Greyman 25,276 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 (edited) I have a large bronze statue that I picked up around 10/15 years ago when I was running trucks for scrap metal house clearances etc never thought much of it apart from it was to good to scrap so it’s been sat in my lockup since,as I,m selling the house thought it would be good to start selling off a few unwanted items but the more I look and show people the more excitement seems to be generated I have done a google reverse image search and this is the nearest thing to it, I fact it’s almost identical even the signature, so is it a missing gem and how do I get someone serious to talk about it, everyone I speak to just tells me to email a picture and they will get back to me but I think it may be a little more desirable than that, this one is in the national museum of Scotland mine is almost identical even the signature, so what do folks recon and we’re is the best place to have it properly inspected and valued Ps her name is sho kanon it’s a budist thing Edited March 25 by Greyman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 374 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Reminds me of that ,only fools and horses , one with the watch at sotheby,s ,,,, good luck with it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,276 Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 4 minutes ago, wildman said: Reminds me of that ,only fools and horses , one with the watch at sotheby,s ,,,, good luck with it It is becoming a bit like that, I keep saying to my misses this time next year Rodney lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 20,417 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Have it valued at an auction house . Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr moocher 695 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 drive it to sothebys its in sussex i forget where we took a gainsborough painting done on ivory there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,610 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Found this on a Google search mate. Sho-Kannon* | Art UK ARTUK.ORG Sho-Kannon* by Ichimasa Kogawa (active 1787), 1787, from National Museums Scotland Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,276 Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 6 minutes ago, chartpolski said: Have it valued at an auction house . Cheers. It’s booked in but not for a couple of weeks and advise I have been getting is it needs to be looked at by a specialist in Asian antiquities as opposed to a general auctioneer think it’s a bit like a specialist heart surgeon over your local gp 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,276 Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 3 minutes ago, Arry said: Found this on a Google search mate. Sho-Kannon* | Art UK ARTUK.ORG Sho-Kannon* by Ichimasa Kogawa (active 1787), 1787, from National Museums Scotland Cheers Arry That’s all I could find as well mate, seems very little about it apart from that one that’s in a museum that keeps on popping up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr moocher 695 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 i think sothebys is in pulborough sussex you can just go in its a massive place i wouldnot go anywhere but there my sep dad bought a bowl for 2 pound it turned out to be chinese ming dynasty worth 16 thousand 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,276 Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 11 minutes ago, mr moocher said: drive it to sothebys its in sussex i forget where we took a gainsborough painting done on ivory there Could be a shout mate see how I get on with the local place in a couple of weeks but maybe worth sending them pictures for an estimate cheers 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,377 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 How big is it ? Could it be a reproduction of the one in the museum? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 I'll give you £50 for it....and a BSA meteor 177.... 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,663 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 4 hours ago, mr moocher said: drive it to sothebys its in sussex i forget where we took a gainsborough painting done on ivory there Sotheby's in Sussex is just Art mate....Billinghurst i think. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,663 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 4 hours ago, Greyman said: Could be a shout mate see how I get on with the local place in a couple of weeks but maybe worth sending them pictures for an estimate cheers You can get an online valuation at Sotheby's free mate just send some pictures and details its normally quite accurate.....they used to have a minimum consignment of 3k in London so might not be for them.....auctions are not always a good gig though ive sold wine through Sothebys and not got as much as i could of got from a private collector just depends how quick you want shot of it really.......quite exciting really aint it not knowing if its worth 10 grand or 10 bob ...let us all know how it go's mate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,328 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 (edited) There’s Sworders in Stanstead but I don’t know if they are only fine art. They do online valuations and the director is a good hunting lad into the bargain Edited March 25 by WILF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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