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ariel · 11th July 2016, 05:02 PM

It just ended.
There were some fantastically interesting pieces that were very poorly described and " undervalued" ( I think on purpose).
Nevertheless, astute bidders found them:-)

Here is one: kilij presented to some W.B. Barham on September 14, 1933 by Mehmet Ali, Pasha of Egypt.
I do not wish to go into long explanation who this Mehmet Ali was, but IMHO it is just like getting a presentation sword from George Washington, Queen Victoria or Napoleon Bonaparte

$4000 + 22% premium...
I wish I could.....

11th July 2016, 05:02 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Some items from Dan Morphy's auction It just ended. There were some fantastically interesting pieces that were very poorly described and " undervalued" ( I think on purpose). Nevertheless, astute bidders found them:-) Here is one: kilij presented to some W.B. Barham on September 14, 1933 by Mehmet Ali, Pasha of Egypt. I do not wish to go into long explanation who this Mehmet Ali was, but IMHO it is just like getting a presentation sword from George Washington, Queen Victoria or Napoleon Bonaparte $4000 + 22% premium... I wish I could..... Attached Images Last edited by ariel; 11th July 2016 at 05:19 PM.