The Harrisburg Auction July 15

The Harrisburg Auction July 15 - July 21.

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By James Roxbury
Friday July 19, 2013 at 12:27 pm

Day 7: Last lot. Newspaper Front Page sells for 40 dollars.

Day 7: Final Day. Cattle Horns 125 Dollars.

Day 6 - Top sales of the day. Doc Holliday's Flack Coat sells for 55,000 dollars.

Day 6 - July 20, 2013: Unofficial total sales for the day are $649,240.00. The combined total for all six days is now $3,048,060.

Day 5: Video of Doc Holliday Dental Chair. Sold for 40,000 dollars.

Day 5: Video of Doc Holliday Pistol in Case. Sold for 50,000 dollars.

Day 5: Video of Sheriff J. Behan Badge. Sold for 27,500 dollars.

Day 5: Today's auction ended with estimated total sales of $707,270.00. For the items that have sold today the high estimate was $268,520.00 and the low estimate was $183,200.00.

View a copy of the contract between the City of Harrisburg and Guernsey's Auctions.

The contract stipulates that Guernsey's will be paid 18% on the first $1,000,000 of gross sales, 15% of gross sales between $1,000,001 and $2,000,000, and 12.5% will be assessed against gross sales that exceed $2,000,000. These rates apply for items sold at live auction and online.

We are uncertain which items have been offered exclusively online so we cannot factor in the commission of 19% on each lot sold exclusively online. To the best of our knowledge, all items sold have been offered online and at the live auction on city island, so this provision hasn't come into play.

In addition to the commission received for selling the artifacts, Guernsey's will charge buyers 22% of the first $100,000 in a lot and 15% of any amount in excess of $100,000. This premium is charged in addition to final hammer prices.

Based on the provisions of paragraph 4 and the most recent sales figures of $2,398,820 at 5:53 pm on Friday, Guernsey's Auctions has accumulated estimated earnings of $907,591.90 on the items sold thus far.

Of the $907,591, $379,851.50 will be paid by the city and the remaining $527,740.40 has been charged to the purchasers on top of the price paid for the artifacts.

It appears the city of harrisburg has raised approximately $2,018,969 on the sale of its artifacts.

The City of Harrisburg v. Landford Spraggins. Keeping it Real?

What was Mayor Reed thinking?. Made in China.

Day 4. Unofficial estimate of total sales for the day $308,800.

Harrisburg Mayor Linda D. Thompson. The Harrisburg Auction.

Day 4. Indian Artifacts Sioux War Shield Pictographic Cover sells for 10,000 dollars.

Day 3. Unofficial estimate of total sales for the day. $814,495

Day 3. Unofficial estimate of Wednesday's Gun sales - $687,135

Day 3 - Guns, guns, and more guns. Hand guns, long guns, shotguns, and rifles,

Lot# 3327a Ella Watson's Ivory Inlaid Prostitute's Box. Sale price 5,500 Dollars.

Top sale of the day. Wyatt Earp Pistol sells for 35,000 dollars.

Unofficial total sales for day 2 - $450,895

Top 10 sales of Day 2.

Theodore Roosevelt Cased Gun Set Lot # 2421 Low Est: $10,000High Est: $15,000

Sold for: $95,000.00

7th Cavalry Promotion Signed by Gen. Custer Lot # 2495 Low Est: $8,000High Est: $12,000

Sold for: $17,000.00

Powder Horn of Robert Wilson 1781 Lot # 2225 Low Est: $1,000High Est: $1,500

Sold for: $14,000.00

7th Cavalry Bugle Little Big Horn Lot # 2564 Low Est: $1,000High Est: $1,500

Sold for: $13,000.00

George Washington 1779 Signed Free Frank Lot # 2236 Low Est: $15,000High Est: $25,000

Sold for: $11,000.00

Little Big Horn 7th U.S. Cavalry G Flag Lot # 2368 Low Est: $3,000High Est: $4,000

Sold for: $9,000.00

Tusk Mounted Mirror from Sagamore Hill Lot # 2420 Low Est: $600High Est: $900

Sold for: $8,000.00

Hippopotamus Tusks- Roosevelt Safari Lot # 2416 Low Est: $300High Est: $400

Sold for: $6,500.00

Travel Box of Capt. M.W. Keogh Lot # 2413 Low Est: $1,000High Est: $1,500

Sold for: $6,500.00

Spanish Colonial Carved Pirate's Chest Lot # 2174 Low Est: $600High Est: $900

Sold for: $4,750.00

Day 2 sets record sale price. Theodore Roosevelt Cased Gun Set sells for 95K.

The Harrisburg Auction begins. Video. Lot 1000 sells for 25 dollars.

End of day 1, Video Lot 1586 Antelope Mask Karumba Tribe sells for 175 dollars.

Video of the artifacts scheduled to be auctioned off beginning Monday July 15th starting at 10am.

Auction Location:

City Island

Carousel Pavilion

Harrisburg, PA 17101 (For driving directions.

Preview Location: D & D Building

Public Works Complex

1670 S. 19th Street Harrisburg, PA 17104

(Accessible from Cameron St. or South 19th St.) (For driving directions,

Preview Hours:

(Extended Hours)

Thursday, July 11 - 12PM to 9PM

Friday, July 12 - 12PM to 9PM

Saturday, July 13 - 12PM to 9PM

Sunday, July 14 - 11AM to 8PM

Online Bidding:

www.proxibid.com

www.liveauctioneers.com

Auction Daily Schedule: Day 1 - July 15 - 7AM (PT) Mercantile, Country Store, Advertising, Primitives, Advertising, Lamps & Lighting, Vintage Clothing Lot # 1000 - 1425.

Video. Day One.

African Artifacts Lot # 1500 - 1586

Day 2 - July 16 - 7AM (PT)

Important Spanish Colonial Artifacts, Revolutiionary War, War of 1812,

Civil War, Battle of Little Big Horn, Indian Wars, Maps.

The Presidents. Historical Documents and Books. Lot # 2000 - 2701

Day 3 - July 17 - 7AM (PT)

Antique Firearms

Lot # 3000 - 3330

American Indian Lot # 3500 - 3601

Day 4 - July 18 - 7AM (PT) American Indian Lot # 4000 - 4720

Day 5 - July 19 - 7AM (PT) Wild West