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brother bought at an open air market
This is a vintage 20th century framed image featuring a Byzantine Icon style image of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. It appears from the image, that the 'painting' is a print image on canvas with a surface treatment that would cause a craquelaire or alligatored surface. An alligatored surface on an original, actual painting, is generally an indication of having been exposed to temperature extremes which cannot be conserved or restored. In this case, it was done to give an 'antique'd' effect. Our Mother of Perpetual Help is a Roman Catholic related image that is also known Our Lady of Perpetual Succour; the original was from the Keras Kardiotissas Monastery on the Island of Crete and was moved to Rome 1499. The estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables. Retail 'asking prices' can be higher and vary.
Size is 2' wide by 2 and a half ft long (framed)
I uploaded more pictures per your request.
I haven't heard anything in three days....do you need more info? Please advise. Thank you.
I will post your assessment tomorrow, after the weekend
Thank you kindly...
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My apologies, I have been under the weather and was not able to work in the office for a few days.
What is the size of this? Please also add some clear, in-focus extreme close-ups of the surface to show the texture and a view of the backside (do not remove from frame).