Auction Term
Lot Number
Cataloging, Condition & Attribution
A unique number assigned to an item or group of items in an auction for identification.
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- Manner OfA work executed in the artist’s style but at a later date.
- MarriageA piece assembled from parts of two or more objects that did not originate together.
- PatinaThe surface character a material acquires with age and handling, generally desirable and not to be confused with damage.
- PeriodAn item made during the era its style represents, as opposed to a later revival or reproduction.
- ProvenanceThe documented history of ownership of an item, often used to support authenticity and value.
- School Of / Follower OfA work by a pupil or contemporary working in the artist’s style.
- SilverplateA base metal object covered with a thin layer of silver; not solid silver and valued accordingly.
- Sterling SilverSilver of 92.5% purity, the standard for English and most American silver.