found 2 paintings

Ron2 · January 26th, 2011, 06:30 PM

I recently came across 2 framed pics with the name Robert Del-et Soleil they appear to be connected the urns appear to be sitting on the same shelf at opposite ends framed by picture moulding and picture frame code authority registration number 31-47 NRA code looks like date 1673 any help would be greatly appreciated familyties@neo.rr.com

Eirene · 11:28 PM

Could this be the artist? Nicolas Robert, 1614-1684.
Variae ac multiformes florum species appressae ad viuum et aeneis tabulis incisae = diverses fleurs dessinees et gravees d'apres le naturel. London: Scolar Press, 1975. Facsimile of the Paris ed., ca. 1660, from a copy in the Lindley Library of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Robert started out as a painter of ornamental flower pictures but his work became more botanically oriented after he was hired by the Duke of Orleans to draw the rare and exotic plants and animals brought to the Duke's gardens. Scholars believe that the Scottish botanist Robert Morison, director of the gardens, encouraged Robert to take a more scientific approach to his subject.
http://http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/sp...rt/herbals.htm

http://www.fineart-appraisals.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=appraisal.certificate&act=for m&item_id=167908

Ron2 · January 27th, 2011, 06:32 AM

That is the one .Im remodeling a house and the owner has discarded them are they worth salvaging ? Not looking to make a fortune but a small bonus would be nice>

Ron2 · January 31st, 2011, 11:27 AM

So i guess that they are worth a couple hundred dollars is ther anywhere I can sell them I am a very motivated seller

John · January 31st, 2011, 04:15 PM

As the appraisal suggests, a print created during the artist's lifetime would be worth much more.

You didn't even post a picture, so nobody could begin to advise you as to what you have in your possession, but it seems unlikely you have an original of this type and personally I would start looking at eBay to see what similar prints go for.

February 1st, 2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by John

As the appraisal suggests, a print created during the artist's lifetime would be worth much more.

You didn't even post a picture, so nobody could begin to advise you as to what you have in your possession, but it seems unlikely you have an original of this type and personally I would start looking at eBay to see what similar prints go for.

I thought that the response from Eirene showed the pics with the thread Im very sry if I was incorrect i am sorry was I wrong by assuming this

John · February 1st, 2011, 11:17 PM

I meant you didn't post a picture of your own copies. The point is that they're probably not of great value but we have no way of guaranteeing that.

January 26th, 2011, 06:30 PM	#1
Ron2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 3	found 2 paintings I recently came across 2 framed pics with the name Robert Del-et Soleil they appear to be connected the urns appear to be sitting on the same shelf at opposite ends framed by picture moulding and picture frame code authority registration number 31-47 NRA code looks like date 1673 any help would be greatly appreciated familyties@neo.rr.com

January 26th, 2011, 11:19 PM	#2
Eirene Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 624	Could this be the artist? Nicolas Robert, 1614-1684. Variae ac multiformes florum species appressae ad viuum et aeneis tabulis incisae = diverses fleurs dessinees et gravees d'apres le naturel. London: Scolar Press, 1975. Facsimile of the Paris ed., ca. 1660, from a copy in the Lindley Library of the Royal Horticultural Society. Robert started out as a painter of ornamental flower pictures but his work became more botanically oriented after he was hired by the Duke of Orleans to draw the rare and exotic plants and animals brought to the Duke's gardens. Scholars believe that the Scottish botanist Robert Morison, director of the gardens, encouraged Robert to take a more scientific approach to his subject. http://http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/sp...rt/herbals.htm http://www.fineart-appraisals.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=appraisal.certificate&act=for m&item_id=167908 Last edited by Eirene : January 26th, 2011 at 11:28 PM.

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January 27th, 2011, 06:32 AM	#3
Ron2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 3	That is the one .Im remodeling a house and the owner has discarded them are they worth salvaging ? Not looking to make a fortune but a small bonus would be nice>

January 31st, 2011, 11:27 AM	#4
Ron2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 3	So i guess that they are worth a couple hundred dollars is ther anywhere I can sell them I am a very motivated seller

January 31st, 2011, 04:15 PM	#5
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	As the appraisal suggests, a print created during the artist's lifetime would be worth much more. You didn't even post a picture, so nobody could begin to advise you as to what you have in your possession, but it seems unlikely you have an original of this type and personally I would start looking at eBay to see what similar prints go for.

February 1st, 2011, 11:17 PM	#7
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	I meant you didn't post a picture of your own copies. The point is that they're probably not of great value but we have no way of guaranteeing that.