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<p>[QUOTE="'Nuff_Said, post: 17582, member: 181"]Hey, don't be too hard on yourself, we all had or have these types of experiences. A couple of years ago we lost $1.2K thinking we just knew what we were purchasing was good resalable Asian ceramics. Not! Sh!t happens...</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn't be too hard on Crocker's as well. They are one of, if not the most reputable auction house in the country when it comes to these types of wares. It's very difficult to give a proper evaluation of an item from just images sent via email. No matter how good, clear and sharp these images may be. Having an item in-hand is the <u>only</u> way to properly evaluate such pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I did a short search and really didn't find much. I did find this 18th C. Virgin and Child stoneware figure with a somewhat similar glaze. Yeah, I know, it doesn't really help you much, but that's all I could find given the time spent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Link: <a href="http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=73060&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=73060&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10" rel="nofollow">http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=73060&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4320[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="'Nuff_Said, post: 17582, member: 181"]Hey, don't be too hard on yourself, we all had or have these types of experiences. A couple of years ago we lost $1.2K thinking we just knew what we were purchasing was good resalable Asian ceramics. Not! Sh!t happens... I wouldn't be too hard on Crocker's as well. They are one of, if not the most reputable auction house in the country when it comes to these types of wares. It's very difficult to give a proper evaluation of an item from just images sent via email. No matter how good, clear and sharp these images may be. Having an item in-hand is the [U]only[/U] way to properly evaluate such pieces. Anyway, I did a short search and really didn't find much. I did find this 18th C. Virgin and Child stoneware figure with a somewhat similar glaze. Yeah, I know, it doesn't really help you much, but that's all I could find given the time spent. Link: [url]http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=73060&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10[/url] [ATTACH=full]4320[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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