Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery

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First class auction house, Great merchandise

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Love it and everything was easy and flawless on delivery and shipping.

First-time bidder with this auction house. Good item descriptions and photos, clear buyer instructions, and excellent communication. Also works with some very fine shipping partners, which can make or break an auction experience. In an area with dozens of auction galleries, Antiques & Modern appears to be more ethical and organized than many of their peers, including J. Kodner and Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches, both of whom have sold items via online auction then reneged on the sales, unnecessarily costing me a great deal of time and money.

Eagle was very responsive, had quick turnaround, and was reasonably priced. Would definitely use Eagle again for any future purchases from Antiques & Modern.

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Good overall experience.

I have one follow-up call to make to the gallery early next week which I do not anticipate having any issues with. I know I got such a good price for this piece because it came with very little provenance. The photographs, that show where the original installation was and my ability to confirm that the piece was there though a personal friend that lives very near the public installation and was able to confirm for me that the Kong piece had been removed as a result of some minor safety concerns/issues, the installation was beginning to slip and there was a fear in the community that if it fell it might hit a pedestrian, was everything I needed to assure myself of this piece’s authenticity. The one issue I encountered is that any loose or unmounted mosaic is going to require extra attention to ensure that all of the tiles will remain secure during transport. The piece would have benefited greatly had I had it picked up by a local framer of mosaics near the auction house prior to shipping so that it might be securely mounted and framed prior to being delivered. One small section and a few of the tiles did become dislodged in the shipping process but hopefully the framer I use in NYC will be able to remount these tiles without causing any visual breaks. When I inquired with the auction house and the shipper over the phone how the mosaic was secured both gave me the impression that it had been placed on/in a type of temporary mounting base or material. That was not the case, it had only been pressure wrapped using a heavy duty plastic film, which in the end was simply not strong enough to hold all the mosaic times in place.