Dear John Salerno,

Thank you for your appraisal submission. The work is a contemporary still life oil painting of peonies. It is signed "M. Smith" to the lower left, but the signature does not match any listed artists. The painting appears to be in good condition, but would require additional images to confirm. Information submitted by you notes the title to be "Peonies and Lace", but there is no visible documentation to confirm. In frame, the work measures 32 x 27 inches.

Without an attribution to a listed artist, the Fair Market Value is estimated based on sales trends of general still life paintings, contemporary still life paintings, and works of a similar size. Floral still life paintings are extremely common to the market, and their frequency may affect the value of the work, unless otherwise supported by an artistic attribution or significance of style. Considering sales trends of floral still life paintings over the last few years, we estimate the Fair Market Value of this work between $0 and $200.

Thank you for your appraisal submission.

Kind regards,
Charlotte B.