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<p>[QUOTE="Sdcookie2, post: 4493589, member: 11767"]Many years ago I was able to attend an estate of a retired gynecologist in La Jolla, California. The man had no heirs. He was quite the collector. I bought 2 pieces of folk art by Joe Norris known as the Matisse of folk art in Canada. I paid $160 for the two pieces, hammered down at $6800. I bought several A/P prints by Bev Doolittle including Pintos and an original watercolor. A rare tombstone radio and several other pieces of art. I invested 6k at the sale, all said and done I profited 54k from the sale. I have had 1000s of great finds in 25 years. </p><p>Another sale in La Jolla, I bought a miniature triptych Russian Icon from 1700 by a famous artist. Paid $275, sold to a top collector in the Netherlands for 14k.</p><p>What great adventures we have had.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sdcookie2, post: 4493589, member: 11767"]Many years ago I was able to attend an estate of a retired gynecologist in La Jolla, California. The man had no heirs. He was quite the collector. I bought 2 pieces of folk art by Joe Norris known as the Matisse of folk art in Canada. I paid $160 for the two pieces, hammered down at $6800. I bought several A/P prints by Bev Doolittle including Pintos and an original watercolor. A rare tombstone radio and several other pieces of art. I invested 6k at the sale, all said and done I profited 54k from the sale. I have had 1000s of great finds in 25 years. Another sale in La Jolla, I bought a miniature triptych Russian Icon from 1700 by a famous artist. Paid $275, sold to a top collector in the Netherlands for 14k. What great adventures we have had.[/QUOTE]
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