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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Potteryplease, post: 9874327, member: 16407&quot;]So I found this in the antique mall where I&#039;m a dealer. There was visible damage, but I liked the image, and the way it was framed made me think that perhaps the print had slid down behind the matte, such that I could re-matte it, so I took a $60 chance. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495863[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495864[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>When I opened it up, there&#039;s substantially more than surface damage-- someone has cut the print itself and, I&#039;d guess, based on the new-ish tape, re-matted it at the angle. I&#039;m gonna guess that they did so to remove what was probably more extensive damage, perhaps even mildew.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495870[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495866[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495867[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495868[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495869[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>1. Does anybody recognize the signature?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Was it dishonest for the dealer to have done these things and then concealed them, or is it simply another tough lesson for me in &#039;buyer beware&#039;? </p><p><br /></p><p>(I know the dealer a tiny bit in passing, but def not personally.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly: this is a $75K painting on canvas by Frederick Hammersley:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495871[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.lamodern.com/auctions/2015/10/modern-art-design/333" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.lamodern.com/auctions/2015/10/modern-art-design/333" rel="nofollow">https://www.lamodern.com/auctions/2015/10/modern-art-design/333</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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