June 22, 2010 - Auction Central News

Lincoln carte de visite top earner at Cowan’s Amer. History sale

Abraham Lincoln autographed carte de visite, $38,775. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions.

CINCINNATI – Lincoln family ephemera led Cowan’s June 11, 2010, American History auction, which featured Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. The auction marked the 15th anniversary of Cowan’s and garnered wide media attention for several important lots that came from the family of Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith. The last male descendent of the Lincoln family, Beckwith was the great grandson of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.

The auction totaled just over $925,000 (all prices inclusive of 17.5% buyer’s premium), with more than 500 bidders vying for 404 lots. The highest-selling item, an autographed Abraham Lincoln carte de visite from the group of Beckwith items, surpassed its $10/20,000 estimate by selling for $38,775. A portrait of Lincoln from a negative originally taken by Mathew Brady, it is signed A Lincoln along the bottom of the photograph.

Mary Todd Lincoln’s mourning carriage parasol, veil, and fan trumped its $3/5,000 estimate, selling for $19,388. The items are accompanied by a Xerox copy of an affidavit signed by Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, describing the contents of a trunk found at Hildene, the Lincoln family home.

An egg cup and sugar bowl from the first Lincoln White House service were also among the Lincoln memorabilia leading the sale. A Haviland Limoges porcelain egg cup sold for $20,563, blowing away its $5/7,000 estimate. Mary Todd Lincoln had the service ordered in 1861 on a trip to New York to purchase furnishings for the White House. A dessert sugar bowl from the same service sold for $27,613, also selling well above its estimate.

Mary Todd Lincoln’s archive of commitment papers to Bellevue Place more than tripled its modest $8/10,000 estimate, selling for $37,600. The collection included the commitment decree, the arrest warrant for Mary Todd Lincoln, and the ledger book signing her into Bellevue Place, a private asylum in Batavia, Illinois. The archive was purchased by the Frazier International History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.

An important whole-plate daguerreotype of Lewis Cass, diplomat, soldier, and statesman, brought $29,375, just under its $30/40,000 estimate. The photograph by Mathew Brady was probably taken sometime during 1851-52. Cass served as an officer of the state militia, and later as a U.S. Senator.

The Confederate manuscript archive of Major Daniel Speer, 60th Georgia, realized $18,800. Speer served as the Quartermaster for the 4th Battalion, later combined into the 60th Georgia Infantry. The archive includes compelling letters and tales from the battlefield under Stonewall Jackson’s command.

This auction marked the first time in many years that Civil War firearms and military accoutrements were included as part of Cowan’s American History auction; previously, they were sold in Cowan’s Historic Firearms and Early Militaria sales.

“We want to strengthen our place in the Civil War market, and by combining all aspects of Civil War collectibles into one auction, we feel that we can accomplish that,” explained Wes Cowan, president and principal auctioneer, as well as American History department director.

Additionally, several important Western items met with great success on the auction block. Robert Hall’s frontiersman outfit, including a horn from Jean Lafitte, sold for $35,250, falling within its $30/40,000 estimate. Hall was one of the last surviving Texas frontiersmen who witnessed and participated in the Texas Revolution, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. Hall’s eccentric outfit, intended to be worn on special occasions, was made of buckskin and an assortment of animal pelts.

An archive of incredible western diaries recounting the Modoc War hangings surpassed its $6/8,000 estimate, selling for an outstanding $20,563. The three diaries were written by Leonard Case and Henry Gilbert Abbey of Cleveland, and detail the trials of the Modoc prisoners, including first hand interviews.

Click here to view the fully illustrated catalog for this sale, complete with prices realized.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Mary Todd Lincoln's mourning parasol, veil and fan, $19,388. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions. — Mary Todd Lincoln’s mourning parasol, veil and fan, $19,388. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions.

Dessert sugar bowl from first Lincoln White House Service, $27,613. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions.

Archive of Mary Todd Lincoln's commitment papers to private asylum Bellevue Place, $37,600. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions. — Archive of Mary Todd Lincoln’s commitment papers to private asylum Bellevue Place, $37,600. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions.

Abraham Lincoln-signed check, dated January 1859, $9,400. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions.

Digs in Cyprus uncover more of Phoenician fort

2007 photo of Leron Apollonos Lemesos on the island of Cyprus, which is the site of many ancient archaeological treasures. Photo by Marcobadotti2.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Digs in Cyprus have uncovered what may be soldiers’ barracks belonging to a sprawling Phoenician fortress that was the island’s largest ancient administrative hub dating back at least 2,500 years, the Cypriot Antiquities Department director said Monday.

Maria Hadjicosti said the discovery this year of the two building complexes in the ancient kingdom of Idalion, some 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the modern-day capital Nicosia, offers more proof of the site’s significance.

“The discoveries further reinforce Idalion’s role as the island’s largest center of administration in ancient times,” Hadjicosti said.

She said Cypriot and Greek archaeologists found two separate building complexes attached to a large tower overlooking the entire fortress. Pieces of a bronze shield and other metal weapons were found in some of the complexes’ rooms, suggesting they were used as barracks by soldiers assigned to guard duty on the tower.

The Phoenician kings of Kition, a southern coastal town about 14 miles (23 kilometers) southeast of Idalion – now known as Larnaca _-had conquered the Greek-ruled city in the middle of the 5th century B.C. and governed it for around 150 years.

Ink inscriptions on 300 marble slabs and pottery shards found at the site over nearly two decades of digs in the 2-square kilometer (square-mile) site indicate how Phoenicians collected taxes from Idalion’s residents.

Excavations on Cyprus have uncovered settlements dating back to around 9000 B.C. Cyprus then saw successive waves of colonization, including Mycenaean Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans and, in the Middle Ages, Franks and Venetians. The island was conquered by Ottoman Turks in 1571 and became part of the British Empire in 1878 before winning independence in 1960.

Other discoveries in earlier digs at the site include a triple olive press _ a unique find in the eastern Mediterranean _ and large clay vessels used to store wine and olive oil, which were the area’s main products.

Hadjicosti said that, although archaeologists have yet to unearth definitive proof, “it would be reasonable to assume” that the fort overlaid an older palace used by the Greek kings of the city that according to legend was founded by the ancient Greek Trojan war hero Chalcanor.

Idalion was first mentioned in Assyrian written sources of the 7th century B.C. Its name survives in the modern village of Dali.

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Skinner’s European auction July 10 features Wedgwood, icons

Royal Worcester porcelain reticulated double-walled teapot and cover, England, circa 1875, attributed to George Owen, estimate: $6,000-$8,000. Image courtesy of Skinner Inc.

BOSTON– Skinner Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative on Saturday, July 10, that will feature the large Wedgwood collection of Joe Skirchak and Pat Cerra. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern in Skinner’s Boston gallery. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.

Skinner’s July European auction always features a great offering of fine ceramics and this sale is abundant, with 450 lots of ceramics, much of it coming from great collections. The entire auction is just less than 1,000 lots, and estimates range to fit every budget.

Skirchak and Cerra have collected Wedgwood for 30 years and have been dealing in it since 1984. Encompassing the full breadth of Wedgwood’s manufacture, the collection numbers approximately 350 lots and includes many fine examples in jasper of all colors and a wide selection of black basalt. Also well represented are queensware decorated by Emile Lessore and others, several earthenware Peace plaques, Thomas Allen decorated Shakespeare chargers, and a wide range of wares produced by the many freelance and studio potters. These include works by Alan Best, John Skeaping, Ernest Light, Keith Murray, Arnold Machin, Norman Wilson, Harry Sheldon, Peter Wall, Louise Powell, Daisy Makeig-Jones and others.

Additional ceramics in the auction include a set of four 18th-century Wedgwood and Bentley period oval plaques; a collection of reticulated Royal Worcester featuring a number of double-walled vessels and a teapot attributed to George Owen; Belleek porcelains; a set of 11 Wilkinson commemorative toby jugs; and Royal Doulton offerings highlighted by a Mark V. Marshall decorated stoneware owl vase.

Decorative arts offerings are highlighted by the icon collection of Louis Albert McMillen, a prominent American architect, and founder of The Architect’s Collaborative along with Walter Gropius and six other architects. The collection is composed of more than 45 Greek, Russian and Arabic Christian icons. A graduate of the Yale School of Architecture, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, McMillen worked extensively in the Middle East, most notably on the TAC design of Baghdad University. McMillen was not only a designer, but a painter. This wonderfully varied collection reflects his interest in painting, as well as a fascination with the artistry and symbolism of icons.

Also being offered is a nice group of impressive bronze and stone statuary, highlighted by Two French Soldiers on the Field of Battle, La Defense Du Drapeau by Jean-Louis Gregoire. This patriotic bronze was one of at least five different compositions that Gregoire executed to protest the Prussian invasion and occupation of Alsace-Lorraine in 1870. An alabaster figure by Edmonia Lewis, also known as Wildfire Lewis, is also up for bid. Lewis was the daughter of an African American father and a Chippewa mother. She studied for a time in Boston, and then traveled to Rome where she joined the women’s classical sculpture group known as the White Marmorean Flock. Lewis’s works include scenes of American Indians, as well as depictions of freedom from slavery. She is regarded as one of the first African American female sculptors to gain international fame.

Previews for the auction will be Thursday, July 8, from noon to 5 p.m. and Friday, July 9, from noon to 8 p.m. Illustrated catalog no. 2513 is available by mail for $35 ($42 for foreign requests) from the subscription department at 508-970-3240. It is also available at the gallery for $32.

For details call 508-970-3000.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Wedgwood black basalt bust of Plato, England, early 19th century, estimate: $1,500 to $2,000. Image courtesy of Skinner Inc.

Jean-Louie Gregoire (French, 1850-1890).‘Two French Soldiers on the Field of Battle, La Defense Du Drapeau.’ This patriotic bronze was one of at least five different compositions the artist to protest the Prussia occupation of Alsace-Lorraine in 1870, estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Skinner Inc.

Large Russian icon of St. Elijah and scenes from his life, 19th century, likely taken from a iconostasis, with central depiction of the saint before the cave, surrounded by vignettes from his life, and his ascension in a fiery chariot to top, estimate: $4,000-$5,000. Image courtesy of Skinner Inc.

London court: ‘Tome Raider’ guilty of stealing antique library books

LONDON (ACNI) – A 40-year-old man charged with stealing rare horticultural books from a world-renowned British library has been found guilty in London’s Southwark Crown Court.

William Jacques, who was arrested on Christmas Day of 2009 and subsequently charged with stealing 13 volumes of Nouvelle Iconographies des Camellias from the Royal Horticultural Society’s library, will appear before the court for sentencing on July 20.

Given the dubious nickname “Tome Raider” in the late 1990s after stealing rare books valued at nearly $1.5 million, Jacques drew up a “thief’s shopping list” as he continued his life of crime, prosecutors told the court.

Jacques already served a four-year jail term after being convicted of previous book thefts. As a repeat offender, the former Cambridge University student is expected to receive a lengthy sentence for his latest crimes.

According to a BBC report, the judge presiding over the case admonished Jacques, telling him: “These are antique and antiquarian books that have a real academic value to the institutions that lose them, which is quite independent to the financial value.”

In another case currently being heard in London, 53-year-old Raymond Scott is accused of having stolen the 1623 First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays from England’s Durham University in 1998.

Scholars consider the folio one of the most important printed works in the English language.

Scott is also charged with theft and handling stolen goods in cases unrelated to the folio. He denies all charges.

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Collectors could strike gold with Calif. collection at Morphy’s, July 16-17

"Say it with Flowers" Indian pedal motorcycle, 76 inches long, made late 1950s to 1960 as part of a carousel ride and later customized. One of a kind display piece. Estimate $7,500-$9,500. Morphy Auctions image.

DENVER, PA. – At the heart of Dan Morphy Auctions’ 1,300-lot July 16-17 Premier Auction is a collection of mostly mint/boxed toys that has flown under the radar for nearly three decades. Running the gamut from European, early American and Japanese toys to pressed steel, pedal cars and even two actual hot rods, the collection was amassed by retired California architect and Victorian home restorer Michael O’Hearn. It will be offered at auction “unpicked and in its entirety,” said auction company CEO Dan Morphy. Internet live bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com

“Very few people have even heard of this truly exceptional collection,” said Morphy. “Mr. O’Hearn never sold a toy; he only bought, and in each of the 46 categories of his collection, he kept the emphasis on condition. All of the O’Hearn toys are a strong 9 out of 10 or better.”

The auction’s flagship collection came to Morphy’s as a result of the 20-year business association and friendship between O’Hearn and Morphy’s chief operating officer, Tom Sage Jr. “I started selling toys to Michael in the late 1980s or early 1990s through my magazine ads,” said Sage. “For many years I had no idea how large and impressive his collection was, until Michael extended an invitation to Dan and myself to visit his home and view the toys. It was something to behold. There were some 4,000 toys in his collection, at least 2,500 of them in their original boxes. As toy collections go, it’s a California gold mine, right up there with the very best.”

The Friday, July 16 session will open with more than 75 boxed robot and space toy lots. Highlights include boxed examples of a New Space Station (estimate $1,000-$1,500), a Space Refuel Station ($2,000-$4,000) and a friction Space bus ($1,200-$1,800). A TV Space Patrol Car is expected to make $1,500-$2,500.

More than 100 European tin toys will be auctioned in the first session. A French Gem #42 racecar is entered with a $1,500-$2,000 estimate, while a German lithographed-tin #15 Super Racer friction toy shows its rarity and desirability with a $4,000-$8,000 estimate. A Fisher windup bus with “Joyville” as its destination is expecting a fare of $2,000-$4,000.

The panoramic sub-collection of Japanese toys spans the era from pre-World War II through the boom years of postwar toymaking. “It covers quite a range – celluloid, battery ops, tin airplanes, big ’50s cars,” said Morphy. A #58 Atom Jet racecar is estimated at $2,000-$4,000.

Michael O’Hearn also gets a kick out of full-size cars, as evidenced by the two beautifully appointed contemporary hot rods consigned to Morphy’s sale. His 1927 Ford Model T coupe ($20,000-$30,000) is fitted with a Ford Cobra engine and Jaguar front and rear end. Described by O’Hearn as “a deluxe mini racecar in an antique body,” the car has air conditioning, power steering and a 50-gallon gas tank in its trunk.

“At first glance, it looks like a Model T, but it’s deceptive,” said O’Hearn. I would take it out for a spin and have a little fun when people would drive by, pointing at the old Model T. I’d hit the gas and leave them in the dust.” The second hot rod, which O’Hearn has owned for 30 years, is a 1929 Ford Roadster convertible pickup truck customized with a big-block Chevy engine ($18,000-$20,000).

The Saturday, July 17 session opens with more than 125 high-end advertising lots. A parade of pretty girls from the turn of the 20th century includes the fabled model Hilda Clark on a near-mint 1903 Coca-Cola tray; and another beauty sipping Dr. Pepper as the central image of a 1908 cardboard sign ($8,000-$12,000). Cardboard signs from the 1930s and ’40s touting Coca-Cola include a 1940s example with the image of a girl lying on the beach ($3,000-$5,000).

An early Lawrence Paint Company porcelain sign emblazoned with a tiger’s head is expected to leap to a winning bid of $2,000-$4,000; while an oval tin sign for Robert Smith Ale, Philadelphia, with a Bengal tiger’s head “breaking” through it, will require $5,000-$7,000 in order to be tamed.

Representing an American classic, a porcelain Campbell’s Soup sign in near-mint condition is mm-mm-good looking and carries an estimate of $3,000-$5,000; while a custom sign depicting a cook holding a pan and frying chicken over a fire carries an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.

In the tobacciana section, a large Mayo Cut Plug Tobacco porcelain sign with a rooster image could reach $4,000-$6,000. Smaller but no less desirable, a Hi Ho Tobacco pocket tin with a wonderful image of scullers rowing also carries a $4,000-$6,000 estimate. Three complete sets of Roly Poly tins, advertising Dixie Queen, Navy Cut and Red Man Tobacco, could realize $4,000-$6,000 per set. “These are going to fly. It took the consignor 30 years to collect them all,” Morphy remarked.

Additional lots include a large assortment of tip trays, 78 occupational shaving mugs, and 20 large, double-sided porcelain neon signs sourced from a warehouse in Duluth, Minnesota, where they had been stored for many years. “Some are 10 to 12 feet tall and weigh 300 pounds. They came off 1920s storefronts in Duluth and advertise such retail establishments as a furniture store, jewelry store, a brewery, etc.,” said Morphy. Among the more eye-catching examples is a 10-foot-long, quintessentially Art Deco, lime green and yellow neon sign for Nolander’s Furniture ($3,000-$5,000) and an 8-foot-long 1920s sign for Hotel Arrowhead ($3,000-$5,000).

Sixty mechanical and still banks, more than 200 tin toy lots and 100+ pressed-steel toys and pedal cars will be auctioned on day two of the sale. “Many of the O’Hearn pedal cars were custom made, and very unusual,” said Morphy. A1914 Ford C-Cab could bring $5,000-$7,000; and a Say It With Flowers motorcycle pedal car is entered with a $7,500-$9,500 estimate.

For additional information on any lot in Dan Morphy’s July 16-17 Premier Toys & Advertising Auction, call 717-335-3435 or e-mail dan@morphyauctions.com.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

1927 Ford Model T 2-door coupe, 23,827 miles, tricked out with Ford Cobra engine, 1966 Jaguar XKE front and rear suspension, 1976 Mustang II rack and pinion power steering, Jaguar disc brakes and other custom features. Estimate $20,000-$30,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Curved porcelain Campbell’s Tomato Soup sign, 22½ by 12¼ inches, near mint plus, estimate $3,000-$5,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Robert Smith Ale Brewing Company oval tin sign, 23 inches long with stunning image of forward-leaping tiger, estimate $5,000-$7,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Cardboard 1908 Dr. Pepper sign featuring a turn of the 20th century beauty. Extremely rare, 15 by 10 inches. Estimate $8,000-$12,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Tin Space Fuel Station battery-operated toy, Japanese, includes original rocket, antenna and box. Estimate $2,000-$4,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Tin Harley-Davidson motorcycle friction toy made by I.Y. Metal Toys, Japan. Original license plate and headlight. Estimate $2,500-$5,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Porcelain Hotel Arrowhead double-sided neon sign, 98 by 40 inches, made by Claude Neon Federal Sign Co., requires replacement neon. Estimate $3,000-$5,000. Morphy Auctions image.

Euro up vs. US dollar; UK to raise VAT as it grapples with debt

Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

BERLIN (AP and ACNI) – The 16-nation euro is starting the week stronger against the U.S. dollar after moves by European leaders to allay worries about the eurozone economy.

The euro bought $1.2457 in morning European trading Monday, up from $1.2364 on Friday in New York. The British pound is up to $1.4912 from $1.4799 while the dollar is little changed against the Japanese yen, purchasing 90.72 yen compared with 90.73 yen in New York trading.

The euro gained strength last week after EU leaders meeting in Brussels said they would publish results of ” stress tests” of Europe’s 25 biggest banks in July.

Concern that Spain could follow Greece in requiring financial aid also receded somewhat Friday after a successful bond auction and support from EU leaders.

Meanwhile, Britain is addressing concerns of its own. Today Chancellor George Osborne – Britain’s money minder – announced details of what he called an “unavoidable budget” – a cost-cutting plan the government hopes will be effective in reducing the UK’s $1.3 trillion debt.

Buyers of antiques and fine art will find the budget unappealing with regard to its proposed increase to the value added tax, or VAT, which is charged on most goods and services, with few exceptions. Presently assessed at 17.5%, the VAT is set to increase to 20% by January 2011. It is projected that the higher VAT will generate an additional $19.1 billion in revenue per year.

Osborne told the media he will scrap plans for a special Treasury unit to manage the UK’s transition from pounds sterling to the euro. Osborne said Britain does not plan to adopt the European Union’s currency during the five years of Parliament’s current term.

Catherine Saunders-Watson of Auction Central News contributed to this report.

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Travel the world at Onslows’ poster auction June 30

'Anon LMS Express & Cunard Liner Royal Scot,' original poster printed for the LMS by Thos. Forman, 40 3/4 inches by 25 1/4 inches, $750-$1,050. Image courtesy Onslow Auctioneers.

DORSET, England – Onslows Auctioneers’ annual summer auction of classic vintage posters will present a tempting selection for collectors with estimates ranging from $150 to $4,500. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.

Leading the field will be a single-owner collection of 1970s Formula One posters and ephemera. The posters cover British driver James Hunt winning the 1976 world championship. Estimates for the posters all range in the $150-$300 area. Ephemera includes a great collection of race car stickers estimated at $105-$150.

Onslows has a stunning group of British railway posters by Terence Cuneo, the artist who often put his signature running mouse somewhere in his poster. The group includes Bon Voyage the continental boat train and Forging Ahead, showing classic British steam locomotives. Both are expected to sell for in excess of $1,500. There are more than 100 other classic railway posters, including the classic LMS & Cunard Liner and the Business Man’s London published by the London Underground in 1930, estimated at $750-$1,050.

In World War II propaganda the auction will offer some unusual posters for the Home Front, including Useful Jobs girls can do to win the war and Abram Games’s powerful image If he should fall is your blood there to save him?” This poster could sell for between $450 and $600.

Continental posters include a small collection of 1960s French advertising hoarding posters by Villemot and Savignac’s including his famous R4, and the Art Deco Chapeaux Mossant by Olsky, estimated at $2,250-$3,000.

Onslows began auctioning vintage posters and ephemera in 1984. The auction house specialized in vintage advertising and travel posters, and propaganda posters of the World Wars.

Over 26 years Onslows has sold many remarkable collections of posters. Notable discoveries include the $300,000 worth of London and North Eastern Railway posters stored under a station platform in Norfolk. Another similar collection found under the bed of a railwayman’s widow sold for $450,000. And most recently the man from Dublin who found a roll of White Star Titanic posters in a roof space. These sold for $30,000.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

A Games (Abram Games 1914-1996), original World War II Ministry of Health poster, 30 1/2 inches by 20 1/2 inches, estimate: $450-$600. Image courtesy Onslow Auctioneers.

Terence Cuneo (1907-1996) 'Bon Voyage,' original poster, 40 3/4 inches by 50 3/4 inches, estimate: $1,800-$2,400. Image courtesy Onslow Auctioneers. — Terence Cuneo (1907-1996) ‘Bon Voyage,’ original poster, 40 3/4 inches by 50 3/4 inches, estimate: $1,800-$2,400. Image courtesy Onslow Auctioneers.

Philip Castle Race of Champions, 1977, original Ferodo poster, 30 1/2 inches by 20 1/2 inches, with another Ferodo poster for Canadian Gran Prix, 1974, first Fittipaldi, 30 1/2 inches by 20 1/2 inches, estimate: $150-$225. Image courtesy Onslow Auctioneers.

Olsky (dates unknown) 'Chapeaux Mossant,' original poster printed by Vercasson, 1928, 60 inches by 46 1/2 inches, estimate: $2,250-$3,000. Image courtesy Onslow Auctioneers. — Olsky (dates unknown) ‘Chapeaux Mossant,’ original poster printed by Vercasson, 1928, 60 inches by 46 1/2 inches, estimate: $2,250-$3,000. Image courtesy Onslow Auctioneers.

Fort Douglas looking for memorabilia, volunteers

Fort Douglas Military Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah, National Historic Landmark and Utah Military History Center. Image used by permission of Fort Douglas Military Museum.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The Fort Douglas Military Museum is looking for pieces of history.

The museum’s curators say anybody with military artifacts – old or not so old – is welcome to call or bring them by the fort overlooking Salt Lake City.

About 1,000 people attended the annual Fort Douglas Day Celebration at the 149-year-old military post. The museum is seeking donations of military memorabilia to add to its collection.

The museum also is looking for volunteers to help establish a detail of living-history interpreters.

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Online: www.fortdouglas.org

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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com

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