Featured Chinese Rank Badge - Bid without examination?

KikoBlueEyes · Feb 27, 2019

James Conrad said: ↑

Bid without examination?

Generally speaking on furniture, no i don't but, i break that rule all the time as it's a complicated subject. If someone i know who is attending auction & also knows early furniture i will bid after getting a report, if provenance is impeccable i sometimes do, if auction house is well known for honesty & will take an object back if and ONLY IF, object is not what subject claims it is. i.e. they won't for condition issues for example because that is very subjective & differs from one person to the next.
As an example, last week the Spitler chest, subject line said
Rare and Important Johannes Spitler Painted Shenandoah Valley Blanket Chest
In addition, auction house had already consulted with Museum of the Shenandoah Valley & Williamsburg so auction house had looked into object as well as one could. Still, after all that if chest turned out to NOT be a Spitler chest, they would take it back, refund money, no harm no foul except for time lost.
Also, unless a dealer i know well, i NEVER pay with a check, ALWAYS pay with a credit/debit card because you can make a chargeback claim & bank must honor that if you can prove object isn't what seller said it was.
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Those are all good pointers. I didn't know any of this. I just started buying online at auction recently. It's very hard to find rank badges, so I thought I would try this way. I will be far more careful in the future.

Any Jewelry · Feb 28, 2019

KikoBlueEyes said: ↑

Not all the work is "wedding" quality, especially the emperor's lighter summer robes. What you see in books and exhibits are the best, but I have found the range to be quite varied.
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I agree. And I also agree that seeing it in person is best with this type of embroidery.
Your present bid is fine for the beauty and the work that went into making it, not a bad deal at all in that sense. As you said, there will probably be higher bids.

moreotherstuff · Mar 1, 2019

It may be that a woman's badge is more likely to be original. At a guess, I would expect most reproductions to be of a man's badge.

KikoBlueEyes · Mar 2, 2019

Any Jewelry said: ↑

I agree. And I also agree that seeing it in person is best with this type of embroidery.
Your present bid is fine for the beauty and the work that went into making it, not a bad deal at all in that sense. As you said, there will probably be higher bids.
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KikoBlueEyes · Mar 3, 2019

Luckily I was outbid. It went for $100. Thank you all for your advice and comments. I appreciate you taking the time to help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jimmy Lee · Jun 27, 2019

This one is a replica

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