Want to sell no idea how

From what I can see, the one's you've posted are all highly collectible. You must have more money than I do.

Debora

 

And, fyi, when posting artwork, we prefer photographs with the frames included. They're helpful for dating among other things.

Debora

 

Unfortunately they were all reframed by the museum that sold them to the person who gave them to me.

 

Redid the posts with the full photos

 

Ha! I doubt it, never owned anything like this in my life.

 

I don’t really understand how the prints could be worth much, after all it’s not like a painting where there’s one copy.

 

That 1st one is in pristine condition,wich to be honest gives me pause. Then again some family member could have tossed it in a drawer where it sat for 200 years ! The 2nd one is more what Id expect one to look like . I like the art too. But im just an amateur so ....

 

that's not , and never is the whole story.....
A fine art print can outweigh an original in many instances !!!! , for many reasons !

 

They are considered multiples. That doesn't necessarily mean they have lessened value. And museum framing is premium-quality framing.

Debora

 

Oh my god. I would never sell these (reproduction or original)! I'm not a fan of every woodblock print but these are fantastic. I especially love LOVE the 3rd one down.

IF you were going to sell them, AND they are original, there's no reason to not go with an auction house. Yes, thry take a cut but so does any platform you sell on. You're not an art dealer and framed pieces are difficult to sell and ship properly. An auction house would make that easy for you. You can also just do an inquiry with any of the decent sized ones to see if they're interested. You can say no if you don't like their terms.

That said....I wouldnt sell them or the globes unless I had too. It's wonderful to have beautiful things around you.

Some prints are fantastically expensive. Some things that effect worth: Artist, age, type of print process, rarity/number made/still existing, cultural interest trends, subject. It's good to remember that even though original woodblock prints are printed, they were done so by hand, with each color a different carved block, by the artist and/or their studio, in an extremely time-consuming way. Your kids might find their chosen prints even more interesting if you look up one of the many videos on YouTube that show how they're made. They might even try their hand at lino-cut and make their own.

 

I would have thought new framing reduces the value?

 

only if it's crappy.....

 

The girl likes to draw, think the boy is just going through his cops and robbers phase!

 

I loooooved doing lino cut block printing as a kid. My husband actually bought some to do himself recently. I first did it in 3rd grade perhaps? Anyway, if she's the right age a lino block kit is fairly cheap and fun. It's a nice tie-in so they appreciate the inheritance.

 

A period frame might add value but these were hung differently at the time. New framing doesn't detract value from the art so long as it's not damaging it. If it's professional framing with acid-free mats and backing, museum grade removable mounting and UV resistent glass, then you're good to go. UV resistent glass isn't 100% though so you should still try not to hang these in direct sunlight.