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Could this be IMPERIAL???
Posted By: Tim
Posted Date: Sep 27, 2010 (12:40 AM)
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Dear friends,

This is NOT A SOLICITATION. I REALLY could use some expert advice...

I listed a beautiful 'Swallow' vase marked with a 4 character iron red Qianlong mark on Ebay on Saturday.

As a novice collector/seller, when I listing the item, I had believed that the vase was a nice early 20th c. copy and made no claim to its age/period, only that it had a Qianlong mark.

However, within hours of the start of the auction, someone in China bid the vase up to $1,000. After only a day, the vase has a staggering number of watchers.

Having researched the mark and design further, I am now wondering if this vase could be genuine Qianlong, and given the beautiful mark, of Imperial quality.

I am pleaing for all serious collectors who may not already be aware of the listing to PLEASE check out the listing and offer any evaluation of vase as to its authenticity so that I can update the description acurately.

I will not end auction early, but just want to make sure that the vase is described accurately and ends up in the hands of a serious collector if in fact as good a piece as it appears to be.

Ebay listing can be found here...

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=180566007545

I purchased the vase from a rare coin and antique gold/silver shop in South Florida. Owner advised he acquired it along with some other rare antiques as part of a trade/settlement on a large gold transaction.

Regards,
Tim




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