After their second auction I totted up the total received
It was about half the price I paid for them but it was a learning exercise
I'll try Bonhams next to see if any sell at a better price
I'd be in interested in using someone like Mr Doffin as as another avenue to explore
I've told my kids to sell my collection after I'm gone but need to to tell them the options
Any other ideas?
The tsuba range from £100 to £1500 but the swords are a few thousands
It is an expensive way of saying it's not modern and if you are lucky a school
For a seasoned collector they usually know what they have but for a newbie what else is there?
Of course it is a good selling point
My remaining tsuba are in tomorrows auction (03/04/24). Lots 86 to 93
Auction search | Sworders
I have these listed with NO reserve so there must be bargains there. I lost a lot with the previous sale I've chucked in the towel with possibly a bigger loss
Good luck if you do make a bid
I put in ten tsuba for auction and sold two for £220
After fees I received £91 for the two tsuba!
Then for the buyer there was their commission to pay
A guess is 1/3 to me and 2/3 to the auction house and VAT
I guess I'd better find another way of selling
The 30% is the rub!
Displays OK in the Northern hemisphere!!!!!
Only joking. I did point out the incorrect orientation but it was too late for them to change the details
I wanted to test the water so I put a few tsuba in an UK auction on Tuesday 12 March 2024 at 9.30am
Obviously with buyers and seller costs it dramatically affects the original price so I'll see what happens
My tsuba are lots, 132 to 141 and the link is below:
https://www.sworder....&sd=0&pp=96&pn=2&g=1
Hi Piers
Stylistically they are very similar but no 'E' or keyfret shapes
Would it be read to to bottom or right to left?
My Google search has shown me some super kimonos with a similar style
I have a couple of books on mon and I've never seen anything like this