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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 366358, member: 5833&quot;]Exactly.&nbsp; Their reply indicates they thought maybe you wanted to have it appraised &amp; so gave you the minimum.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since you cannot provide provenance linking it to Giusti or indicating its potential value at auction would meet or exceed their minimum, they would have to appraise it to decide whether or not it qualifies, &amp; they do not want to give away a $3,000 service to make the decision whether or not to accept it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, this is everything.&nbsp; As you look into other possible auctioneers, look at descriptions of lots from previous auctions that would fall into the same category &amp; see how well you think they worded &amp; illustrated them.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Siena-Primavera Wall Plaque by Pietro Giusti (?)</b></p><p><b>THE WOOD INSCRIBED SIENA</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The carved frame with the ivory plaque is only tentatively attributed to Giusti, even though the inscription of &#039;Siena&#039; is consistent with others more firmly attributed to him.&nbsp; If no inscription of any type can be found on yours, the attribution is always going to be conjectural, even in a $3,000 appraiser&#039;s opinion.&nbsp; The text mentions a couple of other peers/competitors.</p><p><br /></p><p>They make no claim at all about the ivory, but I can easily imagine Giusti or one of his contemporaries as the author, since skill &amp; artistry in walnut would readily translate to tusk.&nbsp; Conceivable he did the original work that became the bronze; unless you can find another authoritatively attributed to him (&amp; I have learned not to accept the say-so of any &#039;authority&#039; without evidence) this is a harder case to make.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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