stevens baseball silk
 

Why was this so cheap. Was this a bargain or what.. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=321421009233

Bargain... I think a lot of prospective bidders are confused by the faithful reproductions and the real thing. This one certainly appears to be good.

I confess, it was me. I have wanted one of these for lone time but didn't know enough about them to pay the "going price". I thought at this price it was worth a shot.

bill you got one hell of a deal

Billy when you get the piece take apart the back does it have the steven silk company and all their information on the back of it

Not necessarily indicative
 

that it is a fake if not there. I have seen a few that were real where that ws removed. I have one of these, an if it is real, a true bargain even with the staining and the other obvious problems.

Thanks guys for the info. I will take it out of the frame and post some pics when it arrives.

Hey guys the Stevengraph came today. I took it out of the frame and took a couple of scans. It does not have the mat with info on the front or back. It has a cut mat front and a blank mat back. The piece is sandwiched in between and held together somehow. The frame is really old and I am sure it was made for the piece but not sure if it was period to the piece. What do think in terms of authenticity and value. I appreciate your help.

Personally, I would sacrifice the mat to see what is on the back. Chances are I'd want to re-mat it with something more archival anyway, even if using the original frame, since you don't know what is in the original mat that might damage the piece over time.