Churchill Auction

Hutt News, Volume 16, Issue 5, 1 July 1942, Page 8

Churchill Auction

i' «"-v 1 The i'nllowing si at emeu t, has been issued by Mr. ,I'at Lawlor, our Do- i minion Organiser at 1110 Churchill j Auctions: — j "1 will preface this appeal about | ihe Churchill Auctions will) a story. | A few year': ago two young Enp.lir.h- g ,iiei). who were week-ending on an | estate near Shrewsbury decided log try their .skill at archery. While | lliey }i:111 the bows and arrows they j| could not discover a suitable target. g Looking through a summer house on | (1 ( f> estate they found an old book § and they decided to prop "* ( <> n 'be | branches of a.n oak tree and use it | as a bulls eye. About to draw his | how, one ot Ihe amateur archers £ was not qui to satisfied with the 1 alible of the target, so he walked forward and turned the hook around and as he did no some of the pages fell back and he read the magic name of Venus<. Looking at the volume further lie; exclaimed to his companion '1 holiest; this old tiling is similar to that book which sold I for iinjoo at auction yesterday. The target was of course replaced, and later brought £10,(MM.) at auction. Mr. H. C. Kolger, of New York, the great collector of Shakespeareana, was the buyer. This if list rates the fact that untold wealth not only in hooks, but in piciures. MSS and general antiques, is still lying unhonoured and unsung in many an old building or even grami mansion. We, the organisers, of the Churchill Auctions are optimistic enough to believe that we will discover some real treasures diwing our campaign throughout N.Z. for gifts for these sales. The Churchill Auctions of course revolve around (hat very rare book presented to oui prime Minister in Kngland last yeai by Mr. Winston Churchill and since autographed by both Prime Minis tors. Th'm book will be the corner stone of auctions of hooks and othei art treasurer, to be held in the lorn centre;; and in connection with which 1 am now louring the Dominion as lion, organiser. The collections oi treasures will be supervised by tlieleading art- experts in the Dominion .so you may be assured of reverent handling of your gifts. Also, pleas< remember that you don't have to b< a collector 'to participate in • these sales. Just send along anything you think may have a practical selling value. To give you an example, we are very keen to have any copies of soldiers magazines published overseas. If you'have nothing suitable as a gift from your own possessions, then my advice is to go to your bookseller and buy a book by a good N.Z. author. If that author is alive we. will have the book autographed and then its value will be multiplied. All this just emphasises what a grand idea is wrapped up in these Churchill Auctions. We will be helping the war effort and at the same time strengthening that precious side of our life, our love ol good hooks, of pictures, and the work of the craftsman. With that spirit, of unselfishness tbat is going to win the war, we will be putting into circulation, the many literary and art treasures scattered all over this Dominion. 1 ask you therefore to put aside a generous hotu and make up a parcel for the Churchill Auctions. The receiving depots at the patriotic councils ami the public libraries. And don't forget that this is a noble war effort in which all may take part. Mr. Maurice Kalpli is on the general committee representing tlx ilutf Valley am} lie will be pleased ; ' to receive donations of books, etch- j ings ! , etc., suitable for the Churchil. j Auctions. Gifts may be left at the j King George Theatre. j