I hope you're not calling "Napa" rural! But that makes sense; didn't get too far from home. And does the landscape look familiar to you? Debora
What state did you find it in? Debora
Very true. Debora
What a great thing to find. Here's a (comparable to my eye) Robert Kelly at Sotheby's....
I can only find reference to artwork but, of course, possible they did framing too. As to setting, there's nothing "local" to San Francisco that...
There's an earlier (pre-snowmobile) reference too to a winter dance. Debora
Yeah, there seems to be something called the Blizzard Buzzards up there. You might want to ask the town's research librarian....
Looks like omicron, delta, iota. Debora
Wonder if it's meant to be a real landscape. Not Tahoe. Looks a bit like Big Bear Lake but that's in SoCal. Debora [ATTACH]
The Emporium merged with the Golden Rule Bazaar in 1897. That's your earliest date. 1906, the year of the fire, your latest. Debora
I think yours instinct is right and those are recent promotional pieces, not vintage....
Hello, Nicola! I've taken the liberty of reposting your photograph as Full Image so it's easier for everyone to see. Debora [ATTACH]
Decorative painting. And I don't believe that there is a standard Lee Reynolds signature. From the internet: "According to the artist himself,...
Perrier-Jouet Bottle. Debora [ATTACH]
Must have been Kauai-based. Here are ceramic whales also a souvenir from Kauai and signed Lloyd....
Lloyd must have been a competitor to Pohaku Kilns. Their work is so similar. "A Hawaii-based manufacturer that made mostly native styled Tapa...
Like this bell....
Looks 1960s/1970s from its shape. Design based on tapa cloth, I would think. Debora [ATTACH]
I think the value is with the Haring....
I found an F. Comley in Meigs, Salisbury County, Ohio. You might want to explore if that (or near by) is your location. Debora
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