
KINGSTON, N.Y. — JMW Auction Service conducted a multi estates auction on April 10, offering 570 lots from various estates, including a selection from the Hudson Valley, N.Y., estate of businessman, inventor and collector Charles J. Carlotti, as well as art and decorative accessories from a Scarsdale, N.Y., estate. The highest-selling lot came from the Carlotti estate: a 1785 copy of The Bhăgvăt‑Gēētā, or Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjoon; in Eighteen Lectures with Notes, translated by Charles Wilkins. Published in London and leather bound, the book sold above its $800-$1,200 estimate, reaching $9,375 with premium despite the front cover being separated from the rest of the text. Additional highlights from the sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.