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Rago Arts and Auction Center – Jewelry in Rago’s 20th C. Design Auction Weekend – April 24th & 25th
April 15th, 2010 by adminBurchard Galleries – International Estate Antiques & Fine Art Auctioneers – St Petersburg, Florida
April 15th, 2010 by adminQuittenbaum Art Actions Munich
April 14th, 2010 by adminPhillips de Pury & Company – BRIC – Auctions April 23rd-24th – London
April 14th, 2010 by adminSusanin’s – 2 in 1 Auction Day – April 17th, 2010 – Chicago
April 14th, 2010 by adminImportant Asian Collection + Rugs and Carpets
April 17th, 10am
Preview – April 12th – 16th 10am – 5pm, April 15th late viewing till 7pm, April 17th 9am – noon
Jewelry and Couture + Accessories
April 17th, 1pm
Preview – April 12th – 16th 10am – 5pm, April 15th late viewing till 7pm, April 17th 9am – noon
Sotheby’s – Fine 20th Century Design Auction – London
April 14th, 2010 by adminBonhams and Butterfields Auction – Made in California: Contemporary Art
April 13th, 2010 by adminBonhams and Butterfields Auction
April 13th, 2010 by adminFrom the hand of ‘The Grey Ghost’: Recently Discovered Col. John S. Mosby Civil War speech at Heritage Auctions Los Angeles
January 19th, 2010 by adminFeb. 12 Historical Manuscripts Auction presents handwritten letter from Civil War Colonel disbanding his legendary Rangers
LOS ANGELES – An emotional and pointed farewell given by controversial Civil War Colonel John S. Mosby, believed to be one of only two contemporary copies known to be written by him, will be auctioned off as part of Heritage Auctions Los Angeles Signature® Historical Manuscripts & Autographs Auction, Feb. 12. It is estimated at $70,000-$90,000.
The Virginia-born and bred Mosby, known as “The Grey Ghost” for his lightning quick partisan-style tactics against Union forces, addresses his Partisan Rangers at the close of the Civil War after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Rather than subject his troops to the undue hardships they would face if they continued to fight, Mosby disbands the 43rd Virginia Cavalry, also known as “Mosby’s Rangers”:
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