Luke Judge

over 1,000 items up for auction

HAMPTON — An unusual collection of photos, figurines, stuffed animals and more — all showcasing bulldogs — is being auctioned off after a Massachusetts collector’s death.

For more than 30 years, Sam Seidman, who lived in the Gov. Samuel Walker McCall Mansion in Waltham, Mass., collected all things bulldog. Upon his death two years ago, friends contacted Hampton auctioneer Harvey Webber, of H.G. Webber Antiques & Auctions, to liquidate Seidman’s estate.

It took Webber two years to create a catalogue of the more than 1,000 items and prepare them for auction. The auction, held at the Galley Hatch Conference Center on Route 1, began Saturday and will continue all day Sunday starting around 9 a.m. Items range in value from just a few dollars to thousands, Webber said, and include lapel pins, diamonds and table place settings.

“As far as collections, this guy went all the way. The thing I’m finding unique here is that there’s not one bulldog that’s the same,” said Richard Morris, a former Seabrook state representative and long-time friend of Harvey’s who is assisting with the auction. “You won’t see another bulldog collection like this again. I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Auctioneer Stephen Cyr of Andover, Mass., agreed. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. this was a passion for this man representing more than 30 years of collecting,” he said. “I think he would be pleased that there has been so much interest and that his items are going to people who have a love of bulldogs.”

According to an article in The Winchester Star in December 1996, Seidman began collecting bulldog memorabilia after obtaining a roommate’s bulldog who he had become attached to. The collection started when people would give Seidman bulldog figurines and items because he had one. he never aggressively pursued a collection for 20 years, the article states.

Ron Landry, of Uxbridge, Mass., understands Seidmvan’s fondness for bulldogs. “We love bulldogs,” said Landry, who drove from Massachusetts with his son and wife to attend the auction and ended up buying pottery items, pictures, cups and more. “We’ve got another whole day to come back.”

The family had three bulldogs, two of which, Maggie and Daisy, passed away at the ages of 12 and 8. now, the family has a 6-month-old puppy, Emma, and Landry said they love bulldogs for their compassion.

“You don’t see it like this, unique to bulldogs,” he said of the auction. “It’s the way they look, the way they react to you. They are compassionate and caring.”

The auction can be accessed online at H.G. Webber’s Web site at hgwebber.com.

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