Simon Wills, formerly of Christie’s in New York, has joined Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers (Columbus) and Selkirk Auctioneers and Appraisers (St. Louis). Simon's career spans a decade serving various roles at Christie's, most recently as Vice President and Senior Account Manager in the Estates, Appraisals and Valuations department. Now as Account and Business Development Manager, as well as Fine Art Specialist and Consignment Representative, at Garth’s + Selkirk, Simon wi

GATES MILLS, Ohio -- Dr. Floyd Loop was sometimes thanked in unusual ways for his lifesaving work as a heart surgeon. From the president of the Philippines came a footlocker-size humidor full of hand-rolled cigars. A thoracic surgeon in China gave him the wooden carving of a leaping horse. A tour of the Loop house turns up an exotic curved dagger and scabbard, giver unknown, and a framed silk weaving that bears the likenesses of Loop and his wife, Bernadine Healy. Some items