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Oct 09, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Belonging: The Art of American Fraternal Societies
This auction celebrates the art, ritual objects, and ephemera of American fraternal organizations from the collection of Bruce and Julie Webb. Prices Realized
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Auction Description
This auction - the first of its kind - celebrates the art, ritual objects, and ephemera of American fraternal organizations from the collection of Bruce and Julie Webb. These secretive societies - including the Oddfellows, Freemasons, Knight of Pythias, Shriners, and Elks - generated attractive, bizarre, and fantastical objects of all kinds. Paintings, costumes, arms & armor, prank-like (and mischievous) initiation devices, prints, lithographs, wood carvings, and "folk art" with a macabre bent are all hallmarks of their output. Examples in each category will be featured in the auction. With Lynne Adele, Bruce Lee Webb authored As Above, So Below: Art of the American Fraternal Society, 1850-1930, with a foreword by noted collector David Byrne of the Talking Heads.
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Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
