Clarke Auction Gallery is now offering free valuations on Wednesdays from 1 to 5 pm.
That mystery piece in the garage that you've always fantasized about hauling out to Antiques Roadshow? You'll be missing your chance to appear on television with one of the Keno brothers, but on the other hand, at Clarke there's no long lines, and no chance that you'll be that shame-faced sucker who just got told in front of millions of viewers that the cherished family heirloom is a worthless reproduction.
Clarke once identified a suite of shabby chic furniture as 18th- or early 19th-Century Venetian, and sold it for $70,000. Get this–the owner hadn't been able to interest any of Manhattan's larger auction houses in the furniture. Oops.
There's a limit of three items per person, and you can bring photos instead of the actual object. Contact them at 914-833-8336 or email ccauctiongallery@aol.com. If you're pleased with what you discover, you can sell it to Clarke directly (if they're interested) or consign your prize to auction. Or bring it home and brag a lot.
If you're not happy, however, you can just slink away, blissfully anonymous.
What the...?! Clarke identified this unwanted piece of glass as a Livio Seguso sculpture and sold it for $1900.
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