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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Laurence Roman, post: 1352834, member: 12895&quot;]In case anyone is interested,&nbsp; this signed Braque after-lithograph/collotype (Still Life with Apples) printed by one of Picasso&#039;s favourite lithographers, Guy Spitzer, is so generally, though lightly, foxed that this shortcoming appears at first glance (to me at any rate) to be paper texture and only compromises the border and reverse of the sheet, not the image itself. It did mean, however, that the print cost under £200 + buyer&#039;s premium. I must say, I carried out extensive due diligence before I started bidding. Only you can decide whether a work&#039;s defects represent a deal breaker. For my part, once it had been skilfully matted and attractively framed, I ultimately decided not to have it restored (the colours are so well preserved and beautifully nuanced, that I feared restoration might compromise them). An impression in &quot;perfect condition&quot; regularly sells for well in excess of £1,000. I once saw an astonishing auction result when it fetched £4,000, but that seems inordinately high for an after-lithograph from such a large edition and appears to have been a freak one-off occurrence. See what you think:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]220917[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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