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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 6417580, member: 301&quot;]Once again, you know things that we have not been privy to , that could help us in our detective work , to help you ascertain the authenticity of the works and possibly lead you to their fair market value.</p><p><br /></p><p>You wrote &quot;this is a family inheritance that had been collected since late 1800&#039;s from travels around the world&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no possible way to imply from just that , that these works were your great grandfathers, collected from 1880 to 1923 at which time they were stored away , only to be unearthed by you some one hundred years later.</p><p><br /></p><p>( personally , I&#039;ve never even heard a story like that .....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.)</p><p><br /></p><p>You write.... &quot;I discovered the one signature painting is by Willem Van Dort 1889&quot;</p><p>If so....then that painting was reasonably new when collected.....and would lead us away from considering that it could be a later copy ......</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ve presented us with a trove of artworks......and an interesting story , while leaving out valuable information that would help us drill down on the history and validity of these works.</p><p><br /></p><p>where are they?.... where were they stored ?</p><p>where were they collected...&nbsp; ( all over the world, is of no real help ! )</p><p>when did you retrieve them from storage....</p><p>where they bought at Galleries , from the artists, at 2nd hand stores...?</p><p>what size is each one ?</p><p>is there a photo of the rear to go with each painting?</p><p>are there any tags, or labels or writing on the reverse of the canvases ..</p><p>how are they affixed to the stretchers...glue, nails, tacks...... staples ??</p><p><br /></p><p>These are not spurious or unreasonable questions , as we ask this of all members who are looking for our help !</p><p><br /></p><p>So far we&#039;ve done what we can ..... but going forward..... it would be in your best interest to..... help us, to help you ! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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