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RR Auction Realizes $998,834 in Marvels of Modern Music Sale
A 100% sell-through rate across 341 lots solidifies the house's lead in the memorabilia category, led by a $75,000 Bob Dylan mixed media painting.
Facts Table · market analytics
Python computed · 2026-06-19- Lots offered
- 341
- Lots sold
- 341
- Lots unsold
- 0
- Sell-through rate
- 100%
- Classified sold lots
- 114
- Pending classified lots
- 227
- Classification coverage
- 33.4311%
- Realized value
- $998,834
- Average sold price
- $2,929
- Median sold price
- $963
- 90th-percentile sold price
- $5,875
- Top 10% value share
- 59.5553%
- Value concentration (HHI)
- 1.91483%
- Value concentration (Gini)
- 68.5623%
- Price dispersion
- 235.15%
Five-year context
same category / currency- Sell-through vs 5-year category medianCurrent 100% · five-year median 100% · n=41
- +0.0 pts
- Average sold price vs 5-year category medianCurrent $2,929 · five-year median $3,895 · n=41
- -966 USD
- Realized value vs 5-year category medianCurrent $998,834 · five-year median $1,195,080 · n=41
- -196,246 USD
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Auction highlights
Bob Dylan Massive Original Mixed Media Painting - 'Side Tracks'
EstimateFrom $60KSold$75,000Beatles Signed Album - A Hard Day's Night - "One of Fewer Than a Dozen Known to Exist"
EstimateFrom $40KSold$50,000- EstimateFrom $10KSold$48,233
- EstimateFrom $10KSold$41,250
Jimi Hendrix Handwritten Working Lyrics for 'Room Full of Mirrors'
EstimateFrom $30KSold$37,493- EstimateFrom $15KSold$25,000
Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker Twice-Signed Document - William Morris Agency Contract
EstimateFrom $6KSold$19,456John Lennon and Yoko Ono Signed 1970 'John & Yoko Calendar' with (2) Original Sketches by Lennon
EstimateFrom $15KSold$18,565Beatles (2) Signed Parlophone ‘Please Please Me’ 7-Inch Single Records
EstimateFrom $15KSold$17,500Beatles Signed Fan Club Promo Card (Late 1963)
EstimateFrom $10KSold$16,844- EstimateFrom $5KSold$14,619
Elvis Presley Document Signed on the Day He Recorded 'Heartbreak Hotel'
EstimateFrom $8KSold$14,546
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RR Auction concluded its Marvels of Modern Music sale, realizing a total of $998,834[1] with a perfect 100% sell-through[1] rate as 341 of 341 lots found buyers. The house, which is the official results source for the sale, confirmed these final figures from its catalog. The perfect clearance rate underscores the consistent demand for high-end music memorabilia, spanning rare autographs, stage-worn garments, and original artwork from the genre's most influential figures.
Among the top offerings was a massive original mixed media painting by Bob Dylan, titled 'Side Tracks', which sold within its estimate. Other notable lots included a highly scarce signed Beatles album and archival correspondence from AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, both of which also landed within their respective estimates.
Auction highlights
Sale file- Bob Dylan Massive Original Mixed Media Painting - 'Side Tracks' | sold for $75,000[3] (within estimate)
- Beatles Signed Album - A Hard Day's Night - "One of Fewer Than a Dozen Known to Exist" | sold for $50,000[4] (within estimate)
- AC/DC: Bon Scott Autograph Archive of (7) Letters and Cards, with Commentary on Touring, Drinking, and Aerosmith | sold for $48,233[5] (within estimate)
- David Bowie: Gail Ann Dorsey's Stage-Worn Alexander McQueen Evening Dress from David Bowie’s 50th Birthday Concert at Madison Square Garden (1997) | sold for $41,250[6] (within estimate)
- Jimi Hendrix Handwritten Working Lyrics for 'Room Full of Mirrors' | sold for $37,493[7] (within estimate)
- Beatles (3) Signed Checks with Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr - A Sought-After Complete Set, Drawn on their Music Publishing Companies | sold for $25,000[8] (within estimate)
- Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker Twice-Signed Document - William Morris Agency Contract | sold for $19,456[9] (within estimate)
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono Signed 1970 'John & Yoko Calendar' with (2) Original Sketches by Lennon | sold for $18,565[10] (within estimate)
For industry participants tracking the broader market, this auction represents RR Auction's #16 sale of 17 concluded this year by realized value. Across all its sales year to date, RR Auction has realized $29,346,759[1] with a 100% sell-through rate. The broader memorabilia category has realized $68,090,291[1] across every tracked house this year, maintaining a category-average sell-through rate of 97.6%[1]. Within this highly active category, RR Auction continues to hold the leading position.\n\nSource note: The auction house publishes this official lot page as part of the sale, providing a direct first-party source for the listed object.[4][3]\n\nSource note: The auction house publishes this official lot page as part of the sale, providing a direct first-party source for the listed object.
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RR Auction
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rrauctionsellconsignments.com
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