A quick question today. Which basically boils down to this: real or not?
And there’s quite a lot riding on the answer, because this is up for auction at Brown & Co in Lincolnshire with an estimate of £100-150. Which would be a bit of a bargain, for what might be a Cassandre which is in the collection of M0Ma in New York.
But is it the real deal? I don’t know. The colours are off, to start with.
And the dimensions are too – the auction version is 43″ x 33″, instead of the 40″ x 50″ it probably should be.
Plus the description says that it’s “doublesided” (although how they can tell when it is also framed, I am not sure).
So, I’m unsure enough not to have a go, and to throw it open to you lot to see what you think. Any thoughts, or tips, or opinions out there?
Mind you, even if it is a cropped reproduction, it’s probably still worth more than the estimate. Chisholm Larsson are selling this.
It’s a 1980s reprint, but they want $750 for it anyway. It’s a mad world, Mr Benjamin.
Call the “friendly” Auctioneer from whence it came and how they know it’s double sided blah blah?
I had a similar dilemma last week with a pair of identical rail posters being auctioned up in the wilds of Scotland. They looked bargaintastic from the pic but the guide price was just a bit too high for me to bid without a bit more info than “Scottish Railway posters,” so I called them for more detail.
The honesty was quite refreshing , the auctioneer went to the lots and described them in major detail to me over the phone and answered my queries so well I didn’t bid haha (sections missing, sellotape marks, in poor condition blah blah) it was well worth the call
Or you could always go on gut instinct……
It’s got to be worth a punt, hasn’t it?