TRADER VIC's Warehouse Sale - General Tiki

D don-tiki Member Lafayette, IN Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 8	D don-tiki Posted posted on Thu, May 29, 2008 5:21 PM On 2008-05-29 14:11, bigbrotiki wrote: On 2008-05-28 19:19, don-tiki wrote: The second pic is of the vintage tikis. I am pretty sure that Kier told me that the tall one was from the New York location and the two shorter ones from the DC location. Sorry to say, but all the Tikis in the two photos above are of contemporary Asian origin. That's too bad that they are all new. I guess it's a good thing I picked ones I liked rather than based on provenance. I suppose with as many tikis passing through the warehouse, it's easy to see how Kier might not remember which was which. I will admit to not owning the Book of Tiki (maybe you can convince Taschen to reissue it so the price can come down a bit) which may hold the answers, but how do you identify the vintage of the tikis you see? Is it based off of carving style? type of wood? Any reading suggestions to learn a little more about this? Thanks, Don

On 2008-05-29 14:11, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2008-05-28 19:19, don-tiki wrote:
The second pic is of the vintage tikis. I am pretty sure that Kier told me that the tall one was from the New York location and the two shorter ones from the DC location.

Sorry to say, but all the Tikis in the two photos above are of contemporary Asian origin.

That's too bad that they are all new. I guess it's a good thing I picked ones I liked rather than based on provenance. I suppose with as many tikis passing through the warehouse, it's easy to see how Kier might not remember which was which.
I will admit to not owning the Book of Tiki (maybe you can convince Taschen to reissue it so the price can come down a bit) which may hold the answers, but how do you identify the vintage of the tikis you see? Is it based off of carving style? type of wood? Any reading suggestions to learn a little more about this?
Thanks, Don

Post #383362 by don-tiki on Thu, May 29, 2008 5:21 PM