Dear John Salerno,

Thank you for your appraisal submission. The work is a contemporary still life oil painting on canvas of peonies. It is signed "M. Smith" to the lower right, but the signature does not match any known and listed artists. It measures 24 x 27 inches in frame, and appears to be in good condition based on the image provided.

Without artistic attribution, the Fair Market Value is estimated based on general sales trends of still life paintings, contemporary still life paintings, and works of similar size. Floral still life paintings have a long artistic tradition, and therefore appear regularly on the market. The frequency of appearance of these works may negatively affect their value, unless their artistic attribution has an opposite effect. Given the artwork's size and lack of artistic attribution, we estimate the Fair Market Value of this work between $0 and $200.

Thank you for your appraisal submission.

Kind regards,
Charlotte B.