How old do you believe it is? With the way it's carved, it appears to be done by hand, not manufactured made.
I have never used an auction house, the brick and motor kind. If I feel that I have something that may rake in some serious dough, I would go...
This would be a scary scenario. If an auction house, underestimated a piece, knowing it was worth more but the uneducated consigner knew no...
It just shows that sometimes, even supposed called"experts" miss the target. That's why it's important for a collector to do their homework first...
The only down side to this piece, is that it's chipped on the rim. But it's at an angle where you can hardly see it, ei the photo.
Really? Thank you for the info. I've searched for one similar but haven't found one yet. It's going no where. It will be passed to my grand kids.
Or, could the auction house under estimated it? Obviously, two people or more, seen something that the house missed.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I found this over a year ago and did some research on it. I'm finding ritual dance Topeng masks. It's a little confusing to me,...
That's what I'm talking about. Sometimes a chance pays off big!!
I was confident it was a recent piece. Since I can't afford the earlier pieces, might as well start somewhere. I'm still hoping to come across a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's a Nippon piece, a three legged standing vase. It feels and looks really nice. The details are very...
I'm trying to educate myself on almost everything but I can't hold more than one book at a time. Usually, I try to educate myself more so on the...
That's some knowledgable information. That's what I like about collecting. You learn something different almost every time. I'll have to look that...
[ATTACH] I almost didn't buy this but I just couldn't walk away without it. The images looked like faces to me but my wife said they looked like...
I contacted the MOMA and they said that they no longer have the files with the information about how many were made for that exhibition. So, with...
I contacted the National Museum of Fine Arts in Malta and got an email back from the curator. He stated that he believes that these paintings are...
This will be one litho that I will hold onto for quite some time. Now it's time to find a spot to hang it.
Well, Sothesby Got back with me and advised me that it wasn't valued enough to fall into their auction but have me two places to contact if I was...
Can someone translate this? I would really like to know what it reads.
Separate names with a comma.
