tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post4592698254060214140..comments2024-03-18T12:47:37.136-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Nord Wennerstrom Reports: Antiquities with Dubious Provenance Don't Sell WellPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-44584363021028784472013-03-25T09:22:21.968-07:002013-03-25T09:22:21.968-07:00hi paul,the condition of all the helmets was very ...hi paul,the condition of all the helmets was very bad.when i examined lot 112 i was scared the cheekpieces were going to fall off.i must admit,i would have had it restored.personally i think the provenance is what drove the prices sky high.<br />kyri.kyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-30668883954789075902013-03-25T09:20:26.911-07:002013-03-25T09:20:26.911-07:00hi paul,the condition of all the helmets was very ...hi paul,the condition of all the helmets was very bad.when i examined lot 112 i was scared the cheekpieces were going to fall off.i must admit,i would have had it restored.personally i think the provenance is what drove the prices sky high.<br />kyri.kyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-53077428653836265682013-03-24T12:14:28.492-07:002013-03-24T12:14:28.492-07:00Interesting. If you'd won, would you have had...Interesting. If you'd won, would you have had the holes in the crown infilled? Not sure I like the cracks of the cheekpieces. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-61982548197953638532013-03-24T11:10:11.563-07:002013-03-24T11:10:11.563-07:00"antiquities with dubious provenance dont sel..."antiquities with dubious provenance dont sell" and antiquities with a great provenance sell very well as the recent sale of antiquities from the higgins armoury museum showed.sold by thomas del-mar at 25 blythe road some pieces selling for 20-30 times the estimates.i was bidding on this one,<br />http://www.thomasdelmar.com/Catalogues/as200313/lot0110.html <br />estimate 1-2k sold for 38k [my bid was blown out of the water]thats what a good solid provenance does.<br />kyri.kyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.com