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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on June 2, 2024 at 12:43pm

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Meadows on June 2, 2024 at 2:52pm

Oh my goodness! That piece is being auctioned as "authentic." Some unsuspecting buyer is going to get royally stung.

It's a shame it's not authentic because it's a great portrait of Gable.

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Permalink Reply by KaiMi on June 4, 2024 at 2:26am

The handwriting in the dedication looks like his, imo. The sig itself fits, too, in my opinion, but looks very carefully and quite slowly written. Doesn't have to be a sign of fake, because Gable certainly would have given some care and attention on signing such a beautiful item. At the time of that movie he was relatively young, so that might be okay for an early sig. The ink is definetly very vintage.

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Meadows on June 4, 2024 at 7:32pm

You make some valid points. If authentic, that signed Gable portrait would be definitely be a crown jewel in any collection. 

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