Just crowing for a minute. I was at Goodwill yesterday looking for posters to put in my youngest daughter's room. She wants more "grown-up stuff" to hang on the walls. There were the usual cheesy kitties, big-eyed kids, and Thomas Kincaid rip offs. And a picture, in a tacky frame, covered by grimy plexiglass, surrounded by a hideous brown mat. For some reason I stopped and gave it a second look. There was a signature on it and a series number. So I gave it a third look. Here it is:
It turns out to be a signed lithograph called "Marchande de Fleurs au Perou" by a French artist named Eliane Thiollier. It's not the greatest litho in the world, but considering that I bought it for $2.99 and It's listed on-line as worth over $300, I'm pretty happy. Hello ebay!
13 comments:
Wow! Congratulations! Nothing beats the thrill of that kind of find..it's truly addictive!
That is so cool, how lucky! You do have a great eye. I would have probably bought a Hello Kitty Poster instead.
We all dream of finding cheap treasures. My last stop at the Salvation Army yielded two 1960's McCoy planters for 6 bucks!
It's beautiful. Great find. MIss J loves it. Is Miss E really Ebaying it?
good eye..don't you just love finds like that?...im always buying books for .25cents and reselling them on ebay for $50..when my daughter mojo was about 11(she's 35 now) she had a picture of jim morrison of the doors on her wall, and none of her friends even knew who he was...
Tilight - It is one of the most fun things ever! If I didn't have the pesky husband and kids to keep me in line I could definitely end up as a disheveled old crackpot obsessively trolling junk shops for treasure.
Sage - Nothing wrong with Miss H. Kitty. She's a zillionairess, after all!
JB - Dream and find, apparently. Good for you!
Miss J. - I am really ebaying it. My husband's great uncle was a famous artist, my brother-in-law is a well-known illustrator, I make art myself, and I have four kids who make art and expect it to be displayed. I can't hang it all..... So, as pretty as she is, Mme. Thiollier will take her chances on ebay.
Granny - Oh the books I've found! I have one I got for fifty cents at a library sale that is worth $75 minimum (but I like it too much to sell it). What a feeling, when you come home and find out you've picked a winner!
wow...it's like the lottery!
Too bad that Antiques Roadshow isn't around, what a great story it would be for them...and it'd bump up the price even more probably.
I dream of going on Antiques Roadshow!!! I have so many odd treasures from my family's time in South East Asia, as well as my own finds.... Someday.
great eye for art and a bargain ... you want to go shopping Lady?
Maybe I should give up the lottery and double my thrift store time ...
Congrats, that's a great find.
What an awesome find! Hmmm. Maybe I'll have to stop at the Goodwill next time I'm thinking of decorating ideas.
Wow! Great find.
Susan - Honestly, this was rare for Goodwill. I have found some amazing things at Thriftique (in Swissvale). If you're ever over this way, you should check it out!
Wendyb - Thanks, and thanks for stopping by!
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