Beginning of my collecting coincided with Christies London's first sale in 95. (Pretty sure it was their first sale, or first decent one, at least first Tony did I believe.) At that time, I found linen backing was accepted practice generally, whether or not strictly speaking the condition of the piece demanded it. I bought into it, nasty folds were enough of a justification. (Though perhaps not quite as automatic there then as now, I did buy posters at Christies that weren't backed, and were below condition A.) I'd imagine the justification is that presenting cosmetically perfect posters is effective with their particular clientele. Probably tricky to argue against, they do seem to get some very healthy results.
Sent from my iPad > On 21 Mar 2014, at 18:34, Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tommy, > > Did they suggest doing this to ANY poster, regardless of condition or age? > > If so, what reason did they give? > > Jeff > > > >> On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Tommy Barr wrote: >> >> Interesting, Rich. Christies in London recommended to me some time ago that >> I should linenback my posters. >> >> >>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Tommy >>> >>> people do have a belief in many cases that linenbacking a poster is what >>> you're supposed to do >>> while myself and other believe linenbacking is only done for restorative >>> purposes >>> >>> yet other people believe that linenbacking adds value to a poster >>> regardless of condition (I don't) >>> >>> I've actually been replacing all my linenbacked material as I can find the >>> items >>> >>> why anyone would back a Striptease poster is beyond me >>> >>> Rich >>> >>> >>> At 09:55 AM 3/21/2014, Tommy Barr wrote: >>>> I just had a look at Bruce's preview and I have to say it is pretty >>>> amazing. What surprises me, though, is some of the posters which people >>>> have gone to the expense of having linenbacked, and I wonder at what point >>>> does that become a viable option. I am using EMP sales as an example here, >>>> but I imagine it is the same across the board. >>>> 'The Big Hangover' (1950) is listed as 'good to very good' in linen, but >>>> that is a poster which normally sells for around $20-25 in that condition, >>>> folded. As having a poster backed and foldlines retouched by a reputable >>>> restorer would cost at least $120, that means the poster should fetch >>>> around $150 at least, but that is unlikely to be the case. 'Striptease' >>>> (1996), again in very good condition maybe $25, but how much more would >>>> you pay for one linenbacked? >>>> Taking just one example from EMP (though it is not hard to find others) - >>>> 'Bite The Bullet' (1985), very good, folded, sold for $4 last year, and >>>> one in similar condition, linenbacked, sold for $28, also last year. That >>>> means the added value for restoration and backing was only $24, probably >>>> at least one fifth of the actual cost. So at what point does the expense >>>> become worthwhile? I appreciate that, as a matter of personal taste, >>>> someone may wish to have a poster framed and displayed to best advantage, >>>> and so has it backed, regardless of actual value, but do they expect that >>>> the cost will be recouped on resale? Really, I am just curious here, as I >>>> would only ever have higher value posters backed. >>>> Anyway, even the prices realised for higher value ones do not necessarily >>>> always reflect the cost of restoration, something which I have gratefully >>>> taken advantage of in the past, and hope I may do so again! Which, I have >>>> to say, make EMP's Signature Auctions quite exciting events (no >>>> remuneration was made by Bruce to have me highlight his listings, but hey, >>>> I'm open to offers!) >>>> >>>> Tommy >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
