Wood Butcher Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Looks to be an error, rather than a misattribution. https://app.amati.com/en/auction/1099-amati-specialist-29th-march/112-a-violin-by-ch-j-b-collin-mezin-fils-paris-1923 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Didn't you know they also had a German workshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Vee are effryvhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuchanan Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Well. Bother. Thank you @Wood Butcher. I have deleted the images (just in case) but you are absolutely right. Receipt line problem if I were to guess. Will sort, and in a cunning plan, upload the correct images, and then everyone will think you got it wrong. Best wishes to you all - and I hope you have a splendid weekend. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuchanan Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 So here is the update, and for anyone who is interested a look under the hood at Amati. I popped an 'issue', late last night on our slack channel for the auction. I referenced Ralph as obviously it couldn't have been my fault and must be an issue with photography. Ralph - who is currently my hero - seeing this, and taking his job seriously, drove straight to the office at eight on a Saturday morning and compared violin to images. They were the same. The penny dropped, finally. I had catalogued two violins on Monday when I was in an astonishingly bad mood. Having barked at the long-suffering Sarah Churchill for putting the violins in the wrong order (she hadn't), and generally behaved like a spoiled teenager, I started one violin and then catalogued the other. Sorry - and thank you again @Wood Butcher TL:DR - every part of this was my fault and my colleagues are saints to put up with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Butcher Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 My apologies, James, if this has caused everyone there a lot of hassle. In the cold light of day, it would seem to have been more appropriate, to have sent you a private message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuchanan Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 @Wood Butcher Nooooo. You did absolutely the right thing. The more public light that is shone on the way we do things the better for everyone. Honestly. Ralph went in early because he takes his work really seriously and didn't want to be the person who messed up. Joyously for him, it was entirely my fault. It will cost me some beer, and hopefully I will learn not to be a grumpy git when I am cataloguing. Never stop doing what you are doing - it keeps me sane. (thank you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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