> However, is this 'sharp' practice on the part of the auction house?
> Surely
> the value of the object has decreased because of the damage to its
> 250-year
> old frame?
>
I've got to ask you, Jane, what does the friend's contract with the auction
house state about liability and damage while on the premises? I would
expect all of that to be covered before the piece ever left your friend's
house? [And, how will your friend get the piece back, if they are not
returning the crate?]
Claudia Nicholson
Curator
Museum Collections Department
Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd. W.
St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 651-297-7442
FAX: 651-297-2967
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