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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mmarco102, post: 9738843, member: 8289&quot;]Absolutely agree and well aware of the onslaught of high paid professionals doing their due diligence. The chance of something fallen through the crackel(punn intended) are far and few if at all. But it does happen. I did pay up more than I normally would. But the risk outweighed the downside. My purchases are generally made for resale. Only a few I make are purchases intended to keep forever and a day. They generally are those that have some level of personal importance.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this case the quality, style and uniqueness is there and I felt it worth the gamble. Yes, I truly want this to be authentic, and absolutely hope it to be, yet if it is a copy of 100,200 or 300+ years old(whatever) I will still be ahead of the game. This is such a unique piece. Only if it were a modern day knockoff could it hurt(I’d survive).</p><p><br /></p><p>However should I have floundered in my judgement I feel the cost can be at best recoup+ as in evident within this thread the piece is aesthetically desirable. IMO, one must take the risk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sincerely, thank you for your input *thumbs-up*[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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