Inventory · Spring 2026

The Catalog

Each lot below was inventoried under the supervision of the Ashveil County Probate Office. Provenance notes are recorded as given to us; we do not edit them.

Brass Skeleton Key, Ribboned
Lot A-014
01 / 06 · Hardware

Brass Skeleton Key, Ribboned

$48Available

Recovered from the lockbox beneath the floor of 9 Mill Road. The red ribbon was tied by the previous owner; we have left it as found.

Fits no door on the property that we have been able to identify.

Bid & open file
Leather Daybook, 1989–1991
Lot B-007
02 / 06 · Papers

Leather Daybook, 1989–1991

$220On Hold

Estate of M. Harlow. Entries are mundane through October 1990. Sixteen pages have been removed at the seam.

Sold as-is. We do not interpret the contents.

Bid & open file
Cracked Silver Pocket Watch
Lot A-022
03 / 06 · Personal Effect

Cracked Silver Pocket Watch

$165Available

Stopped at 2:47. Engraving reads 'For E.V. — keep good time.' Initials do not match any known party.

Mechanism is intact. Will not run.

Bid & open file
Apothecary Bottle with Letter
Lot C-031
04 / 06 · Curiosity

Apothecary Bottle with Letter

$92Available

Found wedged behind the chimney brickwork at the Mill Road residence. Label is handwritten. Contents long evaporated.

The letter is included. We do not recommend reading it after dark.

Bid & open file
Embroidered Linen Handkerchief
Lot B-019
05 / 06 · Textile

Embroidered Linen Handkerchief

$36Available

Initials embroidered in scarlet thread. Laundered once at the request of the seller.

Faint staining remains along the hem.

Bid & open file
Field Compass with County Map
Lot A-009
06 / 06 · Instrument

Field Compass with County Map

$140Withdrawn

Belonged to the Ashveil Volunteer Search Party, summer 1991. Map is annotated in pencil along the river road.

One marked location, ringed twice, does not appear on any modern survey.

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