The 2023 BARRE ROTARY ART SPLASH auction was a great success topping out at a little over $38,000.00!
All art items were sold the first time they were on the auction block with an average high bid of $953.75 per item.
Above, Bill Josler from White River Junction, VT gets ready to remove his 1934, number 3J, five window, Ford coupe from The VT Granite Museum where he had it on display for the 2023 BARRE ROTARY ART SPLASH auction. He won the model # 3J car as the high bidder in the auction which is on the hood of the real car!\
Picture in the back is the # 46 car owned by Loyde Hutchins which was used by The Arcana Shop in Barre to build the mold that was used to manufacture the model cars.
Below is the list of high bids at the auction.
| 2023 BAS HIGH BIDDER FORM | |||
| # | NAME | Pad # | HIGH BID |
| 1 | Mighty Meow | 18 | $ 500.00 |
| 2 | Ski VT | 10 | $ 2,450.00 |
| 3 | Schatsie | 1 | $ 400.00 |
| 4 | Hope | 86 | $ 500.00 |
| 5 | # 88 Nick Sweet | 95 | $ 600.00 |
| 6 | Festival Bear | 44 | $ 800.00 |
| 7 | # 71 Bobby Dragon | 101 | $ 1,500.00 |
| 8 | # 48 Evan Hallstrom | 92 | $ 1,000.00 |
| 9 | # 46 Pappy Forsythe | 86 | $ 1,600.00 |
| 10 | # 12 Norm Chaloux | 86 | $ 1,000.00 |
| 11 | Kermit and Friends | 2 | $ 500.00 |
| 12 | Chase the Bear | 100 | $ 650.00 |
| 13 | # 13 Boomer Morris | 35 | $ 1,050.00 |
| 14 | Sunset Coupe | 30 | $ 700.00 |
| 15 | # 15 Joey Laquerre | 25 | $ 1,100.00 |
| 16 | # 2 Stephen Donahue | 37 | $ 850.00 |
| 17 | Leaf Peeper | 44 | $ 800.00 |
| 18 | # 51 Jason Corliss - Russel Ingerson Tribute Car | 86 | $ 900.00 |
| 19 | # 16 Stub Fadden | 16 | $ 1,000.00 |
| 20 | Comedy & Tragedy | 34 | $ 500.00 |
| 21 | Hunter | 40 | $ 500.00 |
| 22 | # 11 Jack Dubrul | 86 | $ 1,000.00 |
| 23 | Mr. Purkins Peace Cat | 20 | $ 1,150.00 |
| 24 | Benny the Eastern Cottontail | 44 | $ 550.00 |
| 25 | Barre-Rana, Granitum Lapidarius | 36 | $ 500.00 |
| 26 | Pooh | 96 | $ 1,000.00 |
| 27 | Chuck Beary | 18 | $ 600.00 |
| 28 | Muffula | 34 | $ 650.00 |
| 29 | Ursa Lex | 6 | $ 600.00 |
| 30 | No # 30 | $ | |
| 31 | 3J Paul Martel | 44 | $ 1,500.00 |
| 32 | Honey Bear | 97 | $ 1,250.00 |
| 33 | Hunting Dog | 1 | $ 500.00 |
| 34 | Night Sky Bear | 1 | $ 1,650.00 |
| 35 | Chef Porketta | 1 | $ 500.00 |
| 36 | # 88 Norm Chaloux - "The Flying Frenchman" | 86 | $ 1,400.00 |
| 37 | Flossie | 12 | $ 500.00 |
| 38 | # 32 Johnny Gammell | 44 | $ 1,300.00 |
| 39 | # 64 Chris Pelkey | 32 | $ 500.00 |
| 40 | The Garden Coupe | 44 | $ 500.00 |
| 41 | Bruins Nose Faced Killah | 70 | $ 3,600.00 |