Why is an Escher label so important to some?
Have another thread going about my yellow/green stone we'll say. I'm curious as to why it is important to have the label? I mean it's a rock, it's not man made. I can see it with name brand man-made things. There is another thread that just started about "fake hones, how common are they".I'd lose my mind if I paid x amount for a piece of paper, only to be duped because scammers have realized they can make a quick buck. To me it seem they lost out on hard earned money because someone decided the label is the cool thing. Just curious as to people's thoughts/reasons on this.
Enjoy the day,
Benson
Why is an Escher label so important to some?
Well its a normal collectors thing, and nothing special in the end.....why are vintage cars much more expensive if they have original Parts.....
The paper label is a documentation of its origin and stands for a very good Quality....Escher already did a good job promoting the stones in the old days the business started and the Name today still stands for a Premium Quality, thats why people pay for it.....
Why is an Escher label so important to some?
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BWH1980
It has been stated that Escher just bought the stones and put a label on it. Was there an inspector of some sort, testing for quality? Or is it just smart marketing?
Cant tell for Escher itself, but doing a lot of research i can tell you that Quastenberg himself who had a direct connection to the family...Severin Robert Droescher and also delegates from Pike Manufacturing regularly visited the Quarries and it seems they also had to choose the quality of the future stock they wanted to bring into the market...those visits are documented...i cant tell what in detail they did visiting the Quarries....They also did it with the old Belgian Quarries....
These Visits were also marketed in some papers as an advertisement...that the stones which will be sold soo in Furure were hand selected and this was proven or controlled with a personal visit of a delegate of those companies...