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‘Old Moon Pavilion’ Marked Stoneware & Molded Porcelain Snuff Bottle

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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« on: April 07, 2017, 05:51:17 pm »

Dear Rheuben,

      Gumps seems to have always tried to represent their wares honestly, but they were not experts in Asian Arts, or other exotic items, even though their 'consultants' claimed such expertise.

      This Mr. Quon sounds like a real 'expert' (not). Either he did not know that the bottles like this one were made up to 30 years earlier; or he did not care.

      Gumps still exists today in SFO. And they still buy from or via experts; but the world is more sophisticated today, and, thanks to the Internet (which also allows me in Jerusalem, Israel, to communicate over The Forum with all of you out there!), there is more info, so people CAN become more informed, if they so desire.

      Don't unfairly denigrate Gumps; and don't glorify Mr. Quon. If he sold it to your relative as over 200 years old (unless he sold it to her in 2109 or thereabouts) and 'rare', the BEST one can say is that he was not an expert. I'd say he was a liar, myself, and probably good at charming (fleecing?) nice old ladies out of their money.

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Shabbat Shalom,
Joey
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Joey Silver (Si Zhouyi 義周司), collecting snuff bottles since Feb.1970

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