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17th May 2024, 01:02 PM #1
Unexpected blast from the past.
These 2 pics were sent to my Son in law a couple of days ago.
They are pics of a mirror I made as a bit of a joke for a popular, country, Antique Auction house back in 1986. I put it in to the auction because there were a heap of know-all dealers who didn't know very much at all and wanted to see what their reaction to it was... for me, it was priceless, as all were convinced it was genuine Australian Cedar from the late 1800's, until one of them had a look at the back and said " Ahh f^@k-me-drunk... It's got a new plywood back, it's just an imported bloody knock-off." (or something very close to that but with a few more colourful expletives).
Anyway I sold it for a rather handsome price to a private buyer a few weeks later.
So it turned up in the Son In Laws email and he passed it on to me. It came from a man who has been charged with the restoration of the mirror which looks like it was dropped from a great height and smashed to pieces.
The best bit is in the 2nd photo where it shows the written message I placed in the back of the mirror when I made it, just in case it sold to one of the know-all dealers and he sold it on. It lists the timber, carving time, finishes and finishing time, etc, etc. Both of the times and coats of shellac were well over stated, but the rest is true.
Made both Pauline and myself laugh again when we saw it.
Funny thing is I'm pretty sure I still have the original drawing and maybe a photo for the mirror so if he wants to see I'll look them out.
Mirror busted.jpg Mirror note.jpg
Cheers - Neil
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17th May 2024, 01:14 PM #2
I hope someone has some fun restoring that "antique" piece of art.
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17th May 2024, 01:45 PM #3
Great Story
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17th May 2024, 03:11 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Nice work and great story Neil.
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18th May 2024, 01:45 AM #5
Thanks for the comments.
Knew I had the original drawing of it. Pretty ratty now after some 38 + years of hanging around. The tape marks are from photos of other works being stuck on the drawing and used for display for around 5 years in our Central Victorian School of Woodcrafts.
Pic has been reduced in size x 50% but still pretty big when viewed full size.
Cheers - Neil
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18th May 2024, 08:41 AM #6
Great story!
The note said there were two made; was the other one sold around the same time?Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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18th May 2024, 10:04 AM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Very nice drawing too Neil, worth preserving.
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18th May 2024, 10:51 AM #8
Neil
The likes/thanks etc. facility is not beneath your first post, maybe deliberately, but for the record I liked and appreciated the story.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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