Late NFL owner’s collection sells for $105M, guitar fetches $14.55M

The private memorabilia collection of late NFL team owner Jim Irsay has set an all-time auction record, generating more than $105 million across a series of highly competitive sales. As confirmed by auction house Christie's, the months-long undertaking concluded on 1 July after setting nearly 30 individual world records, headlined by a legendary rock guitar that fetched a historic $14.55 million.The sprawling estate of the late Indianapolis Colts proprietor spanned five separate auctions and saw 404 lots change hands. Experts had long classified the assembly of items as uniquely significant due to its immense cultural variety, which paired historical American documents with sports relics and music history.