I would never in a million years spend serious money (if I had serious money) on anything from ebay, but when I saw this listing, I really had to ask myself: How in the world would someone be willing to spend this much money on an "antique" without any kind of provenance whatsoever? I also wonder if antique dealers peruse ebay looking for deals?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-1680-Per...8#ht_500wt_928