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<p>[QUOTE="Mark London, post: 9784364, member: 346"]Obviously, Sotheby's and Christie's are global powerhouses that are well known to dealers and collectors alike but smaller players have to work harder to attract an audience. As mentioned above, does the auction house list their sales on either/both Liveauctioneers or Invaluable? If so, you piece can be found by anyone across the globe searching a particular artist. A well written item description which gives copious information about the artist and their background can also get additional hits by people searching for a particular genre (i.e. Barbizon, fauve, impressionist, English, Cubist, etc., etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p>All this to say, the sellers commission is only one factor in the decision and if that is your sole concern, the savings might cost you dearly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mark London, post: 9784364, member: 346"]Obviously, Sotheby's and Christie's are global powerhouses that are well known to dealers and collectors alike but smaller players have to work harder to attract an audience. As mentioned above, does the auction house list their sales on either/both Liveauctioneers or Invaluable? If so, you piece can be found by anyone across the globe searching a particular artist. A well written item description which gives copious information about the artist and their background can also get additional hits by people searching for a particular genre (i.e. Barbizon, fauve, impressionist, English, Cubist, etc., etc.). All this to say, the sellers commission is only one factor in the decision and if that is your sole concern, the savings might cost you dearly.[/QUOTE]
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