Attribution error at Piasa for $26,000 lounge chairs to Gio PONTI In April and November 2015, PIASA sold wooden lounge chairs at auction for a total $26,000, and improperly assigned them to Italian most-wanted designer Gio Ponti. We fixed this!
Attribution error at Piasa in upcoming 12/15/2016 auction sale On December 15th, 2016, PIASA auction house will have an improperly assigned item for sale. Despite our warnings, the auction house would rather carry on with the sale, in ignorance.
Online Design Appraisal: Real Deal or Real Steal? So many companies provide online valuation services thanks to the art market mutation. But what are these services really worth? Are they reliable? DOCANTIC conducted an experiment by comparing established players to the newcomers that also provide online valuation services.
Attribution error at Tajan for a $13,500 side table to Jean ROYERE On November 2003, TAJAN sold a wrought iron side table at auction for $13,500, and improperly attributed it to French most-wanted designer Jean Royère. We fixed this!
Documented desk by René DROUET sold at Millon & Associés Bibliographical references strongly help increase the value of a piece of furniture, which explains why they appear almost every time in the most prestigious auction houses’ design catalogs.
Attribution error at Wright for a $2,500 table lamp to Gio PONTI On June 2001, WRIGHT auction house had a table lamp for sale at $2,500 and improperly attributed to Italian designer Gio Ponti. We fixed this!
Attribution error for a $16,700 secretary to DIM In April 2007, TAJAN auction house advertised an art deco secretary for sale and wrongly attributed to DIM. We fixed this!
Attribution error for $79,700 armchairs to Jules LELEU In May 2003, SOTHEBY'S Paris sold an armchair wrongly assigned to Jules Leleu for $79,700. We fixed this!
Attribution error for a $4,500 pair of armchairs to René PROU In March 2013, TAJAN auction house sold armchairs wrongly assigned to René Prou for 3,800 €. We fixed this!
Identification Mistake VS Great Documentation, Millon VS Pierre Bergé On April 6th, 2016 Millon will have a work of art for sale and wrongly assigned to an artist. A couple weeks later, Pierre Berge will offer a highly documented armchair at auction. Two different ways to run a business!
