The market for high quality, original photographs continues to sizzle. Several classic and rare images brought five-figure prices in the Premier Live event conducted by Hunt Auctions on Wednesday. The sale of hundreds of photos was led by a Type III Ty Cobb image—the same one used to create one of his T206 cards—which sold for $44,062. A Carl Horner studio … [Read more...]
Collector Matches Ty Cobb Bat To Iconic 1913 Photograph
Justin Cornett owns an oil brokerage firm in Houston. This month, the sports memorabilia collector drilled down into his photo collection and hit the jackpot, matching a game-used bat of Ty Cobb he won at an auction last year to an iconic image of the Georgia Peach and Shoeless Joe Jackson. “I started shaking a bit,” Cornett, 43, said when he made the … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Van Oeyen Snaps Gehrig During Greatest Season
A newly discovered photo of Lou Gehrig in his greatest season would be welcome news. A photo taken through the lens of a legend is even better. The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day shows Lou Gehrig taking a throw at first base in 1927. It was taken by Louis Van Oeyen, the Cleveland based lensman who was a pioneer in sports photography and is universally … [Read more...]