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Elizabeth Taylor. Would like your opinions.

I am looking at this Elizabeth Taylor signed photo but am not convinced it's authentic. Could very well be a secretarial. Would like to have some input on this one. Thanks in advance.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 13, 2016 at 1:36am

Hello,

Welcome. Thanks for confirming the date of this photograph. Yours appears lovely pebble/pearl matte finish double weight stock. About 80% of all studio 5"x7" are secretarial in origin - that's then - now? This signature - very drawn, hesitant, basic form yes, but just appearance...secretarial or some other. Was this redrawn/re-inked? Her 1953 signature is so smooth and both of these just don't make any sense.

Eric

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on January 13, 2016 at 2:12am

The 5x7 inch does looked "signed over". Maybe the Korean war? Anyway, it's certainly a secretarial which explains a lot. Probably a bunch out there pre-printed which I just never paid any attention too.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on January 13, 2016 at 10:51pm

The original posted item went for touching $500 so someone was happy with it. I'll try to post some other Liz items over the weekend, if not before.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on January 14, 2016 at 3:03am

Mercy! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on January 14, 2016 at 3:31am

I have an in-person 1956 Elizabeth Taylor signature that has been in my family since the day it was obtained by my Grandfather. It looks nothing like this example. I found this signed photo extremely interesting and I just don't think her signature changed this much in that short of a period of time. Obviously, there were bidders out there who think differently. For the winner's sake, I hope I'm wrong. Won't be the first time...or last!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 14, 2016 at 4:09am

You weren't wrong.

Eric

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on January 14, 2016 at 4:14am

I don't think so either. Thanks, Eric!

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on January 18, 2016 at 9:20am

I promised to post some of my Taylor's. Better late than never, here they are (1940s attached here, 50s to 70s in the message below and 2001 in the message after that).

I've tried to get a decent range of dates. It is actually quite remarkable how consistent most of these examples are - much more so than those on the "thecead" site and much more than I remembered.

There was another thread asking for people to post their favourite Taylor. I can't say which of these is my favourite. I guess I find 3. the sexiest and 4. the most iconic.

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