[ariel]

Just finished on Czerny's for 2000 euro+ 30% fee+ waiting up to six weeks for export permission, etc.
Looks gorgeous, fully intact ( as per pics, not per actual inspection), dated in gold 1224 H, i.e. 1809-10 Gregorian, starting price 400 euro, estimate price 400-600 euro.
How not to bid?
However, the description is unusual: " made in Arabian Peninsula, end of 19 century", "all gold decorations, including the date applied in modern era".

We see time and again instances of sellers and auctioneers providing spurious and ( frankly) deceitfully-optimistic information about their items.

But this is the first time I see a description of a convincingly antique, gorgeous and highly valuable sword screaming: " this is a modern replica!"

Was the appraiser at Czerny's incompetent? Or did he know something that we could not discern from the pics?

P.S. I decided to play 'possum and did not bid even 500 euro:-)))