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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;808 raver, post: 366240, member: 4654&quot;]So just recently I went to sell a unknown carved plaque at Christie&#039;s auction, perhaps not surprisingly they turned it down, I went away thinking that it might be because they didn&#039;t know anything about it. </p><p>I then had a breakthrough and found the artist who carved it (Pietro Giusti) I then did a whole raft of research and sent it back to Christie&#039;s expecting them to reconsider their initial refusal. </p><p>Today I was very shocked when they still turned me away by saying they could have someone to appraise the piece for the bargain price of £3000. </p><p>Perhaps it&#039;s because I&#039;ve never used any auction house before but I expected them to welcome a almost certainty that it was by Pietro Giusti and do that last bit of authentication (for their own safety) and enter it into their auction. </p><p>I am now sure these high end auction houses are there for people with more money than sense. Am I just being naive? </p><p>Anyway I&#039;m now left with enough evidence to convince the most sceptical buyer it is what it is but where, and how do I go about selling it? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]125432[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]125433[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]125434[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]125435[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]125436[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]125437[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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