cellopera Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deans Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 It isn't priced at all, the guy doesn't seem interested in selling it. But who knows, maybe it will pop up somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin swan Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 How would you define "overpriced"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowan Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 It is an appraisal, not a sale price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Using data from past sales, including auction sales, Claire is absolutely correct in that her verbal appraisal value for a Poggi can be supported (by sales, even public ones). I believe auction sale record for a Poggi violin is a bit over $300K, with more than one sale in the 200K + range. Sought after maker, especially so in the asian market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin swan Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 51 minutes ago, Jeffrey Holmes said: Using data from past sales, including auction sales, Claire is absolutely correct in that her verbal appraisal value for a Poggi can be supported (by sales, even public ones). I believe auction sale record for a Poggi violin is a bit over $300K, with more than one sale in the 200K + range. Sought after maker, especially so in the asian market. Absolutely, we sold a Poggi viola about 3 years ago at around $240k and I was aware at the time that the price was quite conservative. This based on a lot of research, conferring with colleagues etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellopera Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 That’s interesting, I would’ve never thought that a Poggi Viola can go for $300k. Does it also have to do with the fact that he only built 41 Violas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, cellopera said: That’s interesting, I would’ve never thought that a Poggi Viola can go for $300k. Does it also have to do with the fact that he only built 41 Violas? Rarity does have something to do with demand, but function is important as well. If you watch carefully, violas of a usable professional size often realize higher sales than fiddles made by the same maker (but may come to sales room or auctions less frequently)... BUT... if you reread what I wrote, the sale over 300K at auction was for a violin, not a viola ... and Martin's sale was for a viola (which does probably make the price a conservative one, all factors being equal)...so I say again; "supportable verbal appraisal". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germain Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Poggi is one of the hottest 20th c makers... even Sacconi who was a real genius is way behind price wise. although I always found Poggi's violins somewhat "cold" looking. I guess that's what absolute perfection looks like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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