Bidding Ends Tonight! Antiquities from East to West Acquired By Aristocrat Lawyer Charles P Curtis

Many items in this auction were acquired by a wealthy aristocrat in the early 19th Century. He was lawyer who helped found what is today one of the large powerful law firms in Boston, Choate, Hall and Stewart, and a businessman. The Curtis family accqired much of its wealth originally from silver mines in Nevada in the early and mid 18th century.

CP Curtis’s wealth allowed him to devote much of his time to sport. At Harvard, class of 1883, he rowed 8 man shells, himself as 'stroke’, against other colleges.Their crew won many prizes, one of which I still have here.With his two sons, Charlie and Richard, he raced his sail boats in the three meter class against various European countries.

In 1918 he decided to take a tour of the world, to see what he could learn. In those days a wealthy aristocrat, traveling abroad with a train of servants and many trunks of luggage, would be hosted and entertained by the highly placed upper classes of what ever country he might be in.

Be on the lookout for the Japanese WW2 Medic chest, and Good Luck flag.  The Paul Bransom original charcoal with hand written letters.  1950s Walter Von Nessen Swing Arm Lamp.

We also have some fantastic mid century items.  Sterling Silver salad fork and spoon made in Denmark, a Pucci dress right out of the Go Go era.  The whole catalog of music from The Rolling Stones on vinyl.  Even a yellow submarine!

Sterling silver flatware, cut to clear art glass, Lenox.