Oh dear, I missed a couple of ‘0’s: musical box sings at US auction

Lynbrook, New York auctioneer Phil Weiss of Weiss Auctions (18% buyer’s premium) admitted to a minor slip when cataloguing a silver gilt and enamel singing bird music box.

He had meant to assign a guide of $1500-3000 but accidentally gave it as $150-300. Ultimately, it …

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