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Message:: [QUOTE="Armando0831, post: 30068, member: 305"][ATTACH=full]7580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]7581[/ATTACH] Today has been a good day on finds. I found these two electroplated copper on glass. I am from the area where this artist is also from. The signatures match up perfectly. John Bell is a well known acclaimed artist across the country. A quick research will show his professional life. I contacted the person in charge with handling John's prints and he gave me John's wife's email. He advised me that John passed away in 2013. I was also told that John could not use his hands,wheelchair bond, so he painted with his teeth. John has been known to do some works on glass but it's rare that he does. I was advised that these pieces, which are in his early part of his career, more than likely are rare and very valuable. I'm waiting to hear from John's wife on an estimate on these pieces. These pieces areabout 14 inches in diameter. UPDATE: I received confirmation that these were done by John Bell of Ft. Smith, AR. His wife, Maxine, just sent me an email telling me that it's two mirrors of a lake near Paris, AR. They use to camp there a lot. He only did a handful of these electroplated mirrors. John did these when he still had use of his hands. Maxine said that the value for them are substantial, as for his original paintings are around $3K.[/QUOTE]