J. Steven Dews’ ‘Battle of Trafalgar’ Expected to Fetch over £100,000 at Bonhams Auction

The old saying goes that success is the best revenge.  John Stevens Dews failed his ‘A’ level art. (For the non-British, including myself, the ‘A’ level is a public examination in a subject taken for the General Certificate of Education (GCE), usually … Continue reading

U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet, “Queen of the Fleet,” Now for Sale on EBay

Last March we posted that the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet,  the oldest commissioned Coast Guard cutter, was being sold in an online auction.   The ship was reportedly sold to an unidentified buyer.  The ship has now been put up for auction on … Continue reading

The World’s Oldest Champagne Sells at Auction

Last  July we posted about divers finding intact bottles of champagne, believed to date from between 1782 and 1788, in the hold of a shipwreck on the Baltic seabed.   In November, a bottle of the “world’s oldest champagne” was opened and tasted by … Continue reading