That unusual cruciform French vampire killing kit that I blogged about a while ago sold for 6875 Euros ($9364). That’s more than three times the original estimate! Stephanie Meyer clearly has a lot to answer for. Then again we’ve seen Blomberg type kits go for even more than that, so perhaps the level of interest in these things isn’t dependent on pop-culture resurgences. I suspect that casual interest IS, but the sort of loon* that’s prepared to drop that much money on a curio is likely to do so regardless of whether vampires are ‘in’ or not at the time of purchase. It’s all speculation really.
My old link within the article should still be valid, but for the sake of convenience:
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5346074
This brief update might have to suffice for a Halloween post – but if I can find the time to finish something I’ve been working on about the mummies of St Michan’s in Dublin, I will.
Note to French-speaking readers – apologies for the deliberate misspelling of the title. I have a thing for pun titles.
*No offence meant. I would count myself amongst said loons if I had that sort of disposable income!
