Albersheim's 2016 May Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/14/2016
Giacobbe La Motta, better known as Jake LaMotta, and nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull" is a former boxer who was world middleweight champion. His life has been as controversial outside the ring as it was inside. He was portrayed as the main character of the movie
Raging Bull by Robert De Niro.
Vikki LaMotta married Jake LaMotta when she was 16 and they divorced eleven years later in 1957. She was portrayed by actress Cathy Moriarty in the Academy Award-winning 1980 film Raging Bull. She posed nude for Playboy magazine in November 1981 at age 51.
Offered are two personal checks from both Jake and Vikki that comes with a 10” x 8” photo of the famous boxing couple during their hey day.
Letter of Authenticity from Richard Albersheim.