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Title: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
Post by: krickard on November 15, 2011, 09:23:58 AM

Hello everyone, I recently purchased this old framed silk at an auction. I'm having a little luck on the internet but not much. The artists name is E.L. Foubert. It is from the late 1800's-early 1900's and it's French. Does anyone know (or could give me a good guess) what the estimated value might be of this? The dimensions are 13x8 and it's in good to fair condition - image is very clear, but there are small dots on it (mold?)
Thank you for you time!

Title: Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
Post by: mart on November 15, 2011, 06:23:11 PM

I have not found him listed anywhere !!  Is this a painting on silk or just a piece of printed silk ??

Title: Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
Post by: JoshandLila on November 15, 2011, 06:53:57 PM

This looks like yours, dont know if itl help or not. looks like yours is called "L'escarpolette"

http://www.stevengraphs.com/lelfo.html

Title: Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
Post by: snowflake on November 15, 2011, 06:55:34 PM

early 20th-Century French artist Emile Louis Foubert.
There is a bid on a silk print here:
http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action;jsessionid=4vX9LpvfUJ-EzghjjzBn0g**.app2-i?id=139931936

More about the artist:
http://www.fineoldart.com/browse_by_essay.html?essay=192

Title: Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
Post by: mart on November 16, 2011, 04:48:28 AM

Ok !! So this is a print, on silk, from a painting done by Foubert !!

Title: Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
Post by: krickard on November 18, 2011, 04:24:54 PM

I'd like to reframe it, any idea how to get those little mold dots off or should I just leave it alone?

Title: Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
Post by: mart on November 18, 2011, 07:12:00 PM

You had best leave it alone !!  It  would take a trained conservator to remove mold !! What you can try is to take a soft cheapie toothbrush and brush the mold spots carefully !!  Its possible that it may lighten the spots !!  Keep it laying flat to do this !!