johnnythefox70 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 I have aquired this statue from a deceased family member and we know absolutely nothing about, its far too big for my small garden so was going to put it on that well known auction site. Not sure what its made from or how old it is all i know is its roughly 6ft tall and weighs in around half a tonne and came from london. Condition wise Its in good shape. Any information much appreciated JTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fenboy Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Very nice , looks like it is just cast from a mould so doubt it has a great value , no expert but I would recon around £150 - £200 would be achievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JDog Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 It looks like part of the Elgin marbles. If the Greek Government had any money it could well have offered you several million drachma or many millions of lepta for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRYAN3 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Looks like it was carved from that big block of polystyrene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Prices probably vary, I doubt they're set in stone. OK, I'll get my coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Ok the best place to get an idea is an auction house called summers place, they sell a lot of stuff like this as well as some really unusual. If they like it and think it is a prospect then you just need to get it to them. Any problems let me know as we move a lot of their larger and more unusual stuff. I definitely wouldn't put it on eBay without a proper evaluation of its worth. A second one that might give you an idea of value is dreweatt neat at Newbury they also seem to get a fair few pieces like it Edited June 14, 2015 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Getting it home may affect the price. If delivered then it will be more attractive. Why not just put it on EBay and let the market decide. It is a good time of year to sell it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 People look on eBay for a bargain, you need to know what it is worth, from the ones I've seen they aren't the sort of thing you can buy cheaply. Much as it isn't most people's taste selling at auction means people buy on a global front and this sort of thing seems to appeal to the yanks and amazingly there are still some Greeks with money to buy. We had one similar in from a London auction house and I'm sure it was about 5k it's highly unlikely to reach similar on eBay and then you have to worry about getting paid and also shipping it or having someone bother to collect it The other thing you want to do is keep it upright and when you transport it. Odds are you will break it if it moves about much like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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