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March 25, 2021
- Droog Magazine periodical for investigative
journalism  Introduction | Drawing | Euro banknotes Auction policies | Past "Hitler" auctions by AA
In the past years
we've seen a stream of clearly fake Hitler
watercolors and sketches emerging from the
Tallahassee (Florida) based auction house
"Affiliated Auctions" (AA). New in 2021 is
that this auction house is also offering valid
€100 banknotes for as little as $25 apiece. As
far as we know the practice of offering
banknotes for less than their actual worth is
normally reserved for people dealing in
counterfeit money.
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enlarge.
So,
is the
consignor a
very ignorant
person,
thinking these
old model
banknotes have
lost their
value, or is
he trying to
sell home
baked euros? Lot #9093 - 2 x
€100 – start bid ca. $100 Lot #9094
- 2 x €100 – start bid
$50 Lot #9095 - 2 x €100 – start bid $50 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/99500321_200-euros-current-paper-currency-banknotesLot #9096 - 2 x €100 – start bid $90? https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/99500322_200-euros-current-paper-currency-banknotes Lot #9097
- 2 x €100 – start bid
$50 Auction policies Affiliated
Auctions: “Descriptions are
not intended to be definitive and should be
thought of as opinions on the genuineness,
authorship, attribution, provenance, period,
culture, source, origin, or condition of the
property. No statement made in item leads,
descriptions, estimate or during the sale
should be considered an assumption of
liability or warranty. Lots of items that we
deem to be questionable in nature will be
described as “unauthenticated”. Usage of this
term does not imply anything other than our
opinion. Artworks described as a work by a
specific artist fall into our highest tier of
authenticity, however, no qualified statement
about the authorship is strictly implied.
Artworks described as “attributed to...” are
most likely, in our opinion, a work by the
artist but there is less certainty expressed
than in the terminology described above. (…)
The term signed by and/or dated by the artist
is believed to have been inscribed by the
artist's hand. The term bears signature
implies that the signature may have been added
by someone other than the artist. (...)
Autographs and autographed items are believed
to be authentic unless otherwise stated.”
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