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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9741396, member: 4654"]In my field (anglo-Indian antiques) it's almost impossible to find un-spotted treasures these days, when I first started around 15 years ago it was easy. Yes I've seen some huge prices put on Indian stuff when they are worth very little. </p><p>You mention Lovejoy, I loved that program and now I see why some scenes were all about researching antiques as I find myself doing more and more each antique I buy. For me trying to go to the country of origin (India) to buy isn't worth it, none of the really good stuff stayed there, most went to the UK or Europe. Smaller auction houses are a gem, the only online presences some have is Facebook and you can't bid online. They often get antiques misattributed and wrong valuations for items in my field but it was only a few months ago until I had my first result, a nice table that was close enough for me to go and bid in person.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9741396, member: 4654"]In my field (anglo-Indian antiques) it's almost impossible to find un-spotted treasures these days, when I first started around 15 years ago it was easy. Yes I've seen some huge prices put on Indian stuff when they are worth very little. You mention Lovejoy, I loved that program and now I see why some scenes were all about researching antiques as I find myself doing more and more each antique I buy. For me trying to go to the country of origin (India) to buy isn't worth it, none of the really good stuff stayed there, most went to the UK or Europe. Smaller auction houses are a gem, the only online presences some have is Facebook and you can't bid online. They often get antiques misattributed and wrong valuations for items in my field but it was only a few months ago until I had my first result, a nice table that was close enough for me to go and bid in person.[/QUOTE]
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