October 14, 2007
Including buyers premium, the aforementioned Besarel mirror fetched $156,000 ($130k hammer price) when it closed yesterday. During the same auction, the Allen and Brother pieces I have posted about brought mixed results. The sofa brought a disappointing $17,500 hammer price (expected $20k plus) and the credenza brought a healthy $48,000 hammer price. [...]
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October 12, 2007
Going forward I’ll occasionally do a post titled “Speedlinks” which is a common blogging concept of providing 3-5 short links in one post vs. the usual single-topic post. Here’s todays:
If you’re into marquetry, this Empire-ish table is loaded with it down to the legs, stretcher and feet. Bidding will end tomorrow and the expected [...]
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