"I use a professional conservator a lot for restoring and conserving photographs and photograph albums. I also used to use professional restorers a lot for movie posters. At least in Europe, I think it would cost the equivalent of at least $1,000 to…"
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This is what I call satisfying provenance (Titanic-related)
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A few years back I bought a collection of photographs of the Ostby family. The Ostbys were wealthy jewelers who lived in Providence, Rhode Island. Helen and her father Engelhart travelled on the…Continue
Lacklustre Marvels of Modern Music results at RR Auction
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With some exceptions this was a pretty uninspiring set of results.…Continue
UK Antiques Roadshow clip featuring JHE signatures
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This makes quite a nice watch. It was first broadcast a few months ago but I only just spotted the clip on the AR site. For once, the valuation (GBP 5,000 - 7,000) seems about right.…Continue
Fully signed Live Killers for GBP 1,000 - 1,500!
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The latest UK "Antiques Roadshow" featured a fully signed "Live Killers" LP. The expert (Raj Bisram) estimated it at GBP 1,000 - 1,500!Luckily the owner had no intention of selling but such…Continue
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"Agree genuine but in that state I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole - unless they were selling for an absolute bargain price. £2,250 seems far too high to me, even without considering the additional fees of 30% or so. "
"Agreed genuine. Also interesting that Freddie inscribed the "Best Wishes" but only added his own autograph at the bottom. I wonder how that happened?"
"Steve, I totally agree with you and Ryan. Let's put this discussion to bed.
It's perhaps worth mentioning that I did look at the "Billie" part in a post on 5 April. I'd have been happy to elaborate on the points I made but…"
"Thanks for your reply Ryan.
If you read my post again you will see that I was not trying to write a conclusion myself, I was simply pointing to missing facts and inaccuracies in yours.
I didn't mention Roger's LOA because you already…"
"Thanks for your conclusion Ryan. I have been busy doing other things over the last week or so but I'd like to take up this discussion again.
I don't remember anyone writing a conclusion to their own discussion before. It's a pretty…"
"Steve, I didn't originally intend to look at the "Billie" but when you asked if I'd looked at the first name I offered to make a "quick" comparison between the OP and the examples sold by RR. I did this and posted my…"
"That's fine. I cannot see it myself but that's been clear for quite some time and these things can't be proved one way or the other, unless there is some evidence that cannot be refuted (e.g. the autograph is on something that…"
"I actually looked at all of them and was being a bit cautious when I mentioned 20. There are probably nearer to 50. I'm not enough of a technical wizard to copy them all over, at least not within a realistic time frame. "
"Seems cheap but I guess it isn't exactly pretty and that was ten years ago."
"The point I was making about the fakes I've bought is just that I know how hard it can be to accept when people - whether professionals or fellow collectors - tell you that they don't think the autograph you've bought is real. I once…"
"The Strange Fruit follows a lot more of the "rules" than yours.
The general lack of "looping" of the "i" s (the second one in Billie" does have one).
The height of the "l"s in Billie.
The shape of the…"
"I've explained where the extra loops are (e.g. the "i" s and the e). The thing is that the so-called abnormal examples I've pointed to follow the "rules" much better than your example.
At the end of the day you can…"
"Thanks. A listing price of $8 and a final auction result of $322 doesn't inspire confidence. The market usually speaks so unless the item was listed such that those in the know didn't see it the final sales price has to raise major alarm…"
"All the factors you mention shouldn't affect the fundamentals of an autograph. Why would a different surface, different resistance or spacing constraints cause extra loops for instance?
When I have to sign a slippery electronic screen with my…"
About Me
- What kind of member are you? (Check as many as apply.)
- Collector
- What would you like to tell us about yourself, your collecting, or business.
- Mainly better quality items with an emphasis on female leading ladies of the 20s to 60s. Some rock & pop too.
- What is your level of expertise?
- Advanced Collector
- Why do you want to join Autograph Live?
- researching autographs I own
- Who can we thank for telling you about us?
- NA
- What are your areas of interest?
- Classic Hollywood and Stage, Music
- Why do you collect?
- Mainly: 1) wanting to own a piece of history, 2) wanting to get closer to a legend, 3) wanting something attractive to display (applies mainly to signed photos), 4) wanting to own something that is rare, desired by others and valuable, 5) potential financial gain and potential source of liquidity if needed
- What is your favorite autograph in your collection?
- Too difficult to decide.
- You can ask anyone living or dead for their autograph. Who would it be?
- Jesus
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- At 10:42pm on April 25, 2014,
geraldzheng said…
DO YOU WANT TO SELL Audrey Hepburn SIGNED PHOTO?
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