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	E X P E R T I S E & A G E N C Y S E R V I C E S Roderic O'Conor 1860-1940: Flowers: SOLD An important part of our service relates to expertise, authentication and the preparation of conservation reports. Over the last thirty years, we have discovered and authenticated numerous important paintings. One recent commission was Roderic O'Conor's Flowers, which we authenticated by comparing microscopic details of the brushprints to identical examples from our database, compiled over many years from autograph work. We also identified O'Conor's idiosyncratic working methods, especially in the build up of the paint layers. Microscopic examination revealed characteristic wet on wet mixing of multiple layers of paint, which established that the painting was executed alla prima, thereby demonstrating one single hand. The painting was sold for $110,000 by DeVeres in Dublin in 2007. A G E N C Y S E R V I C E S Corner of a restored painting from the 1870s. The original paint is visible at the extreme edges. The remainder is 20th century over-paint. Over the years, we have examined thousands of paintings with fake signatures, fake provenances, outright forgeries and paintings that have lost much of their value through injudicious cleaning and restoration. If you have not sought independent expert advice in building your collection, there is a good possibility that many of your paintings fall into one or more of these categories. Unless you have developed a specialist expertise, you will not be able to spot these faults and, in most cases, they will not be brought to your attention until you decide to sell. Whether you are buying or selling, privately or at auction, availing of our expertise, brokerage and agency services will ensure peace of mind and a worthwhile collection. We offer a fully comprehensive service for European buyers in the United States and for American buyers in Europe. Recently, we assessed a Camille Pissarro painting on behalf of a client, which was for auction in a New York sale. We discovered that the greater part of the canvas had been repainted by an unknown hand. The auction house refused to withdraw the painting and sold it for a price in excess of $1.2 million. We have asked the Wildenstein Institute in Paris to remove the painting from their catalogue. Who knows what will happen when it next appears on the market. Buying at auction can be fraught with pitfalls and should not be done without independent expert advice. The physical condition of a painting is absolutely vital and should be the prime consideration when assessing a painting. We recently explained to a client that the small commission we charge for our expertise relates more to the paintings that we reject rather than the handful that pass all the tests. Milmo-Penny Fine Art Limited 55 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland Tel. # 353 1 269 3486 - Cell # 353 87 250 6447 - email irishart@mpfa.ie By appointment only. EXPERTISE AND AGENCY SERVICES We offer a fully comprehensive service for European buyers in the United States and for American buyers in Europe. FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND OUR SITE The Site Map and Artist Index will help you find your way around our pages. Go to the Brokerage and Sales pages on the menu bar to the left of this page for details of paintings currently available. The Archive pages illustrate paintings we have sold in the past, and indicate the type of paintings we are interested in purchasing. Please note that some of the paintings in the archive may be available. Please enquire. Milmo-Penny Fine Art Ltd. issues a written guarantee of authenticity and a condition report with every painting sold. © All text and photographs on this website are protected by copyright worldwide. Tel. # 353 1 269 3486 - Cell # 353 87 250 6447 - email irishart@mpfa.ie Private Dealers in Fine Irish and European Paintings ________________________________________________________
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