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I'm curious as to why the bidding is so high on this. It doesn't have a huge amount of hits and there are still 4 + days left.
Maybe someone here who knows about this stuff can clue me in.
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Any Noritake Art Deco is not easily found and will usually bring the highest prices.
At least that has been my experience.
Look at this one
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Considering the value of this handpainted item, it is too bad the seller didn't take a good closeup of the item, as did the second example given. I am sure it would add to the final price. As it is, I would be a little leery of bidding too high on something which is fuzzy and lacking detail. There is more background than item, I would have scanned the actual painted part and Noritake trademark to be sure the buyer could see everything in great detail.
It is a gorgeous piece....from what I can see.
Larry
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I notice that the opening bidder for 7318051998 (for $21) was the underbidder for cariad's 7315702940 (for $2,265.78). This bidder has a habit of leaving a little marker bid and then coming back later. And there's a bunch of them that aren't afraid to spend money.
More than that we don't need to know.
And I agree, litlux, if it were my listing it would have a much better close-up pix of both the design and the mark.
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Just wanted to clarify that the auction I linked to is not mine, just highest price among the closed Noritake deco auctions. There are some other beauties in there too.
I agree the pics leave a lot to be desired-but I think most ebay hosted pics suck. Very few show any decent detail.
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Thanks for the info. I had no idea people paid so much for this type of stuff.