Lelands Lot #153 Heads Up.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Indeed they do.

http://www.graphicconservation.com/b...ts-memorabilia

To transform a piece this damaged, our conservators filled and inpainted areas of the print lost through insect damage, repaired numerous tears, and strengthened the print with a lining.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Indeed they do.

http://www.graphicconservation.com/b...ts-memorabilia

To transform a piece this damaged, our conservators filled and inpainted areas of the print lost through insect damage, repaired numerous tears, and strengthened the print with a lining.

That's amazing work.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

I agree that the description is misleading. Personally, I liked the poster better with the wear; it had more character.

[Fred]

All in one - I'm disappointed and I'm amazed.

I'm a bit disappointed the auction house isn't posting a Before and After picture of the restoration to let everyone know exactly the amount of "restoration" that took place.

I'm amazed that something that damaged could be "restored" to look as it does now.

How much does restoration work like that cost? It's absolutely AMAZING.

[Shoeless Moe]

Your writer is incorrect on Lot 636: 1935 Babe Ruth Signed Album Page With "The Babe's" Fingerprints Outlined

"......... After his retirement as a player, "The Babe" had hoped for a job as a major league manager, alas no franchise was willing to afford him that opportunity, something that bothered the Hall of Famer until his dying day in 1948. He never worked in baseball again."


The Babe coached for the Dodgers in 1938......unless u meant after his death he never worked in baseball again,well then yes that is true : )

While you are correcting things, one more for you.

[aquarius31]

Wow, that's a major restoration. Restoration to me means cleaning up some staining/foxing, very minor touch ups and deacidfication. That said, I'm amazed that this restoration was done by hand vs computer generated!

[D. Bergin]

That had to cost a fortune to restore. I've only heard good things about the work of this company for years.

Just like a restored car or any other restored piece of art, the work should be disclosed, but I don't see anything inherently wrong with it.

I'd much rather have the restored version of that poster, no matter how much work was done to it, rather then that torn up version for display, same as I'd rather have a restored '67 Mustang, rather then the original rusted out hull and corroded engine that it started out as.

[Bpm0014]

"I should have looked more closely at the pics that John sent". Not that I would be a buyer for this, but what a laughable excuse. It's a shame that this auction house doesn't look more closely at their auction items. Are they this lax with their autographs and other items?

[calvindog]

Maybe Josh's dog was responsible for handling this item's description in the catalog? I understand he's an important part of the Leland's auction team, Department of Shill Bidding.

I'm convinced that no matter how many second chances these auction house principals get, no matter how many tears they shed, they simply cannot control themselves when given a chance to lie in order to make a buck. What a disgrace.

[1880nonsports]

could you elaborate a little about Josh and shill bidding?