Wednesday, May 11, 2011

How not to approach an Auction house + News — Maine Living — Bangor Daily News

Don’t bug auction houses for free help — Maine Living — Bangor Daily News:
A treasure of 19th C. India, the textile known as the Pearl Canopy of Baroda sold for $2.3 million. recently at Sotheby’s New York.
Textile known as the Pearl Canopy of Baroda sold for $2.3 million recently at Sotheby’s New York
...auction houses are about selling. They’re not into supplying free appraisals or educating owners about their stuff. If interested in property offered for sale, staff can consult on possible sale results. That’s provided they believe that taking the merchandise will benefit their bottom line. Their value information comes from past sale results and databanks that are, in many cases, available to the public for a fee.

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