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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 1547554, member: 5066"]Well, it's obvious the auction house had no idea what they had but, that is not unusual, they are mostly "generalists" they know a little about a lot of objects.</p><p>They were probably relying on the RI School of Design on everything, they should know, right? WRONG! Some school of design, they had NO CLUE what it was, nevermind it's value! NOT a good look for that school, no doubt!</p><p>Still, a VERY FUN morning for me, i enjoyed the hell out of that "Sugar Chest" experience.</p><p> Period "Chamber Tables" are VERY RARE, only a 1/2 dozen or so are known to exist, just the idea of acquiring one was exciting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 1547554, member: 5066"]Well, it's obvious the auction house had no idea what they had but, that is not unusual, they are mostly "generalists" they know a little about a lot of objects. They were probably relying on the RI School of Design on everything, they should know, right? WRONG! Some school of design, they had NO CLUE what it was, nevermind it's value! NOT a good look for that school, no doubt! Still, a VERY FUN morning for me, i enjoyed the hell out of that "Sugar Chest" experience. Period "Chamber Tables" are VERY RARE, only a 1/2 dozen or so are known to exist, just the idea of acquiring one was exciting.[/QUOTE]
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