Fontaine’s Auctions presents Civil War, Antique Firearms and Militaria on Artfact Live! Bid live online with Arftact Live! on over 800 lots, including an 1883 Gatling Gun, on August 15th and August 16th. This is a can't miss event for Civil War collectors and militaria enthusiasts!
News-Antique.com - Aug 10,2009 - (Boston MA) Artfact Live! is pleased to announce the Fontaine’s Auction of Civil War and Antique Firearms, on August 15 and August 16, 2009, is available for online bidding through Artfact Live! If you can’t join the live auction action in Pittsfield, MA, visit Artfact.com, or its sister site in the UK, Invaluable.com, to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. If you’re not ready to bid, simply watch the activity live from the auction floor using the Artfact Live! console.
The auction offers over 800 lots of Civil War & Antique firearms, including two private collections: The Eastover collection, from Lenox, Massachusetts, includes several cannons, an 1883 Gatling gun, dozen of Uniforms, firearms & related items; and the Civil War collection of Henry B. Walker, direct from his descendants.
The Eastover collection has been called one of the world’s largest privately held Civil War collections. The collection was housed in the American Heritage Room Museum at Eastover Resort, in Lenox, MA. George J. Bisacca, who opened the Eastover resort in 1947, began the collection, which includes items from the Spanish American War and World War II in addition to the Civil War items, and opened the museum in 1961.
The highlight of the Eastover collection, and of this two day auction, is Lot 406, a magnificent Colt’s Model 1883 .45 caliber Gatling Gun. Bidding begins at $90,000 is expected to exceed the top estimate of $250,000.
Artfact currently has over 100,000 upcoming auction lots available to search by keyword, category, auction house and location. Bid online on Civil War, firearms and militaria in upcoming Artfact Live! auctions presented by partner auction houses, including Fontaine’s, Eldred’s, Freeman’s, Cottone and Rock Island.
To research Civil War, antique firearms and militaria related items at auction, and view over 50 million auction price results visit http://www.artfact.com and search the industry’s leading auction database. Typing “Civil War” into Advance search displays over 50,000 past auction price results.
Since the departure of eBay Live Auctions, Artfact Live! has taken the lead in the live auction arena by partnering exclusively with the world’s most prestigious auction houses to host their online auctions. As it continues to build the world’s most affluent and knowledgeable bidding community, Artfact offers free registration, offering unlimited access to Artfact Live! partner auctions and free searching of the past 12 months of price results in its auction records database. Artfact’s Advanced Search allows users to narrow searches by entering keywords, price range, auction date range, or auction house name.
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Founded in 1989, Artfact is the largest global marketplace of fine and decorative arts, antiques, collectibles, and estate auctions. On January 1, 2009, Artfact launched Artfact Live!, its proprietary live auction bidding platform, enabling users to bid real time on auctions being held around the world by its prestigious auction house partners. Currently, over 1,000 fine auctioneers actively list their catalogues with Artfact.com and its U.K. sister site Invaluable.com, reaching the Artfact community of more than
