In 1934 lawmen ambushed Bonnie and Clyde in their stolen Ford and blasted them with 130 rounds. Afterward, they found Bonnie with a snub-nosed Colt .38 strapped to her inner thigh. Clyde had a .45-caliber Colt in his waistband. RR Auction in New Hampshire is selling both in September, estimating they could bring $400,000.Retired Texas Ranger Frank Hamer received the personal handguns as part of his bounty for orchestrating the attack on the romanticized, Depression era pair who were involved in 13 murders. Also on sale is a pocket watch Clyde Barrow carried. His father wore it for 20-years after his son’s death. Clyde was 25. Bonnie was 23.
Bonnie & Clyde’s Guns In Ambushed Car
July 16, 2012
“Paul Newman” Rolex May Fetch Half-Million
May 10, 2013When the “Daytona Paul Newman” Rolex watches first came out they didn’t cause much stir and were relatively inexpensive. Today, some call them the “Holy Grail” of Rolexes. Antiquorum will auction one with a low serial number and its distinctive lemon yellow coloration this Sunday in Geneva. High estimate is $550,000.
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Rodin Statue Something To Think About At $15.3m
May 9, 2013There are only 28 casts of Auguste Rodin’s iconic “The Thinker” known to exist. One originally commissioned by Ralph Pulitzer in 1906 sold this week for $15.3m at Sotheby’s in New York. The statue bears a plaque certifying that Rodin, himself, supervised the casting. A similar cast sold for $12m three years ago.
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Rare Manuscript From 1st Published African Author At Swann’s
March 5, 2013As a 16th century student at University of Grenada , the former slave Juan de Sessa, who’d been captured as a boy near Guinea, showed such prodigious talent in Latin that he became known as Juan Latino. Offered a Chair in Latin Grammar at the University , Latino went on to write three books, the first published works by an African author. “Ad Catolicum,” as its very long Latin title begins, is the third of these, one of only three copies recorded. It’s sure to be a highlight at Swann Galleries’ auction of Printed and Manuscript African American works on March 26 in New York, where it’s expected to sell for $40,000-$60,000.
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Rising Value of Unrestored Cars
By Malcolm Welford, Vintage Car Specialist
