no one has ever been able to determine just what they do when they look at a piece. they claim to use exemplars. Well, where is the exemplars for the glove that they used? It's MIA.
they check slant, flow, pen pressure, really? did they use provenance as a crutch for this glove? how much did provenance factor into their determination?
There loa does not mention provenance as one of the factors they use in coming to an opinion.
They first authenticated a Thomas Sayers autograph for Heritage, then pulled their authentication after they got caught with no exemplars, but still believed the piece to be real. How? Must have been provenance. Believing the provenance is dangerous business. It is nice to have only after an autograph has been investigated, compared and authenticated in the first place. It can't take the place of exemplars.
Last edited by travrosty; 10-28-2012 at 08:12 AM.
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