Gold Inlay on Ottoman Pala (just closed on eBay)

ariel · 14th February 2010, 06:27 PM

I do not think the seller does it on purpose: he is not from Syria ( is he?).
Must have gotten it somewhere cheap and just making profit.
It is the manufacturer who is the danger to the collectors' community.

ALEX · 14th February 2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

... It is the manufacturer who is the danger to the collectors' community.

Ariel, I think there are many, or at least some few, artists/manufacturers who do great work and take pride in their traditions. Like Sandeep from India, who does fantastic coftgari work, and sells his product honestly and with no misrepresentation. There are a few in the Middle East (and elsewhere), honest restorers and dealers, and they should get their well deserved respect and recognition.
In this particular case, however, it was the dealer who claimed the item to be 18th - 19th Century, so should be totally liable IMHO.

14th February 2010, 06:27 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I do not think the seller does it on purpose: he is not from Syria ( is he?). Must have gotten it somewhere cheap and just making profit. It is the manufacturer who is the danger to the collectors' community.