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<p>[QUOTE="Lisa Duncanson, post: 379872, member: 7993"][ATTACH=full]131120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131122[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131123[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131124[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131125[/ATTACH] So I am a kind of 3rd party dealer on EBay. Essentially friends and family give me their stuff, I research it to determine value and then sell their items. I get a percentage of the profits and they get rid of “Stuff” they no longer want. To that end a friend recently brought me these two small framed art pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Research has provided plenty of information on the artist (Andrieu, F.) as imprinted on them but I am unconvinced that these are original artworks. They “feel” like mass produced decorations. That being said, I have been unable to find others like them anywhere so they can’t really be mass productions. Weird right? They originally came from an estate and have been in storage for 30 years give or take.</p><p><br /></p><p>Each is a 3.5” square, brass framed, thin glass covered. They are not medallions, they are not wood but I cannot determine what they are made out of, seem to be pressed into plaster sort of. The backing is cork and stamped FAENZA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any and all thoughts are appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]131120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131122[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131123[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131124[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131125[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lisa Duncanson, post: 379872, member: 7993"][ATTACH=full]131120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131122[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131123[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131124[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]131125[/ATTACH] So I am a kind of 3rd party dealer on EBay. Essentially friends and family give me their stuff, I research it to determine value and then sell their items. I get a percentage of the profits and they get rid of “Stuff” they no longer want. To that end a friend recently brought me these two small framed art pieces. Research has provided plenty of information on the artist (Andrieu, F.) as imprinted on them but I am unconvinced that these are original artworks. They “feel” like mass produced decorations. That being said, I have been unable to find others like them anywhere so they can’t really be mass productions. Weird right? They originally came from an estate and have been in storage for 30 years give or take. Each is a 3.5” square, brass framed, thin glass covered. They are not medallions, they are not wood but I cannot determine what they are made out of, seem to be pressed into plaster sort of. The backing is cork and stamped FAENZA. Any and all thoughts are appreciated! [ATTACH]131120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131122[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131123[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131124[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]131125[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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