I'm forever/always a skeptic when it comes to famous sigs...
Verybrad, I've had good luck "dry cleaning" watercolors with eraser crumbs. Often, dry cleaning improves contrast and diminishes the appearance of...
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And if the construction methods are similar enough, a lowish price for the antique version is probably justified! Sometimes age doesn't confer...
Also, light source positioning can have a huge impact on the quality of your photos of oil paintings! I suggest placing a lamp slightly in front...
I typically stay far, far away from CoAs!
A quality restoration job by an art conservator can run $1000+! Unfortunately, that range sounds fair.
That's great! P.S. I bet the backboard was a 20th-century addition but could be wrong.
If you match all the hardware on the set, I don't think lack of originals would matter. Just include the originals in a plastic bag or something...
Agree. There are so many "factory"-produced decorative pieces floating around these days.
Thanks for all of the input! I probably paid too much (about $50 more than the typical Amazon made in China self-assemble executive chair),...
I just picked up this wonderful Milwaukee Chair Co ?executive? chair from a seller on Craigslist. Seller said this was her great-grandfather's...
Since I had to pick up the dining table set in my previous post with a truck, I decided to pick up a number of pieces at the same time for my...
Thank you for the info. I'm actually in the DFW area where used furniture apparently retains some value. I guess all of the new home construction...
Thank you for the info! It does look like a good deal of money was invested in the set. I don't have much time for restoration work now, so I...
Wow! Isn't the difference in clarity remarkable?
Howdy! I've been looking for an appropriate dining table set for my craftsman-era home. To avoid a problem like that cast-iron wall plaque, I...
Let's hope things change soon! I respectfully made it clear to Ebay and the buyer that I would contest any attempted return if the breaker was no...
Ebay can IMO be risky for sellers if they are not meticulous. One time I sold a $500 commercial circuit breaker through Ebay. A few weeks later,...
Fantastic work- you have far more patience and talent than I do! Definitely keep posting your projects.
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