Posted By:
MarkWell... the seller got a pretty good price for this piece, especially considering all of the fake ad signs floating around on ebay. If it's real, it's worth $8 - $10K in REA or Hunts. If fake, it's worth about $15.
I emailed the seller, who said it came from an estate sale (along with some other signs) in Indiana. This is rather close to Ohio, where a slew of the repros have originated. The seller also said "If you are not comfortable with this piece, please do not bid."
Most of the original ad signs from the 1920s have colored graphics... seems a bit odd that this one is B&W. Even though I was tempted by this (admittedly cool-looking) piece, I refrained from bidding. I hope my better judgement prevailed.
Any thoughts as to whether this one could possibly be authentic? The bogus "Fan for a Fans" and Broadsides are obvious fakes, but I am wondering if there were any concrete "tell-tale" signs with this Cobb piece (other than using one's judgement and common sense).
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