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Conjoined Cloisonne - help with age

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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« on: January 03, 2017, 07:14:55 pm »

Yes, but Rick reminded me that Virginia thought she was paying US$45 for it, and was too embarrassed to not buy it when the charge was rung up as US$450! As I remember it, both Rick and I tried to get her to cancel the purchase, but she did not want to look cheap.
I would have said that US$45 was a fair price in 1981...
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George - Thanks for the references. I will read more about this. I tend to be a stubborn analytical type person - guess that's pretty obvious by now! Wink

Despite the dispute about their age, I still find them lovely and am fascinated by the work that goes into making them. Maybe not lovely enough to spend $30,000, but certainly lovely enough for a few hundred dollars.

On my conjoined bottle, I think the amber insert alone made this a worthwhile purchase. I never mentioned that I didn't actually win this one. They came back to me and offered it as second chance after the original winner didn't pay.

Joey - what a memory you have! It constantly amazes!
 
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