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Donato Giancola - ALL THE PROOFS

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Some clarification on the cards found within the set:


Over the years Wizards has produced various release versions of some cards, like Jayemdae Tome, all of those variations are included along side original, initial releases.


For reasons beyond my knowing, Wizards has periodically sent regular printed game cards (playable printed backs) instead of the white back Artist Proofs, as ‘proofs’ for release of a reprinted card in certain sets. I do not know why this was done, but speculate that white back cards were likely not printed/produced or accidentally fully printed for that card.  There are a total of 13 reprinted cards within this set as such.  They are included in the collection, even though not white backed, as they were mailed to me from Wizards as ‘proofs’.


Lastly, the fully printed card proof, Memory Jar, from 'From The Vault: Relics' is the only card already pre-signed in a triple colored shadow signature.  All other proofs are currently unsigned.


This auction is for the sale of up to six (6) Artist Proof sets out of a total fifteen (15) which may be eventually offered for sale. The other sets, currently part of our family collection may or may not be sold in the future.


As these are full and complete sets, I view their ongoing status to remain complete as a living/progressive work of collectable art.  To that end, in order that they remain as representations of my entire creative output for Magic, all future proof cards, in any and all variations, for as long as I received them (called the Accumulative Distribution) will be sent to the holder of these sets for as long as they remain whole and ‘unbroken’.  All proofs received by me during a given year will be collected, signed, and mailed to the holder of record at the end of the calendar year.  There will no no additional charge to the holder/buyer of record for these Accumulative Distributions as long as I live.


The Accumulative Distribution is conditional upon the set remaining whole (unbroken). If I am notified by the holder of record, or it becomes know, that the set is ‘broken’ through the sale or dispersal of any proofs from the set, the contractual obligation for further Accumulative Distributions of Artist Proof cards from me will cease.  My goal is to produce an archival record of my work for Magic and share that with the community as an incredibly rare, collectable item, once a set is ‘broken’ the intent of the original sale is invalidated.


All the Proofs
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MIRAGE

Amber Prison
Grinning Totem

Moss Diamond

Village Elder


VISIONS
Juju Bubble

Sisay's Ring


5th EDITION
Crystal Rod

Fyndhorn Elder

Iron Star

Ivory Cup

Throne of Bone
Truce
Wooden Sphere


WEATHERLIGHT
Peacekeeper
Steel Golem

Thran Tome


PORTAL
Ebon Dragon

Sacred Knight


TEMPEST
Dismiss

Echo Chamber
Essence Bottle
Havoc

Kindle

Nature’s Revolt

Orim's Prayer


STRONGHOLD
Flame Wave

Intruder Alarm
Megrim


EXODUS
Shattering Pulse
Skyshaper


URZA'S SAGA 

Antagonism
Brand
Crystal Chimes
Disenchant
Island 1

Island 2

Island 3

Island 4
Meltdown
Sanctum Guardian
Scrap


URZA'S LEGACY
Brink of Madness

Memory Jar

Rack and Ruin
Rank and File


6th EDITION
Amber Prison

Crystal Rod

Fyndorn Elder

Grinning Totem

Iron Star

Island 1  *

Island 2  *

Ivory Cup

Moss Diamond

Sanctum Guardian *

Throne of Bone

Village Elder *
Wooden Sphere


URZA'S DESTINY
Brine Seer

Cinder Seer
Ivy Seer

Jasmine Seer
Nightshade Seer


MERCADIAN MASQUES
Deathgazer

Forest
Lava Runner

Panacea
Revered Elder





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MERCADIAN MASQUES
Deathgazer

Forest
Lava Runner

Panacea

Revered Elder


NEMESIS
Air Blatter

Divining Witch


PROPHESY
Agent of Shauku

Spore Frog

Sunken Field


INVASION
Dredge
Cauldron Dance
Spinal Embrace

Tigereye Cameo
Troll-horn Cameo


PLANESHIFT
Doomsday Specter
Mana Cylix
Star Compass


7th EDITION
Archivist

Feroz's Ban

Gerrard's Wisdom
Jayemdae Tome

Reflexes

Shivan Dragon
Teferi's Puzzle Box
Yawgmoth's Edict


APOCALYPSE
Cromat


ODYSSEY
Cartographer

Mirari
Patron Wizard


TORMENT
Cabal Surgeon
Flaming Gambit


JUDGMENT 

Glory

Glory (prerelease foil) *


8th EDITION

Archivist

Crystal Rod

Deathgazer

Fyndhorn Elder

Iron Star
Ivory Cup
Jayemdae Tome
Shivan Dragon

Star Compass

Teferi's Puzzle Box
Throne of Bone
Wooden Sphere


MIRRODIN
Chrome Mox
Sword of Kaldra


DARKSTEEL
Shield of Kaldra


FIFTH DAWN
Helm of Kaldra


CHAMPIONS OF KAMIGAWA
Hisoka, Minamo Sensei

Konda's Banner


BETRAYERS OF KAMIGAWA
Kentaro, The Smiling Cat

Column

9th EDITION
Archivist

Deathgazer
Flame Wave

Reflexes

Sanctum Guardian

Shivan Dragon
Teferi's Puzzle Box


RAVNICA

Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran
Razia, Boros Archangel
Sisters of Stone Death

Szadek, Lord of Secrets

Tolsimir Wolfblood


TIME SPIRAL
Grinning Totem
Mirari


FUTURE SIGHT
Coalition Relic


10th EDITION
Island (lighting strike)
Jayemdae Tome

Shivan Dragon

Steel Golem


FROM THE VAULT: DRAGONS

Ebon Dragon *


SHARDS OF ALARA
Bant Battlemage

Bant Panorama

Jhessian Infiltrator
Jhessian Lookout


CONFLUX

Asha's Favor
Rhox Meditant


ALARA REBORN
Sigiled Behemoth
Sovereigns of Lost Alara


MAGIC 2010
Shivan Dragon


WORLDWAKE
Tideforce Elemental


FROM THE VAULT: RELICS
Memory Jar (foil card)*

Mirari (foil card)*


M12 CORE SET
Lurking Crocodile


INNISTRAD
Altar's Reap


M13 CORE SET
Jayemdae Tome


MODERN MASTERS
Perilous Research


M14 CORE SET
Altar's Reap

Shivan Dragon


COMMANDER 2013
Bant Panorama *

Dismiss *

Mirari *

Spinal Embrace


CONSPIRACY
Altar's Reap


COMMANDER 2014
Dismiss


MAGIC ORIGINS
Jayemdae Tome

Jayemdae Tome (foil)


COMMANDER 2015
Altar's Reap  

Crystal Chimes

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CONSPIRACY: TAKE THE CROWN
Altar's Reap

Altar's Reap (foil)

Dismiss

Dismiss (foil)


PLANECHASE ANTHOLOGY
Celestine Reef


COMMANDER ANTHOLOGY
Altar's Reap

Bant Panorama


WELCOME DECK 16
Shivan Dragon


COMMANDER 2017
Cauldron Dance


WELCOME DECK 17
Shivan Dragon


ICONIC MASTERS
Disenchant

Disenchant (foil)

Star Compass

Star Compass (foil)


DOMINARIA
Serra Angel

Serra Angel (foil)


GRAND PRIX LANDS
Forest (foil)

Island (foil)

Mountain (foil)

Plains (foil)

Swamp (foil)


M19 CORE SET
Shivan Dragon


MASTERS 25
Kindle

Kindle (foil)


COMMANDER ANTHOLOGY 2018
Szadek, Lord of Secrets


GUILD KITS

Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran

Razia, Boros Archangel

Sisters of the Stone Death

Szadek, Lord of Secrets

Tolsimir Wolfsblood


ULTIMATE MASTERS 

Foil

Foil (foil)

Iridescent Drake

Iridescent Drake (foil)

Sovereigns of Alara

Sovereigns of Alara (foil)


MODERN HORIZONS
Spore Frog

Spore Frog (foil)


M20 CORE SET
Shivan Dragon


COMMANDER 2019
Mimic Vat

Solemn Simulacrum


TRONE OF ELDRAINE

Food Token - Little Red Riding Hood

True Love’s Kiss

True Love’s Kiss (foil)


IKORIA COMMANDER 2020 Cartographer's Hawk


M21 CORE SET
Heartfire Immolator

Heartfire Immolator (foil)

Heartfire Immolator (dark)

Heartfire Immolator (dark foil)

Valorous Steed

Valorous Steed (foil)

Solemn Simulacrum

Solemn Simulacrum (foil)


JUMPSTART

Unicorn Plains#


ZENDIKAR RISING

Grove of the Burnwillows#

Grimclimb Pathway#

Brightclimb Pathway#

Skyclave Apparition#





# announced cards awaiting proofs

*full printed card, not white backed

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Offered here are six (6) editions of complete Artist Proof card collections of Donato Giancola to be auctioned off to the highest bidders direct from the studio of the artist. These sets represent the full and complete gathering of every single Artist Proof card (also called white-back Artist Proofs) sent by Wizards of the Coast to me (Donato) during my creation of card art for the game of Magic:The Gathering, from 1996 to the present day. 


The set includes historical proofs such as Memory Jar, Chrome Mox, Spore Frog, Kindle, and the 7th Edition Shivan Dragon, as well as my first Magic card created, Amber Prison, and conceptual favorites like the the Saga Islands, Cartographer, Ebon Dragon, Cromat, Glory, and Mirari.


At this time the number of cards included within these sets stands at 211 items and is growing as more cards are released of commissions executed for forth coming sets.  A complete list of the artist proofs now available is listed below.   


Each set comes organized in a beautiful, professionally embossed Italian leather binder and matching archival slipcase. Winning bidders will have the option of choosing between a tan colored, blind-embossed binder, or one in black with foil embossed lettering.  All slipcases are tan.  The winners will also have the option to have the cards left unsigned or signed in black, gold, or silver Sharpie permanent inks.

Auction Basics

This auction will be run as a group win Auction, with the six (6) highest bidders winning the right to purchase the currently available six (6) sets.


The initial offering price for the proof sets will be $5000.


Any buyer/bidder who wish to own a set at this minimum bid price must contact and confirm with me an intent to purchase via Facebook Comments, Private Message, email arts@donatoarts.com or phone 718-797-2438 by 12 midnight EST, Tuesday September 8, 2020.


There will be no new bidders joining the auction after this deadline, nor will any sets be sold after the auction to unregistered buyers.

Bidders must register an intent to purchase before the auction/sale begins.


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Bidding
 

The initial offering price for the proof sets will be $5000.


Any buyers who wish to own a set at this minimum bid price must contact and confirm with me an intent to purchase via Facebook Comments, Private Message, email arts@donatoarts.com or phone 718-797-2438 by 12 midnight EST, Tuesday September 8, 2020.


A limit of two (2) proof sets may be purchased by any one bidder.


After September 8th, if there are six (6) or fewer bidders, the sets will be sold for $5000 to each winning bidder, with any remaining sets removed from offering and returned to our family collection.  There will be no sets sold to unregistered bidders/buyers after September 8th.


If there are seven or more bidders, the auction bid price for all six sets will be raised by a $500 increment, and a new round of confirmations to purchase a set at $5500 will be sought from the remaining bidders. if more than six bidders are still participating in the auction, new rounds of $500 incremental bids will be used until only six (6) bidders remain.


The Auction for the six (6) sets will end when there are only six (6) bidders remaining in the auction with the standing bid price not rising for a 24 hour day period.  This is to allow for overseas bidders to properly have the chance to respond and engage in the auction.  I will take reasonable steps to contact each bidder for each new bid/price raise confirmation.


Bidders may enter in a higher private bid in order to avoid constant reconfirmations through the period of the auction.  Any bid increases will be made at the minimal amount to include the bidder in the auction.  Thus a bidder may request a high bid of 'X' amount, but the real auction may terminate and be sold at below that price.

Bidding Clarification



To help clarify the Auction and bidding structures:


The opening reserve is $5000 for each set.
 
If there are six or fewer interested buyers at the September 8th bidder registration deadline, then I sell the sets to the registered buyers at $5000 each, with no Auction.
 
If more than 6 people want the sets, the sale turns into an auction with $500 price/bid increments for all six sets.  Rather than each individual bidding, the price is raised by a set amount, much like at an auction house, and buyers confirm their bid.
 
The first bid rise in the Auction rises the price of all six sets to $5500.   I will confirm again with each bidder to see who is willing to pay the new price.  If more than six bidders are still participating, the price then rises to $6000, and another round of confirmations is obtained. Raises keep occurring until there are only six bidders left willing to buy at the final price.
 
You can put your name in for a set (or two) at $5000, and then on September 8th, I will let all bidders know if they will purchase the sets at $5000 or need to raise their commitment to be in an auction to the next level at $5500.  Bidders have 24hrs to respond to each bid rise, unless you enter a private higher bid.
 
You can enter a private high bid at any time, before or during the Auction if you wish.  I will only use the minimal amount of your private bid to keep you in the auction until only six bidders remain.  Thus you could place a $9000 high bid, but the auction may end at $8000 if people start to drop out as the price rises.  Again, I will notify you each time the bid rises.


The Auction ends when there are only six bidders left in the Auction.  Each will receive a set at that final bid price.


References

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me via email, message, or phone call.  If you have any reservations regarding placing a bid, or the integrity of this auction as run by an artist, feel free to contact any one of many collectors I have known for years within the Magic community as character references, including but not limited to:


Mark Aronowitz

Daniel Chang

Joshua Patel

Jerry Simon

Mike Linnemann

Phil Li



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Most, but not all, of the Artist's Proofs in the set currently.
Most, but not all, of the Artist's Proofs in the set currently.
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option tan or black
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option tan or black
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Just a few of the historical and favorite proofs from the collection.
Just a few of the historical and favorite proofs from the collection.
Archival and professionally embossed slipcase
cover for protection of the leather binder and proofs
Tan only
Archival and professionally embossed slipcase cover for protection of the leather binder and proofs Tan only
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option - blind-emboss tan
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option - blind-emboss tan
Slipcase and Tan option binder
Slipcase and Tan option binder
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option - foil emboss black
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option - foil emboss black
Slipcase and Black option binder
Slipcase and Black option binder
https://0201.nccdn.net/1_2/000/000/16a/eb5/magic-slipcase-binder-proofs-tan.jpg
Most, but not all, of the Artist's Proofs in the set currently.
Most, but not all, of the Artist's Proofs in the set currently.
Most, but not all, of the Artist's Proofs in the set currently.
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option tan or black
https://0201.nccdn.net/1_2/000/000/0fe/380/magic-binder-tan-inside.jpg
Just a few of the historical and favorite proofs from the collection.
Archival and professionally embossed slipcase
cover for protection of the leather binder and proofs
Tan only
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option - blind-emboss tan
Slipcase and Tan option binder
Embossed Italian Leather binder - option - foil emboss black
Slipcase and Black option binder
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