I agree, that is why there is a notice in the case of authanticity…
Also this is the same seller that recently sold the Boxwood R&R, Iam sure it is on the up and up.
If you look at the seller, budapestquartet’s, Ebay ID history, one of his previous ID’s was: *****@dlevine.net .
David Levine is an old and well-respected Chiffer. Nuff said.
I have bought a couple of flutes sold on ebay by David Levine. I agree with what Illebret posted. The flutes were described very conservatively, and turned out to be much better than what I expected from the description. David certainly knows his flutes and I don’t think anyone need be concerned about authenticity or accuracy of the description.
Dave Copley
Loveland Ohio
I had a hunch it might be Mr. Levine. Definitely a safe purchase.
if anyone BOTHERED to look and read information on the RudallRose catalogue (http://www.RudallRose.com)
(the ONLY location where all extant Rudalls get catalogued and where the research of fakes and other important issues such as certificates and stamps and key design, etc…are researched and answered FIRST…with important collector’s tidbits as …not all Rudalls have the four-petal stamp (called a Quattrefoil))…
you’d have seen that #4212 is catalogued and has been for about two years…
the very flute in this eBay sale.
http://home.earthlink.net/~migoya/id86.htm
(do you think I’ve been collecting all this crap for no reason?)
Crimey…
do you guys just sleep all the time, or merely nod your heads in unison to the same drones.
Do your research and ask questions!
Do not ever accept single sources for the totality of your information!
Dave,
I think the question originally was asked about if the flute was not a fraudulant sale. There has been a lot of that going on, where people post pictures of flutes from museums and other auctions, and maybe your catalog…
But you are right, you have that nice reference to some of the known R&R flutes, and it is a good reference.
I need to sleep more…
Jon
As someone who voiced a bit of skeptism, I’m very happy to see that the flute is legit and appears to be heading to a new home.
The world of expensive antiques has a real problem with intentional and unintentional deception as honest reproductions and dishonest forgeries turn up in many different fields. A suggestion for sellers is that when they have a legit quality item with documentation or other provenance, it’s good to share those things as part of the sales offer. I think it improves the marketing and the overall quality of the marketplace, be it e-bay or elsewhere.
Great flute
I noticed that too, Gary.