Connoisseurship, as I’ve mentioned here before, is one of those loaded words in the art world. Still, from time to time, it’s amusing to test your eyes. The other day, Gerald Stiebel, a New York/Santa Fe gallerist who deals in Old Masters, European works of art, French 18th century furniture, and the like, posted an entry on his (new) blog, Missives From The Art World, called “What’s It Worth?”
Before you go there, exercise your eyes here. The entry examines two 18th Century French sideboards, one priced in the mid five-figures and the other in the low seven-figures (that’s as specific as he will get). This should be very easy for RCA readers.
Here they are:
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Ok, I’m pretty sure you answered correctly — for the why, and a close up of a key reason, go to Gerald’s post.
Photos: Courtesy Stiebel Ltd.