The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History acquired a letter written by George Washington Nov. 30, 1785, to David Stuart, an associate and stepfather to Washington’s grandchildren. Stuart was in Richmond, Va., and had written to Washington with news of the Virginia legislature. Washington wrote this letter during the short period—1783 to [Read More]
Daily Archives: July 18, 2009
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David Gill, archaeologist, considers how antiquities derived from Iraq continue to appear on the antiquities market. The 2003 invasion of Iraq led to the loss of some 15,000 items from the archaeological collections in Baghdad. This alerted the international community to the scale of the problem and as a result some 6000 [Read More]
A logbook from the famous 1872-1876 journey of HMS Challenger, described at the time as “the greatest advance in the knowledge of our planet since the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries” will go on sale at Bonhams 16th September auction of Exploration, Travel and Topographical Pictures. The Book is estimated to sell for [Read More]
Stiles Auction, LLC of Lena, Wisconsin and Zurko Promotions of Shawano Wisconsin have teamed up for a fantastic Duck Decoy, Fishing Lure, Gun and Outdoor Sporting Auction scheduled for October 24th 2009. The auction which is featuring rare, and some signed vintage decoys from the midwest decoy makers as well as a [Read More]
A new world auction record was recently established for an antique doll when Theriault’s, the specialty auction house for antique childhood items, drew heated bidding for a seldom seen French art doll, circa 1914, by sculptor Albert Marque. The doll realized $263,000.00 (including buyers premium), shattering the previous record for a similar [Read More]