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For Immediate Release
March 20, 2006

Press contact: Mark Lawson (518) 587-8787

RARE 1866 SARATOGA SPRINGS SILVER FIRE TRUMPET
ADDED TO IMPORTANT SALE OF ANTIQUES, FURNITURE AND DECORATIONS
AT THE SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY CENTER, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY

We have added many more Saratoga Springs Historical items, including rare objects from the Grand Union Hotel, featuring a candid photograph of President Ulysses S. Grant on the hotel veranda

SATURDAY, APRIL 1st AT NOON
Preview Friday, March 31st, 4pm until 8pm; Saturday, 9am until sale time

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY-- Mark Lawson, proprietor of Mark Lawson Auctions, 492 Maple Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY, is pleased to announce important additions to the Auction of Property of Various New York Country Estates, to be held at the Saratoga Springs City Center, located at 522 Broadway in historic downtown Saratoga Springs, NY.

A presentation silver fire trumpet, dated 1866, from the Saratoga Springs Fire Department, is one the featured items among many important and rare Saratoga Springs historical objects. Also included is an Art Deco architectural drawing of the Congress Theater originally located at 328 Broadway, as well as a rare candid large albumin photograph of President Ulysses S. Grant on the veranda of the Grand Union Hotel in 1869. Additional 19th century Saratoga photographs are to be auctioned, as well as rare Saratoga stoneware, furniture and decorative items from the aforementioned Grand Union Hotel, a Saratoga Springs landmark visited by presidents, dignitaries and wealthy racetrack patrons during the Gilded Age.

The auction will run on Saturday, April 1st, from noon until approximately 5pm. A preview of the items offered will be held Friday, March 31st, from 4pm until 8pm, as well as Saturday from 9am until sale time. Mr. Lawson will serve as auctioneer. Absentee bidding is available.

The auction will also feature many antiques and other items including period and Victorian furniture, original artwork, many pieces by well-listed artists, as well as decorative objects, silver, jewelry and Persian rugs. Also included: a large assortment of fine estate jewelry including a superb 2.9 carat GIA Certified diamond and platinum Art Deco lady’s ring; a 1959 Jaguar Mark I sedan; a remarkable six-piece 19th century Victorian faux bamboo assembled bedroom set from Woodlawn Park, Saratoga Springs (estate of notorious Boss Tweed associate Henry Hilton); an 18th century Blackamoor King and Queen oil on canvas painting, signed Bachmayer (also from Woodlawn Park); a striking 5.31 carat Alexandrite platinum and diamond ring, and a rare watercolor and pencil drawing by English artist J.M.W. Turner.

For further information, including directions to the auction as well as a complete listing of the auction lots, please visit our web site: www.marklawsonantiques.com. Press quote requests and other inquiries should be directed to Mark Lawson at (518) 587-8787 or by e-mail: marklawsonantiques@gmail.com.

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