Kim852 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 I always get irritated by those terms such as “fine” “good” “interesting” “important” or even “property of a lady” I think they are really unnecessary as the descriptive terms of the lots Glad to see Tarisio has abandoned this in the recent auctions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane88 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Awww. I kinda liked the "School of Van Gogh" some years ago as well as the "85% of a Salchow Cello Bow"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipKT Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Advertisers love using terms that mean nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 I'm waiting for someone to offer a "coarse, boring, common, and unimportant violin", that's "the property of a hooligan". It would certainly be refreshing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Violadamore said: ... "coarse, boring, common, and unimportant violin", that's "the property of a hooligan". .. Sold! Just need to confirm that the certificate is authentic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane88 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 43 minutes ago, Violadamore said: I'm waiting for someone to offer a "coarse, boring, common, and unimportant violin", that's "the property of a hooligan". It would certainly be refreshing. Nigel Kennedy's Strad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, duane88 said: Nigel Kennedy's Strad? Pardon me, I need to restock the popcorn again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, Violadamore said: I'm waiting for someone to offer a "coarse, boring, common, and unimportant violin", that's "the property of a hooligan". It would certainly be refreshing. You told me you didn’t want to sell your Salustri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, jacobsaunders said: You told me you didn’t want to sell your Salustri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxURxQZS4mM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three13 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Violadamore said: I'm waiting for someone to offer a "coarse, boring, common, and unimportant violin", that's "the property of a hooligan". It would certainly be refreshing. You've just accurately described the bulk of my collection... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 21 hours ago, PhilipKT said: Advertisers love using terms that mean nothing. In the case of the Tarisio's "School of Van Gogh" violin, I believe that was very descriptive. One ear of the scroll was missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane88 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Richf said: In the case of the Tarisio's "School of Van Gogh" violin, I believe that was very descriptive. One ear of the scroll was missing. The left ear of the scroll...I have gone for School of Getty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 20 minutes ago, duane88 said: The left ear of the scroll...I have gone for School of Getty. Do American scrolls have ears, or eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advocatus Diaboli Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 “The back of head Testorized. Sound holes Milanified.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane88 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, jacobsaunders said: Do American scrolls have ears, or eyes? Both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron1 Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 3 hours ago, jacobsaunders said: Do American scrolls have ears, or eyes? Eyes from the side; ears from the front/back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jacobsaunders Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Ron1 said: Eyes from the side; ears from the front/back It can get tricky, learning a foreign language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Preuss Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 On 10/29/2021 at 12:46 AM, Kim852 said: I always get irritated by those terms such as “fine” “good” “interesting” “important” or even “property of a lady” I think they are really unnecessary as the descriptive terms of the lots Glad to see Tarisio has abandoned this in the recent auctions Those terms presumably came from Sothebys and Christies. I would suggest to divide the lots into reliably certified items and uncertified items. Better descriptions of the condition would be helpful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelingfaceform Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 "Made by the cleaning lady of Stradivari" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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