Scandals ...
 

The auction house sold a foreign coin Baldwins


 01/23/2012
News Art and Antiques
We are talking about the sensation of the January auction auction house in Baldwin's New York, which was sold for a record unique coin for numismatic market 3.8 million dollars. Gold stater featuring disheveled head satire was found in Pantikapey (now the city of Kerch, Ukraine). Weight rarity - 9.12 grams, creation date - 350-300 years. BCE.

 At the same coin is in excellent condition, the quote from the brochure Baldwin's: «A small patch worn on the head of satire, the rest ... very good, fantastic style. One of the most fascinating of all ancient Greek coins, and a masterpiece of incredible rarity greatest importance. "

 Residents of Kerch believe the coin came up for auction by illegal means and are going to expose those who had brought the country a national treasure. The catch, they felt, when Baldwin's said that exposes a collection of well-known auction Prospero. This is a large numismatic collection, described in many sources, but nowhere does not indicate that it contains a coin from Panticapaeum. Representatives of the auction house said that the copy they got separated - from Zurich. How was a rarity in Europe, is unknown.

 Ukrainians believe guilty in the scandal of one of the Arab sheikhs who visited Crimea for falconry a few months before the auction. While he was hunting, his entourage toured the city and talked to local people. At the airport baggage Sheikh for diplomatic reasons did not pass the test. Thus, it is possible that the precious metal coin left the Ukraine recently.

http://auctionlot.info/ru/view_395_news.html

Of this scandal, I do not understand one thing, how to sell the coin had been kidnapped in Ukraine (say stolen??) The day before the auction took place in January, when it is described in the book by VA Anokhin "Coin case of the Bosporus," published in 1976
Table № 3 № 97, and in describing the location of the specified rarity in London.
And at the same time Anokhin points out that to date these coins known 17 pc.
Again, journalists grilled facts??

The Soviet " raspberry "
The enemy said , "No !» ( c) :D>

Was the collection of city residents ?
And who pohiteli coin ? Found that poor guy ? He wrote a statement to the police about pohishenii ?
And believes the Crimean Tatar population of the peninsula ? A Russian?

Yeah, there you will find a coin in your suitcase.
I have a cutter , " bin- ladenovskie " is not three times, in general the same coin in your pocket you can quit.

Or maybe kerchane think that all Russian painting, Sotheby's , traded at Christie's , legally crossed the border of the Russian Federation sacred ?

It is very doubtful .

in inny auction: scandal century


 02/01/2012
News of art and antiques
Century is called the substitution scandal elite cognac, bought for six figures in the famous the New York auction. The name of the auction house has not been disclosed for aesthetic reasons, however, such incidents are always a negative impact on their professional reputation.

 Swiss millionaire won the bidding, buying cognac brand "Koktebel" from the cellars of Nicholas II. Interest of collectors was very high, it is connected with the origin of a rarity. Basements last Russian Emperor were looted during the Revolution, and have survived only a few bottles of first-class drink. In addition, the cognac of this brand is created from grapes grown on the slopes of an extinct volcano, and therefore has a special taste.

 The struggle for a lot was really hot, and the more disappointing was the winner when he opened the precious bottle. Despite expert opinion about the authenticity of the drink, the Swiss believe in the substitution. He said that he bought brandy - French origin, although it refers to the beginning of XX century. Flavours of French brandy Koktebel and dramatically different due to the nature of volcanic rock, where the grapes are grown.

 An independent examination confirmed the fears of a millionaire, and the auction house was forced to return money to the buyer for the lot. For the investigation and search a person, replacing drinks, hired the best search service in New York.

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This is how much interest?

Six-digit number appeared not so given, is obtained . Well we will not prideratsya , it is surprising that they buy turns to drink. Cool.

A substitute wondering why?
:D>

Well, this is understandable.
We bought and drank, then poured another brandy and sold again.
They receive a good drink for free, and can still earn.

Can not drink a bottle of old may have used the cork and filled with wax.
No?

Can a special syringe to pull the original content, and the same method to fill in the substitution.

But why?

Do you think that's so interesting manipulators taste of cognac brand "Koktebel" from the cellars of Nicholas II?