BH Again, Help with Value, Restore or not?

[Eric Olson]

I have re-newed my PGCA membership so this should not be deleted! I am trying to determine the "as is" value and secondly see if a restoration would be financally a good move or not, to increase its value and desirability.

The Research Letter is attached as well as (hopefully) enough pictures to help the more knowledgable give me an estimate on its value and if restoration would be financially wise. This gun will be for sale at some time in the probable near future.

This was purchased from the family of Mr. Fred Brewester who was a very wealthy business man with interests in Standard Oil and the New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co, The Second National Bank of New Haven, United Illuminating Co as well as Trustee of New Haven Savings Bank. When he married in 1908 in New Haven, Connecticut, he constructed "Edgerton" Mansion and it was called "one of the last great examples of English Manor House in America". He passed away in 1959 and the mansion was demolished after the death of his wife in 1964 and the property donated to New Haven to be used as a park as per Mr. Brewester's wishes.

Any help will be very much appreciated.