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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 366289, member: 5833&quot;]Yes &amp; yes.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t that long ago that I too, without any experience or genuine knowledge of the workings of the big name auction houses, accepted them as they would like to be perceived.&nbsp; Have learned they are neither as knowledgeable nor as ethical as they would have you believe.&nbsp; And, if you have only a single item to consign, in order to have anything left over from the proceeds, it better fetch way more than you paid.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had to do a little quickie research into Giusti, but pieces seem to have been marked &amp; he was not the only one making carved wood frames in Siena at the time.&nbsp; What convinces you this is his?&nbsp; And what is the nature of the plaque it is framing?</p><p><br /></p><p>Agree that a house like Skinner or Doyle might serve you better than Christie&#039;s, Sotheby&#039;s or Bonhams.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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