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Thank you Chrislondo-london!! You have indeed proved it with facts! Sorry that I didn't believed you at first. Was carried away by the ''so called experts'' (amateurs) on this forum.  I've been to the auction house with this evidence you've provided and they also named the painting to Frank Daniel. They managed to contact the museum which exhibits the collection of Frank Daniel and they seem interested :-). 
Thanks so much Chrislondo-London!! I will also unsubscribe to this website!!  Can't afford big mistakes  which cost me money!!

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Wow! Did I miss something!? Thank you all for the help, its much appreciated.  ChrisLondo-London, thank you for your help but I don't really want it if it needs to be like this way!

So its Frank Dean! That's a keeper than! Thank you for that Ipcress, your the best.  Love this website!
Now I can finally name it  and give it a place. I just looked up the artist and seen the prices he's selling for. How can I find out the value of this piece? Auction?

But I did make a big mistake. I can remember when I bought this artwork there was also a other painting of the same artist which was sold to somebody else. Should had bought it!! It was a very beautiful portrait painting of a Nobel man posing on a chair.   Well we can't have all the luck :-)


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It could be a American artist. Painting was bought in London so it can be a artist from any country because London is a multicultural city and people come and go every day..

I managed to get the signature a bit clearer by making the black ink wet which made it darker.
Not sure if the signature exist out of two names and a year, or three names?
Looks like the end read 02 or 03 but not sure. need help.


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Unfortunately this still happens still every day.

I dont want to make the same mistake like that poor guy did.
Working on a project. can somebody help?

http://www.antique-shop.com/forums/index.php?topic=19246.0

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No success yet with identifying the signature.
Drives me crazy. Any help on age to start more specific research on artist from that time period.
Is my guess correct that the first name is FRANK ? Need second opinions




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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Hairline cracks?
« on: March 03, 2017, 02:33:08 pm »
Agree, the rarer the less it matters. I broke so many antiques and others during transport but didn't really matter price wise. In some cases it added it charms to a piece  :)

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Good example that auction houses don't know everything. Do your research first before you present a piece to a auction house!

Some poor guy brought in a old painting at Christie's auction house not knowing what he had and hoping to get it valueded by the socalled experts.  Christie's also didn't know what it was and placed it as a 17th - 18th century painting with a estimate of $15.000 - $18.000.   The painting sold for $21.000 to a art dealer.

The dealer researched the painting and it turned out to be a Leonardo Da Vinci from the 15th century worth over $100.000.000!   Its somewhere in a safe now. The dealer received already a offer of $80.000.000 which he declined.

The previous owner must go crazy now! I would !!

see link below.  Also very interesting if you like to learn how to research paintings.
Leonardo da Vinci: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh350VRTWb8

Fake or Fortune is also a interesting documentary to learn how to research
Fake or fortune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VwW8qndXQ8

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My new project.
Any knowledge about this artist?  I first bought it without knowing it had a signature. The previous owner had no idea what it was and sold it to me as a painting with no signature. Only things which let me to buy than were the numbers and inscriptions on the stretcher which could point out that it was hanging somewhere in a gallery, museum or part of a collection. Looking at it now after all these years and can see very vaguely a signature which I missed the first time, its almost impossible to read.

I believe the signature is made out of two names and followed by a year. The first name probably reads Frank I'm guessing, or does it read something else? (picture below with the paper snip is where the signature stops.) 
The signature is partly covered with paint It appears as if the artist signed the canvas first before he started painting.

Need to know the age of the canvas and frame to start research, is it 18th or 19th century? I'm guessing its mid/late 18th century?? Its painted in a unusual style for a painting from that time period. It shows a village scene and two knitting women to the left.

Does somebody has the artist books or knows this style.  It was bought in the UK so it can be a English artist? but it could also be Dutch because of the name Frank.

I know its all about details and I got plenty pictures below, maybe that will help.
Any help is welcome























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Pull your old vintage watch out the drawers and I tell you what it is.
I need clear pictures front, dial, back and if possible the movement (motor).
If its a old watch than it probably has a screw back or a snap back.
Do not force this if it will not open! Giveaways for a screw back are grooves, teeth on the top or sides of the backcase. A snap back is mostly plain.

More interested in vintage and military watches but have a general knowledge of all the good brands.
Not really specialized in battery operated movements but you can try.

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Thanks Ghopper !!  Its that blind squirrel syndrome again !!   :)
Hi Mart, Did you hear of Mat? He helped me a lot last time. I got also a few other paintings which I have difficulties with researching.

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I would contact the Leighton Jones website and present your case. Don't hold your breath, but stay optimistic. Let us know what happens!


I will defiantly do that ghopper1924. They authenticate his works for only £20 and maybe they also have some history behind it. Its all about provenance

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http://www.leighton-jones.com/urchins.htm

This was listed under other big eye artists !!  Signature on yours looks skippy but its the same one !!  This is his website and I think he has contact info !! He is in the UK I think !!
impressive Mart! I take my hat off.
How can I get that blind squirrel syndrome  ::)

How cool is that. A oil on board by Barry Leighton Jones 1932-2011 known for his prints of urchins and his Emmett Kelly clown litho series.

When I first seen it I thought, I've seen this style before,  that's a print! Seen so many of these prints during my treasure hunts to flea markets, antique shops, on postcards and so on. But after I examined this piece  closer I was really surprised that it was a oil. 

I was always quitly thinking and hoping that it was one one of them works by a known artist that was produced for a large print run.

Now i know which artist made this piece I tried to find this image of a Mexican urchin with dog but no success.  This makes me believe it was commissioned?

Now comes the hard part. 
I know you guys don't talk value here but can I assume the text below is correct?  The majority of his so called oils on the market are lithos on canvas, board or wood with a layer of varnish strokes to make it look like a original oil painting.  Many people are offering these prints as originals knowing or not knowing it's a print. 
Also many are acrylic and low quality .  The painting I have is painted with thick brush strokes layers of paint in much better quality and professional technique than the ones I can find.
It's also a nice big size 30x24inches.

It's really confusing for me to give it a place and value, so many different sources out there and so many different prices. I also don't have the books or access to latest auction results to see what the value of his paintings are after he past away.
Text below is quoted from the leighton jones website

The 'Clown With Red Hair' is one of Leighton-Jones' best-loved and most successful images. It was reproduced in a number of formats including a lithograph printed on canvas, published in the 1970s. It was produced as an unlimited edition and best estimates suggest it sold in excess of a million copies. `These canvas lithographs are often mistaken for an original painting but a close inspection can ascertain the actual media.

This is what the website www.leighton-jones.com quotes
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Value of my print.

Among the factors affecting the price of a print are the subject matter, edition size, the quality (of both the reproduction and printing media), presence of the artist’s signature and personalization, as well as normal market fluctuations. Small, unsigned, open edition prints can be purchased for under $100. Large, high-quality prints on archival-quality paper in small editions, signed by the artist can realize over $2000 (for popular images). 


value of my painting?

http://www.leighton-jones.com/value_of_my_painting.htm

A typical growth on a Leighton-Jones painting created in 1977 sold for $100.00 or £50.00. In 2006 the painting sold for $50,000.00 or £25,000.00.

Because of the range of galleries and dealers selling Leighton-Jones’ artwork it is impossible to give an accurate valuation for a specific piece. In any event, we are artists, not dealers. However, we often get asked to purchase paintings for collectors of art by Leighton-Jones,



This is a other website in canada selling original oils by leighton jones   
http://www.kijiji.ca/b-buy-sell/ontario/leighton-jones/k0c10l9004?sort=priceDesc
 

Confusion all to put a estimate value on this piece because all the different auction results

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Also want to know what time period it was painted, am i correct if I say 60s early 70s Looks like it still has the original frame.. And is it a Mexican artist? Or am I looking in the wrong direction.
Tried to research the signature but have difficulties reading it and dont have the books.

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I'm starting to research a few of my paintings and this adorable work is one of my projects.
I think it shows a Mexican street kid or poor boy with his dog. He has no shoes, his trousers and shirt are to big for him. Looks Mexican to me because of the hat, clothes and red scarf.  Typically 1960s 70s Big Eye style.
Does somebody know this artist or can somebody read the signature?

Any help is welcome.
Sorry for the bad lighting.






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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

I would never have guessed it and it would stay my life time in the wall if it was my house

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