 Home Run Bat, Michael Jordan’s Birmingham Barons Cleats Round Home During $3.5-Million Night at Heritage Auctions’ Spring Sports Sale
Ruth’s bat becomes fifth-highest-selling club of all time, but it’s Jordan who once again dominates the proceedings DALLAS, Texas – A mythic slugger’s hefty weapon. A once-and-future basketballer’s signed footwear. An executive’s sparkling jewelry. A ticket to a game. These are just some of the items that stole the show…
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Michael Jordan Rookie Card Brings Almost $100,000 During $8-million Night Kicking Off Heritage Auction’s Three-Day Spring Sports Collectibles Sale
The Chicago Bulls’ 1986 Fleer nearly doubles PSA-graded record, while rare 1910 Shoeless Joe Jackson fetches $492,000 DALLAS, Texas – Michael Jordan, retired since 2003, holds more than a dozen NBA records. And late Thursday, at the end of Day One of Heritage Auctions’ three-day Spring Sports Collectible Auction, his rookie basketball…
