i agree with that assessment, too, Wim. the fact that only the F and
R, the monster's image and dwight fry's face are original makes up
about 25% or so of the poster (if that).
a "reconstruction" is a great word for what was done here.
Jeff
On Aug 30, 2009, at 1:10 PM, bqjansen wrote:
Although I agree with you in general I do think that the provenance
of the Johnny Ramone collection bears weight combined with the fact
that Heritage has described the condition quite specifically. Maybe
Johnny Ramone or his widow had set specific conditions to auction
the whole collection or the sentimental value apparently held by
its previous owner.
Then again I also think that a poster where only 2 of the 12
letters of the title are original should not be graded as "fair". I
think it should not have gotten a grading at all, but sold for what
it was, a reconstructed poster and not a restored one.
Wim
Op 30 aug 2009, om 21:39 heeft James Richard het volgende geschreven:
I might be so audacious and impertinent as to suggest that a
responsible and highly-regarded auction house catering to the very
well-to-do and regularly selling tens of millions of dollars of
high-priced collectibles every year would have taken it upon
themselves to include a high resolution picture of the title card
along with the half sheet auction so that the bidders could have
made the comparison themselves at the time of the sale.
But I guess I'm just being naive... despite the cries of shock and
horror over the last few days, "let the buyer beware" is still the
Golden Rule in our society.
-- JR
Douglas Ball wrote:
Side by side, yes, but when the auction took place it looked damn
good!
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia
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Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] FRANKENSTEIN 1/2 sheet vs TC from Heritage
There is indeed a very big difference between the two.
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