1935-1940 release of James Peale "Fruit"

Rob41 · February 1st, 2011, 03:23 PM

Hello,
My grandmother was given this James Peale print titled "fruit" by her parents as her wedding gift.

It's quite large so I put the Coke can in place for reference. As you can see in the photos, it's #2503 released by the Three Mountaineers. The back paper and tag are the only parts of this that have any damage from age which can be seen in the pictures. The picture itself is perfect as is the original frame.

I believe my grandmother was married in 1938 or 1939.

I haven't been able to find out anything about the "Three Mountaineers" as was hoping someone here could shed some light about them.

I was also wondering if this has any real value outside of my own family history.

Thanks for any information in advance.

Eirene · February 2nd, 2011, 01:34 AM

This is all I could find regarding Three Mountaineers Inc.

http://www.heritagewnc.org/WNC_arts_...untaineers.htm

http://www.backcountrynotes.com/nort...s-pottery.html

Rob41 · February 7th, 2011, 10:20 AM

Thanks Eirene,
I found those as well. I guess I was trying to find someone with knowledge about prints and paintings who could actually provide a ballpark value on this and the oil painting I posted earlier.
I thought this forum would have experts able to do that.

Does anybody know of a forum that is willing to share their expert knowledge and provide a basic value? If so I would really appreciate it. Otherwise I will "pay" for the knowledge and have it appraised.

Thanks

John · February 7th, 2011, 11:00 AM

If you're going the paid route, it would probably be better to have someone see the item in person. You can look under "appraisers" in the Yellow Pages and find one specializing in art.

I'm not a dealer, but in my experience, prints created after the artist's death aren't likely to be of great value. You can probably buy a better reproduction of this same painting that was printed just last week, so where's the value in buying one from the 1930s?

February 1st, 2011, 03:23 PM	#1
Rob41 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 3	1935-1940 release of James Peale "Fruit" Hello, My grandmother was given this James Peale print titled "fruit" by her parents as her wedding gift. It's quite large so I put the Coke can in place for reference. As you can see in the photos, it's #2503 released by the Three Mountaineers. The back paper and tag are the only parts of this that have any damage from age which can be seen in the pictures. The picture itself is perfect as is the original frame. I believe my grandmother was married in 1938 or 1939. I haven't been able to find out anything about the "Three Mountaineers" as was hoping someone here could shed some light about them. I was also wondering if this has any real value outside of my own family history. Thanks for any information in advance.

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February 2nd, 2011, 01:34 AM	#2
Eirene Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 624	This is all I could find regarding Three Mountaineers Inc. http://www.heritagewnc.org/WNC_arts_...untaineers.htm http://www.backcountrynotes.com/nort...s-pottery.html

February 7th, 2011, 10:20 AM	#3
Rob41 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 3	Thanks Eirene, I found those as well. I guess I was trying to find someone with knowledge about prints and paintings who could actually provide a ballpark value on this and the oil painting I posted earlier. I thought this forum would have experts able to do that. Does anybody know of a forum that is willing to share their expert knowledge and provide a basic value? If so I would really appreciate it. Otherwise I will "pay" for the knowledge and have it appraised. Thanks

February 7th, 2011, 11:00 AM	#4
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	If you're going the paid route, it would probably be better to have someone see the item in person. You can look under "appraisers" in the Yellow Pages and find one specializing in art. I'm not a dealer, but in my experience, prints created after the artist's death aren't likely to be of great value. You can probably buy a better reproduction of this same painting that was printed just last week, so where's the value in buying one from the 1930s?