Can anyone tell me anything about this!!

[rukind007]

it is very heavy porcelain sign about 4x3 I do not know anything about it!! what could it be and is it worth anything

[mariok54]

Hi Rukind007 ... Is this a porcelain sign or is it an enamel sign? 4' x 3' is a very large porcelain plate? Anything on the reverse?

[rukind007]

Hi Rukind007 ... Is this a porcelain sign or is it an enamel sign? 4' x 3' is a very large porcelain plate? Anything on the reverse?

I think it is  porcelain  and nothing on the back

[KC]

Hi!  Welcome!

Does it look like it has been cut down in size?

[rukind007]

I will take a look and take a few more pic. It is at my work. I found it in a basement of a old farm house in ohio. It was in between a wall.

[fancypants]

Welcome to the forum , rukind007 .

A rather interesting item .... I'm curious to know if the white 'frame' of this item is part of the entire steel sheet (stamped steel) , or if it is simply a frame for your item ... my eyes can't tell , from the posted images .

[rukind007]

I will have move info after work today. the steel is thick and all one piece,I have no use for it but it is cool.

[jimmie8taylor]

The pics are nice! Are they painted by someone or you got it from somewhere? Seems to be painted............ ......

[rukind007]

It is not painted it is screen printed or something

[rukind007]

I found out for sure it is porcelain the print is very nice it is 3x4 and around 30lb any offers??

[Thor]

The actual image looks like a Maxfield Parrish print.  I'm currently digging on the interwebs to see what I can find.

I always liked his lighting.  Good luck on finding more out about it.

[kysfinest]

Thor, you are correct. It is a Maxfield Parrish print.....

http://d-vers.com/maxfield-parrish-peaceful-valley-print-brown-bigelow-calendar-p-397.html

[Thor]

Thanks kysfinest!  I'd found the image without a title and was still digging.

One thing I did see was this quote:
"Very large Maxfield Parrish posters are rare and costly when you do find them, although you can still find some that were printed by Paper Tiger Press in La Jolla, California, in the late '60s and early '70s."  (from http://parrish.artpassions.net/)

Hope that helps rukind.

[kysfinest]

you're welcome! I still can't find anything about them being printed on porcelain though.

[Thor]

Franklin Mint was printing limited editions on porcelain (http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1834076) but that is a small 7"x12" one.