Hi folks! Popping in for a bit as real life has allowed.
- Bonham's, Manion's, etc. Oh yes, during my collecting days I used to look at their catalogs as the grown-up version of the Sears & Roebuck Christmas toy catalog of my childhood. Lot's of good stuff, and yeah, no matter the reputation of the "house", you have to be careful.
-
It is a shame that these items are being auctioned off and not going to museums, but it is the right of the property owner to do what he wants with his collection.
Des, for many years, I used to think as you do here. However, a couple of decades working with museums & historic sites, mostly as an avocation, but sometimes as a vocation, has dissuaded me of that. Oh! The horror stories I could relate to you if we had a fire to warm our feet and an adult beverage. Believe me when I tell you these items probably stand a much better chance of being viewed and shared in private hands than they will in museums, and probably safer too.
- I saw that last lot, and like a lot of you here, my spidey-sense tingled, and the Gerrard name came instantly to mind. Either someone was trying to get one over on someone else in order to recoup their previous unwise purchase, or someone got taken to the cleaners, and they're only now finding out how badly they got taken. For those of you who aren't familiar with that scoundrel, I'll let some of the Alte Hasse clue you in to the sad, sordid tale of not so long ago.
Warren
