There are three goals to the Peace Corps: to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women, to help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served and to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. Only one of those goals, you will notice, is aid-oriented. The other two are communicative and social, underlying the idea that the world is better served by cutting through differences and creating understanding. When John F. Kennedy Jr signed the legislation to create the organization in 1961, he did so with the intention of creating a world that worked together. Even with isolationism on the rise, the Peace Corps continues on today, 57 years later, in 61 countries around the world. The very pen that JFK Jr signed the Peace Corps into existence with approaches the block at Eldred’s, joining other top lots from around the United States in this week’s picks.
ELDRED’S
Sale Date: August 1–3, 2018
Lot 1325
Collection Of 15 Pens President Kennedy Used To Sign Landmark Laws
Easterbrook fountain pens each imprinted “The President — The White House,” used in signing some of the most important legislation of the Kennedy administration, including laws pertaining to nuclear disarmament, protection of the environment and the establishment of the Peace Corps. Accompanied by a letter of authentication from Dave Powers, the first curator of the John F. Kennedy Library.
Estimate: $60/90,000
COWAN’S
Sale Date: July 28, 2018
Lot 113
A Hopewell Copper Breastplate With Preserved Fabric
Late Archaic period, 3000–1000 BCE, Crib Mound, Spencer County, Ind., 9¾ inches length. Art Gerber found this exceptional copper breastplate at the Crib Mound. Attached to the breastplate are remnants of organic cord that has been preserved by copper salts.
Estimate: $4/6,000
THE COEUR D’ALENE ART AUCTION
Sale Date: July 28, 2018
Lot 98
William R. Leigh (1866–1955)
“Embarrassed (Range Pony in Town),” circa 1910, oil on canvas, 30 by 40 inches, signed lower right.
Estimate: $1/1.5 million
HERITAGE
Sale Date: July 28–29, 2018
Lot 86516
“Help!” (United Artists, 1965)
Door panels, set of 4, 20 by 60 inches, produced for the Beatles second feature film.
Estimate: $10/20,000
COPAKE
Sale Date: July 28, 2018
Lot 685
Early Niagara Falls Photograph
Glass plate photograph of Niagara Falls, 7 by 8¾ inches.
Estimate: $50–$100
NEW ORLEANS AUCTION GALLERY
Sale Date: July 28–29, 2018
Lot 914
Attributed To Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778–1860)
“David Codwise (d 1864),” oil on cradled wood panel, unsigned, handwritten inscriptions and label identifying artist and sitter and his home address. In a period frame with artist and sitter plaque, 33½ by 26½ inches sight.
Estimate: $4/7,000
JOHN McINNIS
Sale Date: July 25, 2018
Lot 97
Marsden Hartley (1877–1943)
“Newburyport Barn, 333 High Street,” oil on board, 16 by 20 inches, unsigned, circa 1930s, framed 19½ by 23½ inches.
Estimate: $30/50,000
WILLIAM JENACK
Sale Date: July 29, 2018
Lot 33
Moravian Paint Decorated Tall Case Clock
Eighteenth Century.
Estimate: $400/500
ABINGTON AUCTION GALLERY
Sale Date: July 26, 2018
Lot 174
Albert Ernest “Beanie” Backus, American (1906–1990)
Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Measures 37½ by 31½ inches framed.
Estimate: $10/12,000
