Coincidence re professionalism, I was talking yesterday to owner of oldest art gallery in Atlantic Canada and professional appraiser to boot. Noting description of a particular piece began with "The story goes. . ." I mentioned to my friend "That's professionalism, that gives me confidence." He replied it couldn't be anything else with third-party say-so. He related that he brought to the attention of one of the world's most distinguished auction houses what he said was an obvious forgery. He was told that X X X wouldn't be lectured on ethics. It pleases me to read of experiences with Julia's, the only regret that integrity seems so rare these days that we feel obliged to mention it when we see it. Thanks.
