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Title: Seems like a steep price for a NEGC Weight
Post by: paperweights on September 13, 2011, 03:39:13 AM

Anyone want to comment on why this went for so much?  It looks like a nice NEGC Patterned weight, but I don't see anything that special.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320755405798 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320755405798)

Title: Re: Seems like a steep price for a NEGC Weight
Post by: tropdevin on September 13, 2011, 09:18:41 AM

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Hi Allan. I suspect that at least two bidders decided that it was antique French.  It is a timeless issue - even the most bizarre attribution only has to convince two bidders, and you get a surprisingly high price.  I have just pointed out to Boldon Auction Rooms (http://www.boldonauctions.co.uk/) that their 'Bacchus' is a Murano and their 'Clichy' featured on their Home Page is Chinese. So estimates of £3000 plus may be excessive!  But it would only take two people to believe it, and who knows what the Chinese might sell for.

Alan

Title: Re: Seems like a steep price for a NEGC Weight
Post by: alpha on September 13, 2011, 12:52:33 PM

Might also have been the muslin ground. Usually the spaced millefiori NEGC weights are on latticinio.