Featured Finds Thread

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by verybrad, May 25, 2014.

  1. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Thank you so much ! :)
     
  2. kristiaan

    kristiaan Well-Known Member

    Very glad with this Boch XXL cup and saucer!:)
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  3. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    It's most satisfying to find something for a personal collection... and something that you have been seeking!
     
  4. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    First: YES, I have significant concerns about authenticity.
    Second: If, and only if, these turn out to be "real," I'll stop grousing about the quality of thrift in this area of sunny Florida.

    Found two prints: 1) definitely signed, but signature is so faint, I didn't even realize it was there at first; 2) unknown if it's signed, afraid I'll have to take it out of it's frame (this is the one, that if real, has been badly treated by the Florida sun -- the colors are just not right).

    #1 (the "signed" one) is Kandinsky's Violett and #2 is Victor Vasarely's Ionau.

    If they're not "real" it's okay, I'll still enjoy them in my office (total price $24).


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  5. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Quixote?
     
  6. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    I had not thought of it that way, but now it's all I see. :hilarious:
     
  7. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    And the Vasarely is unsigned... well, that's not exactly true -- the "inside" is signed. :woot: :rolleyes:

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  8. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    44033828364_54b113e78a_z.jpg Large, beautiful Don Hong Oai photograph - inscribed, numbered on back. Got lucky today.
     
  9. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    And the Kandinsky goes down. There were three issues that concerned me right from the beginning: brightness of paper (this was the biggest one), the fact that it's a print on impressed paper, and the faintness of the pencil signature.

    Today I took ultra close-ups of the pencil signature and pencil numbering. When I got the images on my giant computer screen, what did I see?

    Dots. When I put the sig and numbering under a microscope what did I see? Very clear, very separate dots... to be specific: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black dots.

    I wish I could take a pic to demonstrate what the microscope sees, but I do not have the technology.

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  10. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Being too lazy to look, is there a Wanted thread for those items sought to complete a set of something?
     
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  11. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Yep, 4-color process :bigtears:
     
  12. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Thank you for showing close-ups, Jivvy, sorry it wasn't what we hoped for. But good for a learning tool for some folks here. Myself included!

    So to be clear, a serigraph would not have dots like that?

    Hope the Vasarely turns out to be good -- looks promising with that insert.
     
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  13. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    There is a Wanted forum in the bottom section, I believe. It's intended for anything somebody is seeking. I don't recall a thread anywhere else.
     
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  14. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Thanks, will check it out. I need one more cameo to complete a set of 12. Only one I have seen is too poorly done for me to part with the $300+ being asked for it. Next question: does anyone ever look at that thread?
     
  15. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    A serigraph/silkscreen would not have dots.

    But that was not my concern here, I knew it was not a serigraph. I knew the main art had dots. The issue here is that the "pencil" signature has dots.

    Meaning, not a pencil signature at all.

    Sadly, on the Vasarely, the gallery invitation was not an insert -- it was the piece of art! :joyful:
     
  16. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    I do look at it, but haven't been able to help anybody yet.
     
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  17. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Wednesdays have been a waste of gas all year. These were a buck a piece today. bones 001.JPG
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    29 grams
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  18. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    how do you get 29 grams of 14k...for 100 pennies.........??
     
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  19. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Terry - are those first degree Saints' relics?
     
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  20. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Saint Jude and Joachim Piccolomini in one case. First time I have run across two in one.
     
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