I contacted Hermès, locally and in Paris- nothing but silence on both fronts. Now I want to sell it and have hit a brick wall trying to authenticate the shawl. Labels were “not in,” so I took the label out. QUESTION: I bought a Hermès shawl in the Beverley Hills Hermès store during the 1970s. This assumes your print is nicely matted and framed. Values would be higher in California and along coastal areas, the subject matter appealing to those decorating homes in these regions. Internet art galleries ask $250 plus.Ī Thrasher print has more decorative than collector value. Secondary-market values ranged from $25 to $125. Several auction references to Thrasher prints, most of which were numbered and appear to be scenes along the California coast, can be found on the Internet. combines art painted on glass scenic background to give a neat dimensional effect.” Yours may be a very early, starving-artist “boardwalk” piece. A self-taught artist, he exhibited for the first time in 1963 in Monterrey, Calif., and has shown in numerous California galleries since then. Can you help?-L.H.ĪNSWER: Virgil Thrasher was born in Sacramento, Calif., in 1943. I cannot seem to find anything out about the artist or the value of his works. QUESTION: I own “Moss Landing,” a signed and numbered print by Virgil Thrasher. Make certain to deduct the selling fees when envisioning your profit.
HERMES PLATES SERIES
Collectors who need the third plate in the series should drive the bidding past the $75 point. Your other alternative is to offer the set on an Internet auction. The series will sell easily at $90-$180 is pushing the envelope. At $10 per plate, the number jumps to $180. What should you ask? At $5 per plate, the answer is $90. Two recommendations are the owners of Rockwell (Liz Duda, PO Box 567, Farmingdale, NY 11735 / and The Glass Menagerie (Glass Menagerie Antiques & Collectibles / Two Cups and a Measure of Love" 1983 Mother's Day plate My recommendation is that you sell the series to a dealer who specializes in Norman Rockwell material. The vast majority of the plates in the series lists between $20 and $25. One direct-sale Web site listed it at $130. For whatever the reason, the third plate is difficult to find. Value rests in the first and third plate in the series. You are correct in assuming your best approach is to sell the collection as a group. Most of today’s young collectors have no idea who Norman Rockwell is nor do they care. The Norman Rockwell secondary resale market is flooded, thanks in large part to eBay. You should have sold them when you first acquired them. ( If you’d like to learn more about items in this story- except for the Thrasher painting- click on the images.)ĪNSWER: You waited too long.
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