Featured Carved cork

Hello again I hope there’s not a limit because I got stuff. What are the things I have is this Carved cork, Is there a market for this? Thanks

 

A quick internet search will bring up other examples. This one from Sotheby's.

https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/of-royal-and-noble-descent-l16306/lot.416.html

Debora

 

Thank you I did see one on Worthpoint, But there’s something about paying them for the prices of things that Have sold , it just bugs me

 

You can always ask someone here who is a member to tell you the selling price, I think a few boardies are members

 

@Kronos ...can u help this gentleman ?

 

There is no limit.....
but ...the nicer the items u present.....and the older.....the more we're likely to gather round for a look see !!! ..

 

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1800s-german-carved-cork-picture-1795723503 This one sold for $79.990 (2016)

 

it also helps if you can give us the size of your items....and a word or two as to where they came from......how u got them.... Y'know....stuff to actually....help us..to help you !!!!!

 

Thank you

 

J. F. Borgfeldt seems to have been a Kurz- und Galanteriewaren store. Unter den Linden makes sense because Kurzwaren (kurze Waren - short products; contrary to long products that were out of fabric)) and Galanterie from French galanterie (advertency) were small gifts to impress ze Frauleins to get their attention - so a gift shop.

 

Just to clarify for those on either side of the comma/period divide, is that 79 dollars and 99 cents, or 79 thousand 990 dollars? With the extra 0, I'm assuming 79 thousand.

 

assuming........or hoping???

 

I’m hoping

 

Might as well round it to 80 thousand.

 

I was thinking $799.90, which is in keeping with the Sotheby's example.

 

The one at Sotheby's sold for £63...





~Cheryl

 

63 gbp is 86.69 USD, according to Mr. Giggle!!

 

logic when it's from a gift shop.

 

Well, sounds like there is some market for it, at least.

 

of course there is. Unter den Linden in Berlin with hotels like the famous Adlon and all the restaurants and embassies was the place to be.
I think it would have been placed best in a Berlin auction.