Julia Auction Today - Part 1
 

I just got back to Boston from the Julia auction today where there were Parkers and other fine doubles sold. Well there is good news - and bad news. First a US President - Teddy Roosevelt - trumped the Czar of Russia. The bad news is that Mr Ansley Fox of the Fox shotgun company gave President Roosevelt a Fox shotgun to take on his famous 1909-1910 African safari - Mr. Parker did not.

The Roosevelt Fox gun today sold for $750,000 plus a buyers fee of either 15% or 17%. As virtually everyone know the Czar Parker sold for $250,000.

The other good news is that many Parker lovers were able to add to their collections with some very different Parkers for very low prices. About 24 of the Parkers sold for BELOW their projected selling range.

When I get the chance to get back to the computer I will post some of the prices.

Wow! Jack Puglisi paid $250,000 plus, I think, 20 or 30 thou for the buyer's premium. A week or so after he bought it, I went to peek at it, but it was already gone!

Word has it that he had it sold long before he placed that historic "A quarter of a million dollars!" bid.

Dean: Do you have any idea who bought Teddy's Fox?

Best Regards, George

No that's not true. Gun was sold after he received it from Julia's

Julia Auction
 

I missed you Mike; where were you sitting? I was near center with Daryl Middlebrook.

Best, Austin

Julia Auction
 

According to my estimate, there were at least 4 phone bidders on theTR gun. It opened at 250000 and went by 100000 increments quite quickly to 750000, when at least three phone bidders were still standing.
The Fox "Director's Special" brought $35000.

The Lefever A brought $45000

The LC Smith Deluxe grade also hammered at $45000

The Remington Galazan Parker AAHE 28 brought $34500

The Walter Chrysler M21 brought $100000

Best, Austin

I have no idea George.

Julia's Parker Prices
 

Here is the Julia page with the descriptions of each gun in detail: http://jamesdjulia.com/auctions/div_....asp?pageREQ=1

Here are some of the prices from today:
#1152 AAHE Single Barrel Trap Upgrade 12ga: $5000
#1153 SC Single Barrel Trap 12ga: $3500
#1160 P grade hammer 8 ga: $8000
#1161 B grade hammer 10 ga: $6000
#1162 C grade hammer 12ga: $5000
#1163 grade 2 hammer 12ga: $2250
#1164 D grade hammer 10 ga: $3250
#1165 grade 3 hammer 10 ga: $1750
#1166 D grade hammer 10 ga: $1500
#1168 U grade lifter hammer 12 ga: $1250
#1169 grade 1 hammer 10 ga: $1700
#1170 O grade lifter hammer 10 ga; $1600
#1171 $125 grade lifter hammer 14 ga; $3000
#1172 N grade 8 ga; $9000
#1173 AHE grade 12 ga; $10750
#1174 AAHE(new Remington/Galazan) 28 ga;$34500
#1175 VHE .410; $23500
#1176 VHE 28 ga;$12,000 (one bid only)
#1177 DHE 20 ga; $20,000
#1178 DH 20 ga; $4500
#1179 DHE 20 ga; $5000
#1180 DHE 20ga; $7500
#1181 GHE 16ga; $6000
#1182 DHE 12ga; $2000
#1183 DHE 12ga; $6000
#1184 DHE 12ga; $5000
#1185 CHE 12ga; $5600
#1186 AHE 12ga; $4000
#1187 DHE 16ga; $2000
#1187A AAH Upgrade 20 ga; $8000
#1187B AHE Upgrade 12ga; $3000
#1187C GH 16 ga; $6000
#1188 DH 12 ga; $2500
#1189 PHE 20ga; $3400
#1190 VHE 20ga;$4500
#1191 VH 20 ga; $3000
#1192 VHE 12ga; $1500

On top of these prices is of course the buyers premium. These were the prices receiving the powerful "SOLD" verdict at Julia's today. They will of course publish the "final prices" online.

"The horror; the horror......"