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Although this item is not related to an autograph, I want to post a word of caution about a ring in the current RR Auction lot which is listed as having been the personal property of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I STRONGLY advise folks to stay clear of this item. I had my doubts about the authenticity of this ring as the seller sold a "SRV shirt" with a nearly identical "letter of provenance" several years ago. I question the authenticity as:

  • The "letter of provenance" states that the seller played gigs opening for SRV from 1987 to 1991. The problem is Stevie died on August 26, 1990. If one is going to write a letter of provenance than getting the dates right is basic credibility.
  • I have corresponded with two people who are experts on Stevie or very close to the musician. Both resources shed very serious doubts on this item and suggested it was probably not Stevie’s property based on their knowledge of and relationship to the musician. The person close to SRV also stated the shirt sold several year was probably not something that belonged to Stevie as neither the ring nor the shirt were “his style.”

I have posted a word of caution to the auction house. In the meantime I wanted the members here to be aware of the issue. I have a major passion for Stevie and his music so this type of questionable item causes me concern  

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Another item where the provenance isn't correct, thanks for the input. Also i had a laugh at the persons items they have been auctioning off over the months because some items have been inscribed jack or Bill or Buddy, im not implying they were fake, perhaps not being completely transparent. 

I totally agree with you Drew.... Very dubious indeed.

I talked to the seller & RRAuction on this today. The seller is a known seller to the auction and knew Stevie's story very well including general dates & people who were involved w/ his career that would not be known unless one spent a fair amount of time researching SRV. As such, I don't want to shed to any credibility issues on the man selling this piece as he well may have been doing the things claimed in his provenance letter. By the same token, the lack of 3rd party provenance (picture of SRV with the ring, picture of SRV & the seller back stage during warm-ups, etc) does not help the provenance story. The seller's story may be solid, but I generally am cautious about making said purchases without 3rd party verification (picture, etc). Signatures are one heck of a lot easier to verify than personally owned items. I will give RR Auction credit for checking on my concerns and connecting the seller and I to talk about this openly. Was a reasonable & respectful conversation from all parties involved, and RR Auction did follow-up as I know they take authenticity seriously. This one becomes a judgement call on part of the collector and what one looks for in terms of supporting material.

Couldn't agree more.

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