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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 330272, member: 5833"]If a cameo is beautiful & well-executed, how the original owner or latest seller came by it is immaterial, as long as it is not stolen property! The inclusion of 'Grand Tour' in a listing does not sway me one way or the other & I don't even give a thought to whether or not the seller is being strictly accurate. Unsupported claims that a cameo was once the property of the Romanovs, on the other hand...</p><p><br /></p><p>If I collected ancient intaglios, proof of provenance would be extremely important, since there is so much fraud. It's always interesting to have provenance, but unless a previous owner was famous/of historical importance, it doesn't add much of anything to the value of a Victorian or later cameo. Quality completely supersedes it, while a piece signed by a known cutter is likely to fetch more than an anonymous one, even if the unsigned cameo is technically better.</p><p><br /></p><p>In what way does having been pawned add value/interest to NA work? Or is that just the way it is? Guess what I'm wondering is why do sellers think that claiming 'old pawn' adds appeal for buyers?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 330272, member: 5833"]If a cameo is beautiful & well-executed, how the original owner or latest seller came by it is immaterial, as long as it is not stolen property! The inclusion of 'Grand Tour' in a listing does not sway me one way or the other & I don't even give a thought to whether or not the seller is being strictly accurate. Unsupported claims that a cameo was once the property of the Romanovs, on the other hand... If I collected ancient intaglios, proof of provenance would be extremely important, since there is so much fraud. It's always interesting to have provenance, but unless a previous owner was famous/of historical importance, it doesn't add much of anything to the value of a Victorian or later cameo. Quality completely supersedes it, while a piece signed by a known cutter is likely to fetch more than an anonymous one, even if the unsigned cameo is technically better. In what way does having been pawned add value/interest to NA work? Or is that just the way it is? Guess what I'm wondering is why do sellers think that claiming 'old pawn' adds appeal for buyers?[/QUOTE]
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