[TheForge] James C. Sorber Auction

[PlumDon at aol.com]

Regarding the Sorber collection auction of May 14. 
 
Details, when available, may be viewed at the Pook and Pook auction site:  
_http://www.pookandpook.com/_ (http://www.pookandpook.com/) .
 
A catalogue will be available in the near future. The auction items are  
being picked up from the Sorber home this week and next. They will be  catalogued, 
photographed, etc. Mr. Sorber is nearing his 88th birthday and  although in 
excellent health, can no longer do justice to maintaining and  displaying the 
collection. It is the way of many collections. Mr. Sorber has  pursued many 
avenues in an effort to maintain the collection in its entirety but  there is 
little interest from any private or public institutions. 
 
There are many wonderful pieces in the collection that well represent the  
highest level of blacksmithing achievement, technique and style of the 17th,  
18th and 19th centuries. I hope everyone of you might be able to have a piece or 
 two from the collection.
 
Don Plummer
 
--- PlumDon at aol.com wrote:

> The entire collection of blacksmith  made items of
> the James C. Sorber  
> collection will go to  auction on May 14, 2005. This
> includes the 700+ items  shown  
> in the book, "Colonial Wrought Iron" as well as an
> additonal  1000-1500  items. 
>  
> The auction will be held at Pook  and Pook
> Auctioneers in Downingtown,  PA
>   
>  
> Don  Plummer
> Plummer Design Works
>  392 Hallman Mill Road
> Phoenixville, PA  19460
>  610-495-5058