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Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
For its annual Cape Cod marine auction under the big tent on July 20, Eldred’s in East Dennis, Massachusetts, began as it meant to go on. It was a buying kind of day, and bidders were ready. Eldred’s was more than ... (Read More)
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On July 20 Daniel Witek, 54, of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in U.S. District Court. Court papers state that Witek is also known as Daniel Mountbatten-Witek and Walter Payne.
According to the plea agreement, Witek was a volunteer at the Buffalo History Museum in 2013. While volunteering ... (Read More)
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A bag used by Neil Armstrong to bring back to earth samples of lunar material sold for $1,812,500 (with buyer’s premium) at Sotheby’s on July 20 to a “private American.” The estimate was $2/4 million.
Photo courtesy Sotheby’s
This wasn’t the first time this bag had been offered at auction. In fact, ... (Read More)
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Bruce Gamage Jr., Rockland, Maine
Running a tightly focused specialty auction can be a challenge, even for an experienced auctioneer. He runs the risk of not being able to attract a sufficient number of bidders to attain “critical mass” to generate buying enthusiasm, even with ample use of absentee and phone ... (Read More)
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Seeck Auctions, St. Louis, Missouri
Photos courtesy Seeck Auctions
Since the start of his career in the 1980s, auctioneer Jim Seeck of Seeck Auctions has had the pleasure of selling some of the finest examples of carnival glass of his career to Carlton and Jane Tarkington.
On July 15, Seeck had the bittersweet ... (Read More)
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The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy The Cobbs Auctioneers
It was all about art at the midsummer auction at The Cobbs Auctioneers in Peterborough, New Hampshire, on July 15. The top lot was an oil on canvas by Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), Moat Mountain from the Intervale, 1872, in a Foster ... (Read More)
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