I have three nice (IMHO) pieces of pre-Columbian ceramic art. Two are from the American southwest, the third is from the Caribbean Taino culture. I paid very little for all of them.
Here's my question. When I'm gone, I would really hate to see such good pieces lost to future generations, but I don't know what to do with them.
Obviously, I enjoy looking at them every day, but I'm old enough that I think I should be able to get them a new home.
I've tried to interest a number of auction houses, but none expressed the slightest interest.
I've offered them to museums, but they're afraid to take anything that doesn't have at least ten pages of notarized documentation about their provenance.
I've asked experts in the field what to do, and the usual response is "Oh, that stuff is common enough that there's no special interest."
So I figured I'd ask the information source of last resort, the good old E-R forum.
I can post pictures if you're curious, but just in general are there any suggestions?
Here's my question. When I'm gone, I would really hate to see such good pieces lost to future generations, but I don't know what to do with them.
Obviously, I enjoy looking at them every day, but I'm old enough that I think I should be able to get them a new home.
I've tried to interest a number of auction houses, but none expressed the slightest interest.
I've offered them to museums, but they're afraid to take anything that doesn't have at least ten pages of notarized documentation about their provenance.
I've asked experts in the field what to do, and the usual response is "Oh, that stuff is common enough that there's no special interest."
So I figured I'd ask the information source of last resort, the good old E-R forum.
I can post pictures if you're curious, but just in general are there any suggestions?