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I’ve been searching for this floor lamp for YEARS and am hoping the internet can work some magic. It’s the discontinued Dale Tiffany TF20169 Toucan Tiffany Floor Lamp (photo attached). I’ve already: * searched eBay, Google, Facebook Marketplace, Etsy, Chairish, etc. * tracked down the model number * searched archived listings * contacted Dale Tiffany directly At this point I’m trying to locate: * one for sale anywhere, * old warehouse/distributor stock, * estate sale listings, * or even leads on collectors/dealers who may know where one exists. I’m a lifelong exotic bird enthusiast and this has honestly become my “holy grail” décor piece. Any help would be hugely appreciated. *Processing img 9ueezior4y1h1...*

This is very overpriced as these slag lamps with minimal detail do not sell for this much You can check completed auctions on eBay or other internet sources that are not hoping for unrealistic prices - e.g. Chairish and 1stDibs. This isn't a finely detailed beautifully done shade like the really desirable ones It probably isn't a reproduction because the brand isn't worth reproducing so it is authentic - but not everything vintage is worth what someone is asking. I could be wrong but I don't think the brand has reached coveted collectible status in which even not great designs command a premium price. But like anything if you like it and can afford it then buy it.

So the website for the California Attorney General is: [https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company](https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company) Although you do live in CA, you don't need to live in California to file this, Chairish is located in San Francisco so that's why the California attorney general. Full disclosure, I'm not a lawyer and I asked AI a lot of questions, so the info I have is from AI not a lawyer. Per the Uniform Commercial Code UCC 2-328, there are very few legal grounds to cancel a sale after the "hammer falls." Internal administrative mistakes are not a legally acceptable reason to cancel sales. In my instance, where they re-listed the item at a higher price, that is against a California state law Business and Professions Code 17200 which is about deceptive business practices. Then in my instance there also is another law, Uniform Commercial Code UCC 2-716 which states that in the case of unique goods, the buyer has the right to demand specific performance (i.e. the exact goods) instead of a refund. I encourage you to file--I have had so many great transactions with lovely individual sellers and small businesses who have been honest, transparent and accountable and then here's Chairish conducting business with wanton disregard for the law when it doesn't suit them.

So, just FYI I have just today filed complaints with the California Attorney General’s office (CA is where Chairish headquarters are located) and with my own state’s attorney general’s office. I spent a few minutes and used AI for a little bit of help with wording and it was overall an easy process. The reason I did this is that I looked it up and canceling a sale in the way they did in my situation is illegal. I would like to encourage you to also file a complaint if you feel so inclined—Chairish should be held responsible for their deceptive practices.

Thanks for this. I just had almost the same experience. Bid on another item, won it, invoiced by them, paid. Inquired about when it was coming. Three weeks after the auction they cancelled the sale. They said it was a "technical error", then changed it to claiming the "item was no longer available". The "item" is still up for sale on Chairish (their regular site) AND separately Etsy. Their own rules say absolutely no returns or refunds but they freely do cancellations themselves when they want to. I am coming to believe they are almost a criminal enterprise, seeking to get a high payout on something--and if they don't, just unilaterally pretending the whole transaction didn't go through. I've also talked to two people who sell on Chairish and they say say sellers are furious because Chairish Auctions doesn't communicate with the sellers--they just post things for sale, and make up their own prices. As someone else noted in a comment, Chairish is now owned by Liveauctioneers, unfortunately. I've done the same as you, trying to get Liveauctioneers to pay attention, and they never respond directly--they just forward my messages to Chairish Auctions, which then gaslights in response.

I had a cheap one of these as a kid: wind-up mechanical movement, bi-fold case that opens to a triangle, you know the kind (pic of examples). I'm looking for something specific though - a jeweled lever escapement (not pin-pallet or quartz), rebuildable and maintainable. Title says Swiss but any properly jeweled Swiss, German, US, Japanese etc movement would do. Any leads on brands and models to search for? https://preview.redd.it/aoanntfpwxzg1.png?width=2267&format=png&auto=webp&s=7dd9793f38f71dcc45a273bad24e4ff1586f17c4

I’m starting to get into collecting studio pottery and ceramic pieces, n I’m specifically looking to buy large chinese vases from people who already own or trade them. I prefer buying directly from collectors or individuals rather than retail shops coz it feels like there’s usually more transparency about condition and how the pieces have been handled over time. Most of what I’m interested in are tall floor vases with traditional forms and detailed glaze work. Ideally pieces that still feel authentic rather than heavily reproduced decor items. Since I’m still fairly new to collecting, I’m trying to understand how experienced collectors here evaluate quality, especially when buying secondhand from other members. I’ve been browsing different marketplaces and community posts to get a sense of pricing and styles.I even checked a few Alibaba, Etsy, eBay, Chairish, and even 1stDibs listings just to compare how similar designs are produced at scale. That helped me spot some obvious differences, but it also made me realize I still have a lot to learn about what matters most when judging a piece in person versus online photos. For collectors here, when you’re selling or trading large chinese vases, what information do you usually include to help buyers feel confident about condition, authenticity, and fair value before making a decision?

Hi all, I just picked up an original Paul Lambert oil painting of a Parisian scene that looks unfinished. This scene he seems to have painted multiple times as there is a finished almost identical one on Chairish right now. Unfortunately some of the oil paint has lifted, but I think it’s so cool you can see his pencil marks in the unfinished buildings! Second photo shows it best. I’ve been trying to research and coming up short. Wondering if there’s any way to find anything more about it? Anyone else familiar with this artist? Is it worth more because it’s slightly unfinished? Not trying to sell it just interested. Thank you! [https://www.chairish.com/product/138543/paul-lambert-1960s-parisian-street-scene-painting](https://www.chairish.com/product/138543/paul-lambert-1960s-parisian-street-scene-painting)

update: I read the serial number wrong initially. It's a model 66k from 1907 with an H serial number. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ I have a relative looking to sell an antique Singer model 24 chain stitch machine with the lotus design on it. It has an oak cabinet and treadle. I looked up the year and model from the stamp on the machine. It needs a nice gentle cleaning but it's in really good shape. Pretty sure it was made in Scotland because they brought it to the US when they immigrated but I could be wrong. She also has an even older German made hand crank sewing machine. My best guess is Frister and Rossmann from around the 1880s. Anyone know where to even start with this? Ebay seems good but the shipping would be a mess right? Chairish looks awesome for furniture but not so hot for sewing machines and I've heard nightmare stories from Etsy. All advice appreciated as my initial thought was to register her family room as a museum and charge admission.

I've bid on Invaluable, Liveauctioneers and house auction sites, and frequently in person at local auctions. I recently bid for the first time in a Chairish auction, through Liveauctioneers (which now owns Chairish?). The opening bid was $260. I bid that in advance, and then set a max bid of $300. When I checked back a day or two later, I was still the only bidder, but my opening bid displayed had somehow been unilaterally increased $20 to $280. When the auction took place, there were no other bids registered (I watched it live) so I won...for $280. The bid record (see image attached) literally says *"Starting Price $260"*, followed by *"My Bid, $280."* I exchanged some unsatisfying emails with Chairish and they seemed to imply they had unilaterally increased my opening bid by $20 because of a hidden reserve, although they didn't say what the reserve was. (It seems odd that the reserve would be just $20 above the opening bid). Is this actually how hidden reserves work? I thought that a hidden reserve simply meant that if the competitive bidding didn't reach the reserve price, the lot was "Passed". Not that the auction house could essentially have me bid against myself until the reserve was reached. In this instance there were no other bidders / competitors. Shouldn't I have won the auction for $260...OR the auctioneer *Passed* the item because no one, including me, had bid competitively to the hidden reserve? I just noticed this same thing apparently happening with another Chairish Auction I've been watching, but haven't bid in...yet. Opening bid was listed as $90 when the Lot appeared. ONE advance bid has been registered...and now that bid is listed as $180 (twice the listed opening price). (For context, I do understand that other bids can come from various platforms. But Chairish Auctions now seems to operate only through the Liveauctioneers platform. And the Liveauctioneers summary did not register a "competing bid" in my case.)

My partner runs a small vintage and design studio, and I have spent a lot of time wandering through antique malls, then spending 30 minutes standing in the way of everyone else while I try to google what something is on my phone, reverse image search, etc. etc..... So over the last few months I built a tool that takes a few photos of a piece and works through attribution (maker, era, origin), materials, condition, and comparable sales — and I've been pressure-testing it on our real inventory. Seventy-seven complete runs in, here's what's actually interesting: Where it impressed me: \- Willy Guhl for Eternit planters — caught the "handkerchief" / Mouchoir form from the woven jute mesh texture visible on the exterior, even through years of patio patina. Confirmed by the fiber-cement wall thickness and petal-curl profile in the photos. Not a subtle piece, but nice to see the model read the texture cue instead of the silhouette alone. \- Ettore Sottsass Mandarin chair for Knoll (1986) — nailed the designer + Memphis-era production range off the single-piece curved tubular hoop arm. Matched against authenticated examples in dealer archives. Not super surprising, but the provenance ID info was super helpful.. told me evidence for and against # "Evidence For * Curved gloss-black tubular steel arm with scroll/curl tip — signature Mandarin feature confirmed across multiple dealer reference images * Separate seat and back cushions on straight four-tube legs — consistent with all known Mandarin production photos * Ten of ten Lens results across all four photo angles return Mandarin / Sottsass / Knoll without exception * Brooklyn Museum holds Mandarin Chair prototype ([https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/124366](https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/124366)), confirming design-historical legitimacy * Multiple active dealer inventories show identical chairs: Rarify ([https://rarify.co/collections/ettore-sottsass](https://rarify.co/collections/ettore-sottsass)), D ROSE MOD ([https://www.drosemod.com/products/mandarin-chair-ettore-sottsass-knoll-24040307](https://www.drosemod.com/products/mandarin-chair-ettore-sottsass-knoll-24040307)), Chairish ([https://www.chairish.com/product/28833486/the-mandarin-armchair-by-ettore-sottsass-for-knoll-1986](https://www.chairish.com/product/28833486/the-mandarin-armchair-by-ettore-sottsass-for-knoll-1986)) # Evidence Against * No underside label or Knoll tag visible in photos — label would confirm manufacturer and production date * Bamboo-arm variant of the Mandarin also exists; these chairs have the more common steel-arm version" \- Tessellated Mactan stone postmodern side table — no maker's mark, but the model correctly placed it in the 1980s Magnussen Ponte / Maitland-Smith Philippine-export idiom based on the substrate and form. Wouldn't have caught that in the first five minutes of Googling. Where it fell on its face: \- Unsigned marks. Threw a Rookwood-ish bowl at it with the mark half-worn. No attribution. A seasoned potter would've called it in thirty seconds. \- Reproductions when the joinery isn't in frame. Took a photograph of a "Nakashima" bench from the front only — model read it as plausible Conoid-era, didn't catch the wrong butterfly-key placement that was obvious in the profile shot. That one would've cost real money. \- Regional folk art and anything without visible attribution signal. Not its world. Takeaways: \- The tool earns its keep as a first pass — it's faster and more exhaustive than I am on pieces I don't specialize in. A few minutes of scanning beats two hours of wrong Google searches. \- A trained eye still wins on unsigned pieces, condition grading from photos, and anything where provenance is oral or carried on paper. Probably always will. \- It punishes lazy photography. If you only show the front, you'll get front-only conclusions. Multiple angles especially on joinery / underside / maker-mark regions are where the leverage is. Actual question for this sub: What's the ONE vintage category where you're dead certain no AI attribution tool will ever catch up to a trained specialist? I'm genuinely curious where the human-only ceiling sits because the places AI falls on its face are interesting but "falls on its face on unsigned 19th-century American folk pottery" isn't surprising. I want to know where specialists think the floor is uncatchable for good reasons. (If anyone's curious it's at [hammerprice.org](http://hammerprice.org/) — you can sign up and it is totally free, but honestly I'm here for the feedback on where it should stop pretending to know things. Happy to run a piece for free if you want to stress-test it against your own inventory; DM me.)

Like the title says, it was just a random buy from marketplace because she thought it looked cool. A few scratches and wear and tear, but nothing major. I'd love to find out more about it and potentially what it'd be worth. I found someone selling a set of 4, but they have a different seat fabric and no additional information. [https://www.chairish.com/product/20435169/vintage-teak-chairs-by-uldum-for-uldum-mbelfabrik-denmark-1960s-set-of-4](https://www.chairish.com/product/20435169/vintage-teak-chairs-by-uldum-for-uldum-mbelfabrik-denmark-1960s-set-of-4) Thanks for your help!

For context, this was found at a thrift store that is a common dumping ground by people who are getting rid of deceased grandparents’ belongings. My coworkers pulled it off a shirt (the fanciness of said shirt is unknown to me) and gave it to me as a “haha look at this cool looking trinket that reminded us of you” gift since I was known to love bees and BEE a former beekeeper. It’s around an inch in size and It weighs in at 7.7 grams with what I’ve gathered to be a 18k engraving on it alongside a 750 engraving. Theres no other engravings i could find. There’s also a blue, maybe a sapphire, gem in each of its eyes. I’ve tried my best to look it up via google image search, and I’ve found exact matches to the shape of the bee. However, they had Ruby’s in the eyes and Diamond’s all over the abdomen and/or thorax every time. Those pieces date to roughly the 1960’s. I’d love to fully identify the maker and time period. But I’ve reached the limits of what google can do and so to Reddit i go! XD EDIT: here is a [link](https://share.google/EwDsQaktul3VrYpxk) to a near exact style match I had found, and this [one](https://www.jaymarkjewelers.com/jewelry-details/traditional-women/18k-yellow-gold-and-sapphire-bee-pin/5271?srsltid=AfmBOor1J1rLloWTxNCPsTaBmHbdypcRNx4qpHkJX1AfEkx1f6Hr5Rol) as well EDIT 2: [Third](https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/18ct_gold_bee_brooch_with_diamonds__sapphires_a1942/as163a1942) more closer match I’ve found. EDIT 3: closest by far [match](https://www.chairish.com/product/25865604/1980s-14k-yellow-gold-emerald-bee-brooch) I’ve found, gem choice is different, carat is lower, and has a more shoddy craftsmanship.

I have an Ethan Allen Country French maple coffee table from the 90s that I thrifted a few years ago. The finish on the table is supposed to have some intentional distressing that’s part of the look. Not heavy distressing, just a little bit of a lived in look. Like darker in crevices somehow, and intentional little holes. But the previous owners had it stored in a garage with a bunch of stuff on top, and it’s pretty scuffed up. To be honest, that doesn’t bother me… except the seal on the wood isn’t very good anymore. Like if you drip water on the coffee table and wipe it up, the varnish gets white/gummy pretty much immediately. I’ve cleaned it up and treated it with restore a finish and feed n wax. But I think it needs a real stripping, sanding and refinishing. At least the tabletop. I have limited experience with this, and I’m wondering if there is a way to do it without losing the aged look of the table. Here is the same table on Chairish and I think these photos show the sort of antiqued/aged finish on the wood so you can understand what I’m talking about. https://www.chairish.com/product/12467733/ethan-allen-country-french-coffee-table I’m just wondering if anyone has refinished something similar with good results and what you did.

I live in Michigan and I recently found this amazing book stack end table (I don't really know what to call it). It is well loved and definitely needs some touch up possibly. But also, I love the weathered look. I use Google Reverse image search for everything. But I was only able to find one link to a website, and the price seems astronomical. I don't know if it will veto this link attempt, but I was literally only able to find the table on this site. [https://www.chairish.com/product/31127793/vintage-italian-tooled-leather-stacked-book-side-table](https://www.chairish.com/product/31127793/vintage-italian-tooled-leather-stacked-book-side-table) The site didn't even give much info about the table. Maybe they were mass manufactured, but it seems like there are a ton of handmade details. I was hoping someone may be able to give me more info about who made this and when it was made!

The Charish site has an auction platform, which currently seems to be only hosted through Liveauctioneers. I made the mistake of bidding on an artwork through one of the Chairish timed auctions. Below is the story (with the $ amounts slightly changed for privacy reasons.) This particular artwork had been listed, but unsold, on Chairish for years, by a seller whose selling account says they are about 15 miles away from where I live. They wanted $1,000 for it through Chairish, which was about four to five times a reasonable market value for that artist and type of work, so I left it alone. But I was surprised and happy to see it come up at auction listed at a reasonable opening bid of $200. Two problems with the auction occurred. First, I placed my opening bid ($200) the day the auction was scheduled to close. I also added a larger absentee amount in case I was outbid, as is standard. The auction gave the standard boilerplate language about increased absentee bids only being triggered by larger competing bids, and that the platform would bid up from my absentee bid only one increment at a time, as necessary. Later that day I was still the only bidder but suddenly my "leading bid" had been changed to $225, from $200. The auction closed later in the day with no other competing bids or bidders listed; I still appeared to be the only one to have bid. And the "won" notification shows me as the only bidder and the winner...but at $225, not $200. Second, Chairish was silent and didn't send an invoice for a week. I inquired with them through Liveauctioneers, and also asked about arranging for an in-person pick-up, since I live very close to the listed seller. The response from Chairish was to send me an invoice, then to trigger an auto-pay of that invoice NINE MINUTES after they sent it to me. The autopay included what I regard as the $25 overcharge, and $150 for shipping the piece...again, 15 miles to my home. I wrote back to them both through the Live Auctioneers and the Chairish website, asking about both issues. They have not been responsive at all. Their responses don't answer specific questions, and feel like they've been generically written by AI. I then looked at the LiveAuctioneers buyer reviews of Chairish Auctions and I've never seen so many one and two star reviews for a single auction house! Nearly 600 one star reviews...and many of them had similar issues, or even worse problems like purchases that never arrived or arrived broken, or refunds that were unobtainable. (My impression from reading the reviews is that Chairish charges a shipping fee, but the items actually remain at the businessplace of the consigner / seller, and the seller is entirely responsible for shipping / delivery. Yet Chairish won't allow you to communicate with the seller about shipping arrangements.) So, posting here to see if anyone else has encountered circumstances similar to what I did and, if so, if you were able to resolve them satisfactorily? (And, yes, I know I should have checked for bad reviews before bidding. But I made the mistake of assuming a large entity like Chairish would have its act together.)

Hi reddit! I’m currently trying to boost my pottery business, it is all handmade and traditional from my country. My question is, which platforms are good for selling? So far, I know etsy, chairish, 1stdibs and perigold but to be honest, it is taking long to get a response from them so I’m actually not sure if it is normal that I applied over a week ago and still didn’t get any responses… is it normal? And also, is it true that I should post my vases on chairish and then wait for them to approve each post? Any recommendations or experiences? Any help is greatly appreciated, I don’t really have people in my circle that could advise

I am curious, this particular rug seems to be available here for $2200: [https://www.chairish.com/product/5213959/rare-vintage-gabbeh-tribal-rug-in-beige-with-orange-pictorial-patterns](https://www.chairish.com/product/5213959/rare-vintage-gabbeh-tribal-rug-in-beige-with-orange-pictorial-patterns) but also available from here for $4400: [https://rugandkilim.com/product/vintage/rare-vintage-gabbeh-tribal-rug-in-beige-with-orange-pictorial-patterns/](https://rugandkilim.com/product/vintage/rare-vintage-gabbeh-tribal-rug-in-beige-with-orange-pictorial-patterns/) I think it is the same exact rug they are both 3′3″ × 4′3″ "Vintage Gabbeh Tribal rug in Beige with Orange Pictorial Patterns". Does this mean these two online stores are actually places where private sellers put their products up for sale like ebay and they use different prices at different platforms? https://preview.redd.it/hx5trbxatukg1.jpg?width=1159&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68b99c879aa31c62057c258597d67474e1a550e5