(Natchez, Miss.) – A complete and authentic vampire killing kit – made around 1800 and complete with stakes, mirrors, a gun with silver bullets, crosses, a Bible, holy water, candles and even garlic, all housed in a handsome American walnut case with a carved cross on top – hammered for $14,850 at [Read More]
Daily Archives: October 10, 2008
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Neatly placed in fine rose-wood book cases in the personal office library at the cottage-style medical offices of Dr. Gerald I. Sugarman was a select group of rare books on medicine, science and related subjects, the product of decades of collecting. Rare works on midwifery and obstetrics from the 16th century; early [Read More]
A stunning milk white marble bust of Ranjit Singh sculpted in India around 1900 estimated to sell for £50,000 to £70,000 at Bonhams Indian and Islamic Sale fetched £110,400, sold to a bidder in the room. This great Emperor of the Sikhs built an empire which stretched almost from the Indian Ocean [Read More]