We took our old Maxfield Parrish print to the Antique store in downtown Camas on Saturday, Jan. 26th. They were having an "Antiques Roadshow" type of session. We had it appraised many, many years ago & I wanted to see if it had grown in value at all. Sadly, it hadn't. The appraiser said it had faded just a little so that took away from the overall value. But at auction, it still would be worth $800-$1000. The picture is entitled "Garden of Allah" and depicts 3 maidens reclining by a garden pool. The frame is original & he said it dated from the 20's. We had it refurbished many years ago & he said not to do anything else to it except keep it out of the sunlight. He said the 3 biggest things that ruin artwork is sunlight, moisture & critters. Critters as in children! (Breakage etc.) So...like I say...it was good to know.
We took our old Maxfield Parrish print to the Antique store in downtown Camas on Saturday, Jan. 26th. They were having an "Antiques Roadshow" type of session. We had it appraised many, many years ago & I wanted to see if it had grown in value at all. Sadly, it hadn't. The appraiser said it had faded just a little so that took away from the overall value. But at auction, it still would be worth $800-$1000. The picture is entitled "Garden of Allah" and depicts 3 maidens reclining by a garden pool. The frame is original & he said it dated from the 20's. We had it refurbished many years ago & he said not to do anything else to it except keep it out of the sunlight. He said the 3 biggest things that ruin artwork is sunlight, moisture & critters. Critters as in children! (Breakage etc.) So...like I say...it was good to know. 
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