Some kids inherit grandma’s pearl necklace. Last March at the IM Chait Gallery's Natural History Auction in New York, Anders Karlsson, a gallery owner in Santa Monica, California, seemed confident that this Egyptian mummy’s hand would become a family heirloom. For the pleasure of freaking out his heirs, he paid $4,500. (I somehow wonder whether his kids would prefer the cash.)
Beverly Hills-based IM Chait will be holding two auctions in New York this March: Important Chinese Ceramics & Asian Works of Art on the 21st, and the next day, their second annual Natural History Auction. IM Chait's New York location is 267 Fifth Avenue at 29th Street, 11th floor. Previews are March 17–20, 10 am to 6 pm.
There's a giant gold nugget, a dinosaur skull, a mammoth tusk,
fossils and meteorites . . . but sadly, this year no mummy hands. Even
if you're not in the market for grisly family heirlooms, it should make
fun browsing.
What’s been left to you that are you not looking forward to inheriting? Anyone?
And to the Winners Go the Dinosaur Skull and the Mummified Hand [New York Times, 2007 auction]
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