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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gillibaba, post: 13145515, member: 94880&quot;]Hello everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>I have inherited a series of items that were gifted to my parents on the occasion of their marriage in Shanghai in 1948. My father was a senior diplomat and his circle included many well-known people at the top of the political and economic post-war Republic of China world.&nbsp; I have the items, the cards that accompanied the items, my father&#039;s hand-written list of who gave what, a newspaper clipping about their wedding and various personal photos of what might be these folks. [I wouldn&#039;t recognize them but certainly experts would as they were often in the news of the time.]&nbsp; The gifts include a carved coral boat to heaven, a gold gilt buddha, several Chinese silver dinner sets in their travel boxes and possibly another item or two.&nbsp; I have been told that these items should be presented as a &#039;collection&#039; as the personal relationships between my father and these men is an important historical moment.&nbsp;&nbsp; I am also told the value at auction would increase exponentially with the added information about provenance.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you all think?&nbsp; Is this accurate advice--about presenting things to an auction house with the context added?&nbsp; I&#039;d only give copies of my father&#039;s handwritten list and the news article, but the personal cards would go with each item.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your perspectives and any thoughts!&nbsp; I can post pictures of the items but hesitate to do so before getting initial feed back.&nbsp; It&#039;s a bunch of pictures![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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