Hi to you all
I recently purchased a linen backed daybill from one of the big auction houses
(doesn't matter who it is). It was described as very fine on linen but the
photo had been cropped to only show the actual poster and not the linen. When
it arrived it was pretty badly frayed on the edges and the linen border had
some foxing spots / stains and pinholes in the linen.
I think collectors need to know whether there are any issues with the linen and
how much of the linen has been left around the poster. I'm sure you have all
seen where some linen backed posters have been trimmed to the edge of the
poster and this detracts from the value as far as I am concerned.
I looked through the auction history and was surprised to see hundreds of linen
backed posters that have been sold where the photos have been cropped so that
you cant see the linen borders. That makes it guesswork for the buyer.
Just curious as to what you all think about this. Should auction houses show
the entire poster including the linen borders? Why would they crop the images
so that you cant see the linen borders?
Regards
John
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