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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 272276, member: 51"]It has an in-person charm. Hard to describe. Probably due to the skill of the painter. Almost Deco-like colors (my camera made it look way too candy/little girl like), it is more muted in regular light.</p><p><br /></p><p>When browsing around, unbelievably found a 60s/70s one sold on Etsy for $575 (!) in a slightly different pattern, no damage though. Others exactly like this but unpainted (and unsold) ranged from $150-$395, some of those had similar damage, but again, unsold. The marketing seems to be "Bohemian". I'm not suggesting this is worth either amount, but these do seem to be current in some kind of fashion trend.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would make a great back drop in a store or something, occurs to me someone could just remove the rattan in the missing spots and paint that open cane black. Actually when looking at it as a whole piece you do not notice the missing curly Q pieces, just so much going on, but do see where the rattan has unraveled.</p><p><br /></p><p>We'll see if anyone is looking for "Bohemian" here. In general this is a look that is locally popular so might luck-out.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>As for the typo -- I am used to being able to edit the title in the edit function under "edit" and then "more options". Did so last week I think. But now under "more options" that choice seems to have disappeared. Maybe something in my browser. Who knows.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, all! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 272276, member: 51"]It has an in-person charm. Hard to describe. Probably due to the skill of the painter. Almost Deco-like colors (my camera made it look way too candy/little girl like), it is more muted in regular light. When browsing around, unbelievably found a 60s/70s one sold on Etsy for $575 (!) in a slightly different pattern, no damage though. Others exactly like this but unpainted (and unsold) ranged from $150-$395, some of those had similar damage, but again, unsold. The marketing seems to be "Bohemian". I'm not suggesting this is worth either amount, but these do seem to be current in some kind of fashion trend. It would make a great back drop in a store or something, occurs to me someone could just remove the rattan in the missing spots and paint that open cane black. Actually when looking at it as a whole piece you do not notice the missing curly Q pieces, just so much going on, but do see where the rattan has unraveled. We'll see if anyone is looking for "Bohemian" here. In general this is a look that is locally popular so might luck-out. [I]As for the typo -- I am used to being able to edit the title in the edit function under "edit" and then "more options". Did so last week I think. But now under "more options" that choice seems to have disappeared. Maybe something in my browser. Who knows.[/I] Thanks, all! :)[/QUOTE]
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