Sothebys: Swinging on a Star: The Collection of Bing & Kathryn Crosby, N11793, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 18, 2025 - December 18, 2025
Page Size: 20 items in 1 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Bing Crosby

A signed and inscribed photograph to Kathryn

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,556.00
2 Bing Crosby

A 1948 photo album commemorating the 7th National Pro Amateur Golf Championship

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,159.00
3 Bing Crosby

A 1958 photo album commemorating the 21st National Pro Amateur Golf Championship

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,524.00
12 Bing Crosby

A photograph of Bing and his prize-winning horse "High Strike," ca. 1937

ca. 1937 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 762.00
15

Barnaby Conrad III

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,556.00
156 Bing Crosby

Selection of Sheet Music

published by Famous Music Corporation in 1941 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 254.00
157 Joseph J. Lilley

Musical arrangements for White Christmas

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 19,050.00
158 Joseph J. Lilley

Musical arrangements for Mr. Music

1949-1950 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,143.00
159 Bing Crosby

A photograph of Bing and Al Rinker, ca. [1920s]

ca. [1920s] USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 381.00
160

A signed and inscribed photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, ca. 1945

, ca. 1945 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,080.00
161

A signed and inscribed photographic portrait of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, December 1962

1962 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,159.00
162

An American Silver-Gilt Cigarette Box from John F. Kennedy, Tiffany & Co., New York, Dated 1962

1962 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 15,240.00
163

A signed photographic portrait of Ronald Reagan

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 889.00
164

A set of scripts from The Bing Crosby Show, ca. 1962-1964

ca. 1962-1964 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,270.00
165

A script from the first episode of The Hollywood Palace, ca. 1964

ca. 1964 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 762.00
166

Man on Fire (1957)

1957 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,524.00
167 Bing Crosby

"Call Me Lucky," ca. 1953

ca. 1953 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 381.00
168

A script from a 1967 episode of The Dean Martin Show

1967 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 889.00
169 Kathryn Crosby

A set of theatre scripts

USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 127.00
170

Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)

1964 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,064.00
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