What size is the piece if I might ask?
I believe this is the work of William Nicol. Sotheby's sold a piece by him titled " The Lighthouse Tower" in their 1988 auction lot #171.
I believe it is a letter scale also. The hour glass because of its shape makes me think Odd Fellows or Masonic.
Understanding what it is painted on is a bit tricky. The picture of your fingers slipping behind the painting shows a flexible surface. On the...
In my experience I would definitely replace the matting with acid free material. Trying to kill the mold is time consuming, and lots of time the...
Thank you for the link.
Thank you. I am researching that site.
The piece is 2 5/8" in diameter. It appears to made from bronze. One sided only. The back is covered with red felt, as if it were used as a paper...
My parents were antique dealers. They had Greek friends and associates with whom They did business with. I it was originally purchased from one of...
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Every once in awhile some artist will paint multiples of the same subject in the same time frame. A great example is luminist artist K. Sato....
Robin Morris. For $75 you can't lose. I have one. I agree with rink28's take. Sometimes e-bay is a good litmus test for pricing..... but not always.
FedEx gives some good rates. How ever they do require a min. box size that is 2" larger all the way around then the piece that is being shipped....
You can contact Claude Picasso by post mail only and get authentication of what this piece is. He used to do it for free, not sure if he still...
Here is a genre painting of his. There are several I have found that are not as refined, and the signatures match. The stretcher frame is also...
Thank you for your input. Upon further research it has been discovered that the G is in fact a C. A black light shows the signature to be of C S...
I have eliminated George Bennett from the USA as well as painters from the UK and Ireland due to the double T's. My thought is Lord George Montagu...
Thank you for the info.
I am sure it is not Modest Stein. Not his style and Stein doesn't match. I was thinking the mural painter Phillip Stein aka Estano. He didn't...
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