Anyone participated in the recent Aureo & Calico Auctions?
TwoKopeiki
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I put in a mail bid on a lot in one of the two auctions that closed yesterday in Barcelona, and was blown out of the water by the final price. I was sure that at 500 Euro I was going home with this piece... It's a gorgeuos example, don't get me wrong, but it is also one of the more common pieces from the War of Independence period (I own 2 already).
Common pieces went below their estimates, with nice MBC portraits closing in the 90-200 Euro range. Nice clean common pillars were selling on the average of around 375 Euro. Gold brought some strong prices.
They are auctioning a nice Gerona bust 5P in April, starting at 30,000 Euro. Would be interesting to watch the action on that one.
1814 Guadalajara 8 Reales - closed at 750 Euro
(If you're not familiar with Aureo & Calico - their website can be found here)
And remember this crude counterfeit I posted a few weeks back?
Price realized - 4,200 Euro
Common pieces went below their estimates, with nice MBC portraits closing in the 90-200 Euro range. Nice clean common pillars were selling on the average of around 375 Euro. Gold brought some strong prices.
They are auctioning a nice Gerona bust 5P in April, starting at 30,000 Euro. Would be interesting to watch the action on that one.
1814 Guadalajara 8 Reales - closed at 750 Euro
(If you're not familiar with Aureo & Calico - their website can be found here)
And remember this crude counterfeit I posted a few weeks back?
Price realized - 4,200 Euro
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