Attribution error in all Worldwide auction houses The table centerpiece stamped from la Maison d'orfevrerie Christofle titled "Sol Lunaire" and created in 1969, has been attributed to Tapio Wirkkala for decades but is NOT one of Wirkkala's artworks! Is this even surprising at all?
Attribution error in all Worldwide auction houses This vase is assigned to Gio Ponti and Lino Sabatini for more than 20 years. Enough is enough...Now we have to fix this...
Documented Collection by Eugene PRINTZ at Arles Encheres France 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 Sotheby's for a $21,600 set to Maxime Old On October 20th 2006, SOTHEBY’S sold a desk and a matching armchair for $21,600 improperly assigned to maxime Old. DOYLE sold the set on April 8th, 2013. We fixed this!
Attribution error at Ader for a $1,700 set of sconces assigned to Andre Arbus On June 2017, French auction house ADER sold a set of wall lamps, but failed to provide the name of the artist. He even assigned the set to the wrong Artist... We fixed this!
Attribution error at Piasa for $26,000 rocking chair 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 & Wright for a $22,800 table to René PROU On December 15th, 2016, PIASA auction house had a table for sale and improperly assigned it to René Prou. We fixed this!
Online Design Appraisal: Real Deal or Real Con? 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 at Tajan 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 at Sotheby's 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 $30,000 sideboard to Maxime OLD For years, auction houses, experts and art dealers have wrongly assigned this sideboard to Maxime Old. We fixed this!
Attribution error at Sotheby's for $60,000 sconces to Emile-Jacques RUHLMANN On March 10, 2011, the world-famous auction house SOTHEBY’S sold a pair of wall sconces wrongly assigned to Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann. We fixed this!
Attribution error at Wright for a $23,750 pair of armchairs to Jacques QUINET On October 17th, 2013, an auction house listed a pair of lounge chairs estimated between $7,000 -$9,000, and wrongly assigned it to world famous French artist Jacques Quinet. We fixed this!
Attribution error at Millon for a $6,500 pair of lounge chairs to Vladimir KAGAN On January 22nd, 2016, MILLON, the Paris and Brussels based auction house, will have a pair of lounge chairs for sale, estimated at $6,500, (the pair) and incorrectly attributed to world famous Vladimir Kagan. We fixed this!
Attribution error at Wright for a $5,700 lounge chair to Marco ZANUSO On October of 2001, WRIGHT, the Chicago based auction house sold a pair of lounge chairs for $5,700 incorrectly attributed to Italian designer Marco Zanuso. We fixed this!
Attribution error at Sotheby's and Bonhams for a $3,000 pair of lamps to René PROU On June 15th 1990, famous auction house SOTHEBY’S listed a pair of lamps estimated at $3,000 incorrectly attributed to the famous designer René Prou. We fixed this cold case!
Attribution error at Christie's for a $20,000 cabinet to René DROUET On November 2002, auction house CHRISTIE’S, located in Paris, listed a wooden cabinet for an estimated price of $20,000, and falsely ascribed the artist as René Drouet. We fixed this!
Attribution error at Sotheby's for a $330,000 sideboard to Jules LELEU On May 2006, SOTHEBY’S auction house — close to becoming more popular than Pablo Escobar since it got pulled over so many times by the DOCANTIC PATROL — listed a sideboard estimated at $330,000 and incorrectly attributed to the famous designer Jules Leleu. We fixed this!
Date error at Piasa for a $1,700 tea & coffee set by PUIFORCAT On June 18th 2009 PIASA, a Paris based auction house, sold a silver-plated Puiforcat tea set dated 1928 for $1,700 (including the buyers premium). PIASA failed to provide the correct creation date. …We fixed this!
Attribution error at Tajan for $9,000 table to Jean ROYERE On May 3rd 2007, French auction house TAJAN listed a table, lot #142, estimated at $9,000 incorrectly attributed to the famous designer Jean Royère. We fixed this!
Misdocumented $3,800 art deco table by Paul FOLLOT On June 2015, French auction house ADER listed an art deco table by Paul Follot for sale, but failed to provide substantial literature & book references.
Date error for a $6,000 console by Jean PERZEL On March 2004, the famous auction house SOTHEBY’S sold a glass table by Jean Perzel, but failed to provide the correct creation date. …We fixed this!
Misdocumented $10,000 art deco carpet by Paule LELEU On June 2014, the Chicago-based auction house WRIGHT sold an art deco carpet by Paule Leleu, but failed to provide corroborating literature & book references. We fixed this!
Misdocumented $11,700 art deco table by DOMINIQUE On May 2012, French auction house ADER sold a table by Dominique but failed to provide any kind of documentation. We fixed this!
Misdocumented $82,000 chest by André ARBUS On June 2015, French auction house AGUTTES sold a chest by André Arbus but failed to provide significant literature & book references. We fixed this!
Misdocumented $5,300 armchair by Jules LELEU On May 2013, French auction house ARTCURIAL sold a wooden armchair by Jules Leleu, but failed to provide significant literature & book references. We fixed this!
Ignorance error for a $16,500 sideboard by Albert GUENOT On April 2007, French auction house TAJAN sold a sideboard by Albert Guenot, but failed to provide the name of the artist. We fixed this!
