Old South Military Antiques, LLC

Hickory Hill Plantation

9222 Wickham Manor Way

Ashland, VA 23005

804-543-4597

Email Us at oldsouthantiques@gmail.com

Last Updated: 03/23/19

It was brought to my attention in early January that there was a fake Augusta Arsenal cap box listed in the Case Auction Company catalog / website, which was offered as lot number 286 in their upcoming January 26, 2019 auction. The description offered a provenance that read: "Purchased from Shannon Pritchard", even though at the December Franklin show I had spoken with David Case and told him that while it was quite right to use my name to enhance the value of the items in the sale, to be sure and not let my name be put with anything that I did not indeed sell. Three weeks before the auction was to go off, I contacted the owner, John Case, and told him that I had never owned or sold the Augusta box and asked that he correct the listing, which he assured me he would do right away. I gave it no more thought until I attended the auction on January 26 and discovered that the fake box was still attributed to me. After again bringing it to John Case's attention he informed me that it had been sold by Old Barn Antiques and that he would change it right away. However this was much too late since by then thousands of collectors had seen the false attribution, and would have no reason to look at the listing again, as the auction would be over. I requested that he put a note on his site admitting the mistake and clearing my name, this he refused to do.

I have striven for three decades to maintain an impeccable reputation for integrity and honesty, without a single blemish and to have my name and business tarnished in this way disturbs me greatly. Therefore I have taken this route to clear my good name of such slander.