It's not really 'school of', which would imply an original period work in the style of the target artist. This is clearly 'after' (a copy of) the...
Coiled pottery was done EVERYWHERE. Based on my years as a pottery student, this looks like a high-fired stoneware body with a lot of grog. Grog...
Masonic....
Watercolor, with maybe a little gouache, very skilfully executed. Rebacked at some point - that grainy plywood looks like lauan, not common until...
I have a pair of these, too. Mine are more crudely cast than yours, and the 177 on the back (surely the 'style number') is harder to read, so I'd...
First I'd ask myself why someone was offering me easily 5-figure documents, instead of taking them to a big-time auction house. Then I'd compare...
The bottom three appear to be more-or-less (the hands, eek) competent portraits - alas, about as easy to identify as any unmarked portrait in a...
Here's one of 'em, at walmart:...
So the major factors affecting the value of most collectibles and certainly books, are condition, association, rarity, and demand. While the 13th...
The first is chalk or pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes or similar art paper, a quickly but skilfully executed nude for popular sale, not student work...
Ex Libris has a lot more knowledge of and experience in researching this sort of material, which I seldom see (sigh...), but I can contribute...
Probably the remains of a leather book cover/protector, which were often heavily ornamented and not of the finest materials, made to slip over the...
Hm, the Hudson's is common as mud around here, and I bet most of the LA ones are easy out west. Might be the Sotheran's, a prestige outfit for...
There is a Facebook group with an interest in these labels, though it is non-commercial:...
Rather amusingly, here's big-time NYC dealer Argosy offering a later printing of your Merlini on Amazon for a fancy price:...
Further, "Basileae" is Latin for 'Basel', Switzerland, once a hotbed of printing; "Venetijs" (or Venetiis) is Latin for 'Venice', and "Vinegia" is...
Nice stack - why can't I find this sort of stuff? M = 1000, D = 500, L = 50, X = 10, I =1 so MDLXII = 1562, MDLXX = 1570, MDXLIIII = 1544,...
Many western artists borrowed the idea of 'chops' ("seals" is the more formal term), so you see them in western art from time to time. I think...
I think former owner Mr. Hamilton (Ms.?) had a slip o' the pen while dating the book, acquired in May of 1885 - should be either 5/85 or 5/1885....
As a dealer, I am interested in unopened books because it's proof they haven't been read - or marked up! Does it affect the value? Not in my...
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