Lamb Site Clovis Collection Sold at Auction

[OntarioArch]

Bidding began at $5000 and next bid was $50,000. That was a clue. I dropped out soon after. (common' man.....just joking) Sold for a cool $95,000 plus 23% buyers premium.
For those unfamiliar with this Western New York site, here's a brief summary.

PAGE 1 CLOVIS CACHE LAMB SITE GE

I was told by an auction attendee that the winning bidder was a Central New York collector I happen to know, who is affiliated with New York State Archeology Association.

 

[newnan man]

How many Clovis points were there? 23% is pretty steep!

 

[joshuaream]

Wow, I hadn't heard it was going up for auction.

My guess is had they done a better job of publicizing the sale they could have done a lot better than that price. There are 6 or 7 top quality Clovis points in there, plus the being from a well known site.

I saw the auction listing on Live (I remember the other frames) but I guess I just assumed it was the book or missed it in the clutter of the listings.

 

[arrow86]

Some beautiful points in there , I would also like to know how many points were included in the sale

 

[Sunny Side]

A few of those Clovis points were found broken and re glued if I’m not mistaken. I’m trying to remember if this is the site Gramely worked on.

 

[joshuaream]

A few of those Clovis points were found broken and re glued if I’m not mistaken. I’m trying to remember if this is the site Gramely worked on.

Yes, they are broken and I believe a couple have some restoration (nick, ear, etc.)

 

[ToddsPoint]

If it wasn't for Mike Gramly, this stuff would still be in the ground. Gramly did what no other arkie would or could do. He allowed the property owner to retain possession of the artifacts. Chris Lamb wouldn't let any others dig it as the artifacts would have gone to the state. The state has enough stuff. I'm glad these artifacts are in a private collection now. Those wanting to view the artifacts can purchase casts of all of them from Lithic Casting Lab in Troy, IL. I hope the Lambs enjoy their nice profit. Gary

 

[OntarioArch]

A few of those Clovis points were found broken and re glued if I’m not mistaken. I’m trying to remember if this is the site Gramely worked on.

Yep. Gramly wrote a book about it: The Lamb Site : a pioneering Clovis encampment available used on Amazon for only $64.

 

[OntarioArch]

If it wasn't for Mike Gramly, this stuff would still be in the ground. Gramly did what no other arkie would or could do. He allowed the property owner to retain possession of the artifacts. Chris Lamb wouldn't let any others dig it as the artifacts would have gone to the state. The state has enough stuff. I'm glad these artifacts are in a private collection now. Those wanting to view the artifacts can purchase casts of all of them from Lithic Casting Lab in Troy, IL. I hope the Lambs enjoy their nice profit. Gary

TPoint - why would the artifacts have 'gone to the state' if any others had dug it? Trying to understand issues surrounding these types of digs. It WAS private property, after all!

 

[OntarioArch]

A few of those Clovis points were found broken and re glued if I’m not mistaken.

From Lithic Casting Lab site referenced above:

"All of the Lamb site fluted points are broken and fragmented from years of contact with agricultural equipment."

 

[Sunny Side]

From Lithic Casting Lab site referenced above:

"All of the Lamb site fluted points are broken and fragmented from years of contact with agricultural equipment."

I remember Gramley speaking about this site at a Ohio Arch show in Columbus Ohio. I thought I remembered him talking about how they sifted the pieces, I just gave myself a pat on the back. 95,000 is huge for a bunch of broken Clovis points. I’d be happy with that price .