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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;916Bulldogs123, post: 345659, member: 75&quot;]Hi all,</p><p>I have finished with the minor restoration and framed them in matching frames.</p><p>I thought I would share with everyone my experience in dealing with auction houses on these pieces.</p><p>I&#039;m going to paste the actual emails from a couple.</p><p>First Skinners in MA. didn&#039;t deem them worth listing stating they were worth less than $1000.00 for the pair.</p><p>Second, Witherells in Sacramento valued them at 500 to 1000 so would list them starting at 250.</p><p>This is the one that really made me mad, Heritage Auctions in Dallas sent me this email</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Thank you for your patience during this extremely busy time. I’ve done some research. I have found that this artist has yet to establish a significant auction record. We do not handle works by artists with no, small, or low-value auction records. I’m afraid we will have to pass.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recommend contacting the artist or their gallery directly to inquire about reselling the piece. Please let me know if I can assist you with anything else.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously this guy did no research</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally Clars Auction house in San Francicso Oakland</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Thank you for your email. In regards to your two paintings by Mollie Cowther, a preliminary estimate would be $1500-2500 for the pair.&quot;</p><p>The choice is obvious now.</p><p>Here they are ready for auction</p><p>[ATTACH=full]116729[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]116730[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]116731[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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