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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kardinalisimo, post: 1790, member: 118&quot;]If not wrong, back in the days, some department stores carried fine art by listed or not that famous artists. But I don&#039;t think that is the case here. Probably the name is made up, possibly to look like Silvestro Lega.</p><p>I am not sure if&nbsp; that Marad company was supplying department stores. Maybe different organizations or institutions. So far I found this:</p><p>Exclusively Styled &amp; Framed For:</p><p>Coffey Interiors, Chas. Rosenbaum, Pilgrim House, Fair Store, Hansom House, R.J. Galleries, Rembrandt Studio Birkenhead, Concord Mannor, Margenson’s Inc, May’s Interiors, Carriage House, B.C. Porter &amp; Sons, Town &amp; Country Furn. Co.</p><p>Maybe that signature or whatever it is on the verso of the canvas is who the piece was made for or belonged to.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One edge on the canvas is hand signed with &quot;Marad&quot;. That would mean that the piece was commissioned or ordered by them or simply a sign of ownership. </p><p><img src="http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af273/kofalnik/slega/13_zps7ca99748.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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