Does any old, quality painting always have some value?

skeys · September 14th, 2010, 06:22 PM

I have a very old painting that was in my family for some time. But I am having trouble finding if there is any value to this work. I believe its about 140 years old, and from europe. Any point in paying an appraisal service to do some research. Because there is a name is on it, but its hard to make out clearly.

http://www.filedropper.com/p1010003

http://www.filedropper.com/p1010019

John · September 15th, 2010, 02:15 AM

Hi, the links do not seem to work.

September 26th, 2010, 07:45 PM

Hi, I have uploaded some Photobucket pictures that pertain to my question from a couple of weeks ago. Can anyone tell me what they think of this painting!

http://s896.photobucket.com/albums/ac168/slkeys99/

skeys · September 26th, 2010, 07:52 PM

Once again, I did not see this post come up from earlier. Here are the pictures from my first post.

http://s896.photobucket.com/albums/ac168/slkeys99/

StangGT5 · September 27th, 2010, 09:18 AM

Honestly paintings are judged by three things: Age, Size, Origin, and Documentation. Size isnt ALL that important as long as its medium or bigger. Age definitely matters because if its as old as you say it could be worth atleast 1500. If its from Europe, and from one of the more established areas (i.e. Germany, Italy, France, UK, etc., not like eastern Europe) it adds accreditation to the piece. However, buyers want documentation. Most collectors buy heritage, not the artwork itself. They spend more money if they can get their hands on an (1)old (2)mid-large size (3)European painting made by (4)an artist with skill with (5)great documentation. Think about it, if you have no proof, it could've just been made a few years ago by a talented amateur who heat baked to to get some cracks. It usually costs about 190 bucks to get a painting appraised.

September 14th, 2010, 06:22 PM	#1
skeys Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2	Does any old, quality painting always have some value? I have a very old painting that was in my family for some time. But I am having trouble finding if there is any value to this work. I believe its about 140 years old, and from europe. Any point in paying an appraisal service to do some research. Because there is a name is on it, but its hard to make out clearly. http://www.filedropper.com/p1010003 http://www.filedropper.com/p1010019

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September 15th, 2010, 02:15 AM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	Hi, the links do not seem to work.

September 26th, 2010, 07:45 PM	#3
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Hi, I have uploaded some Photobucket pictures that pertain to my question from a couple of weeks ago. Can anyone tell me what they think of this painting! http://s896.photobucket.com/albums/ac168/slkeys99/

September 26th, 2010, 07:52 PM	#4
skeys Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2	Once again, I did not see this post come up from earlier. Here are the pictures from my first post. http://s896.photobucket.com/albums/ac168/slkeys99/

September 27th, 2010, 09:18 AM	#5
StangGT5 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Posts: 5	Honestly paintings are judged by three things: Age, Size, Origin, and Documentation. Size isnt ALL that important as long as its medium or bigger. Age definitely matters because if its as old as you say it could be worth atleast 1500. If its from Europe, and from one of the more established areas (i.e. Germany, Italy, France, UK, etc., not like eastern Europe) it adds accreditation to the piece. However, buyers want documentation. Most collectors buy heritage, not the artwork itself. They spend more money if they can get their hands on an (1)old (2)mid-large size (3)European painting made by (4)an artist with skill with (5)great documentation. Think about it, if you have no proof, it could've just been made a few years ago by a talented amateur who heat baked to to get some cracks. It usually costs about 190 bucks to get a painting appraised.