Shooting gallery target collectors aim for perfect patinas

The only known H.C. Evans Man in the Moon shooting gallery target achieved $15,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Soulis Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
The only known H.C. Evans Man in the Moon shooting gallery target achieved $15,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Soulis Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
The only known H.C. Evans Man in the Moon shooting gallery target achieved $15,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Soulis Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — With antiques, condition is everything, but when it comes to cast iron shooting gallery targets, what’s known as “original surface” is most important.

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Mardi Gras collectibles symbolize New Orleans’ party tradition

A Carmen Royal Doulton figurine, marked HN4964, realized $2,500 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Lion and Unicorn and LiveAuctioneers.
A Carmen Royal Doulton Mardi Gras-themed figurine realized $2,500 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Lion and Unicorn and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — When it comes to big holiday celebrations, few take the cake the way that Mardi Gras does. Distinguished by its purple, gold and green color scheme and traditional accoutrements such as king cake, masquerade masks and jester hats, Mardi Gras is the ultimate party.

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