A Hand and a Half

Lee · Yesterday, 02:48 PM

I wonder if some features seemed possibly asynchronous to the cataloger at the time, then logic was to better call it composite to be on the safe side if someone later had doubts. When and if it turns out to all be contemporaneous on further study, then the buyer will not likely be unhappy.

Ed · Yesterday, 03:28 PM

Thats what I figured.

ulfberth · Today, 09:08 AM

Hi Ed,
during that period, you'll see the same thing with good pieces at that auction, where specific knowledge is required, this went on for years.
However, items described as "composite" were never specified as to which part was actually composite. In some cases, you could see that the leather on the grip had been replaced.
Almost all the pieces were simply "good" not only that, it also happened a few times that good pieces were described as 19th-century.
This can still be verified using online catalogs.

Yesterday, 02:48 PM	#1
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 949	I wonder if some features seemed possibly asynchronous to the cataloger at the time, then logic was to better call it composite to be on the safe side if someone later had doubts. When and if it turns out to all be contemporaneous on further study, then the buyer will not likely be unhappy.

Yesterday, 03:28 PM	#2
Ed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 278	Thats what I figured.

Today, 09:08 AM	#3
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 435	Hi Ed, during that period, you'll see the same thing with good pieces at that auction, where specific knowledge is required, this went on for years. However, items described as "composite" were never specified as to which part was actually composite. In some cases, you could see that the leather on the grip had been replaced. Almost all the pieces were simply "good" not only that, it also happened a few times that good pieces were described as 19th-century. This can still be verified using online catalogs.