Winter Auction 2021 Ending March 6-7
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/7/2021
Los Angeles Lakers star and the pride of Lower Merion Senior High School Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to the fifth and final NBA Championship of his career during the 2009-2010 season. The 2008-2009 defending NBA Champion Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games to secure the franchise’s 16th NBA Championship, with Bryant being named the Finals MVP for the second consecutive year.
This presented 16 x 20 signed lithograph features an image of Bryant going up against two unknown defenders and was painted to look as if it was in an elegant frame worthy of a European museum is labeled “LE CINQUE PIU BELLE”, which in Italian means “The Five Most Beautiful”. Bryant spoke fluent Italian, having spent his childhood living in Italy while his father played professional basketball in Europe. “KOBE BRYANT-LAKERS” is labeled on the bottom of the painted frame. A Court Kings “09-10 Limited Edition Litho” is stamped in gold on the right side of the lithograph, and the signed lithograph is #19/24 of a limited-edition. Bryant signed his name in blue marker on the bottom-left of the lithograph with a blue marker. The signed lithograph comes with an LOA from JSA (BB86259).