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A bit of family history under the hammer...
Posted: 2003-06-15 11:03pm
by weemadando
http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lo ... t_id=4278D
The figurehead from one of my great-great-(great?)-grandfathers shipping fleet is up for auction at Sothebys this week.
Posted: 2003-06-15 11:15pm
by Zaia
That's really amazing. I know how attached I am to my grandfather's photographs (he was the chief photographer for the NY Daily News for a number of years before he died), and that's only one generation removed. I think it would kick ass if someone in your family could buy this.
Posted: 2003-06-15 11:49pm
by Frank Hipper
They would compress the wool in those wool clippers to the point that the straps holding the bales down would start to pull up the deck planks.
That's an awesome bit of nautical memorabilia, even more so due to the family connection. Do you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? I would!
