A Whale of a Time
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Cast iron mermaid-form ship’s wheel bracket helm, late 19th/early 20th century, 36 1/2 in. h, 46 in. w, $69,300. Collectors had a whale of a time buying treasures from the sea offered at Eldred’s biannual marquee maritime art auction, “The Property of a Gentleman: Maritime and Decorative Art from the Estate of Peter Goldstein,” on […]