Extra Innings: A Private Collection of
Important Baseball Memorabilia

New York | September–October 2021

Christie’s and Hunt Auctions are pleased to present a historic offering from a single owner private collection of baseball memorabilia and trading cards presented within a 7 October live auction entitled Extra Innings: A Private Collection of Important Baseball Memorabilia. The collection has been assembled over the last 25 years, and features iconic players, teams, and moments in the history of Major League Baseball with specific focus on items of scarcity. Highlights of the auction include a Babe Ruth professional model hat worn during his 1927-28 Bustin Babes Barnstorming Tour and an important Babe Ruth Professional Model Baseball Bat with Eight Home Run Notches c.1928-29. The live sale will be accompanied by an online auction comprised of pieces from the same private collection closing 8 October.


CONTACTS
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist
eseigel@christies.com
Tel: +1 212 484 4812

Nathalie Ferneau
Senior Sale Coordinator
nferneau@christies.com
Tel: +1 (212) 636 2236



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Catalogue: Extra Innings: A Private Collection of Important Baseball Memorabilia

A sale catalogue has been published to accompany Extra Innings: A Private Collection of Important Baseball Memorabilia, available to purchase online now. The lavishly illustrated catalogue celebrates this historic single owner private collection of baseball memorabilia and trading cards and fully details both the live and online sale offerings.

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