I’m wondering what this Peter Eggers oil painting is worth.
It was painted shortly before his death in 1901.
It measues 19.6 x 11.8 inches.
As for it’s condition it’s done remarkably well surviving 117 years, and the only thing I need to mention here is that there are 4 very tiny pinholes that are NOT obvious when looking at the painting from the front.
They are so small that you need to shine a light in front of the painting and then you can spot them only by looking from behind. They need to be pointed out.
I have tried my best to point them out in the pictures, but one is so small the camera will not pick it up.
And how much do you think a restoration would cost?
You are right about the antique market in general !! Unless you have nothing to do but follow the market and style trends,, its just a crap shoot !!
One thing that may help you is to check the top ebay sales every couple of weeks !!
www.whatsellsbest.com lets you look at the top 25 sales in each ebay catagory !! And to give the ego a boost,, look at te top and click on “treasures” then see what others have found at garage and estate sales as well as dumpster diving and barn finds !! It will lift the spirit a bit to see that the finds are out there,, its just a matter of being in the right place at the right time !!
If you have time before paying for something you are not sure about,,ask here !! I try to keep up and am usually here daily !! A second opinion may help !!
Thanks for the reply Martha….I agree with you 100% !!
This isn’t the first time an interesting painting has made it’s way to me, and the initial rush of excitement from acquiring this one has now waned.
Now it’s a waiting game trying to sell it.
I often do not understand and am confounded by the fluctuations in the antique Art market. It seems one year a certain artist is ‘hot’, and then later not so much.
I guess that’s the nature of the market.
Thanks again,
Warm regards,
Michael
I see you have it listed on ebay !! Its probably about right !! Saw a few others but no way to see what the estimate was or what they sold for !! There have been no independent sales that I found !! One had a low end estimate of $470. USD and another said that one sold for 17% under estimate !! He did some nice seascapes but they are just not moving now !! Yours is a smaller size than most of those I saw !!
I would just let it ride for now and see if there is any interest !!
Don`t even think about a restoration,, unless you intend on keeping it !! It would cost more than the painting is worth !!
