An auction was held this morning at The Scottish Rite Center of excess personal property items owned by the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite - Valley of Fort Wayne.
The auction was conducted by Ellenberger Brothers, Inc. A full sale bill can be viewed here.
Auction bidding was higher than expected for a variety of the items going on the auction block. Quarter sawn oak chairs were particularly prized. The Arts and Craft era chairs were auctioned off to a variety of bidders for an average of $180 per piece.
However, the most unusual auction item also drew one of the highest winning bids. The human skeleton shown at right was auctioned for $1600.00. An organization official explained that the skeletal remains had probably been in possesssion of the Scottish Rite for over 100 years. It was also explained that the skeleton had not been used in any ritual proceedings but had been exhibited on stage.
It was announced in November 2011 that the Scottish Rite sold its building 431 W. Berry Street in Fort Wayne to the University of Saint Francis for a new Media Entrepreneurship Training in the Arts (META) program.
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