Mickey Mantle Willie Mays Duke Snider Signed Picture - Help!

[Mchu0925]

Hi! I'm new to this forum, a friend of mine said this would be the best place to come to for help.

I am an art collector, and came across an estate sale this weekend with pieces of art fetching over $10k. In one room there was a ton of baseball memorabilia and unfortunately this is not my area of knowledge so I just picked up the pieces related to the Yankees picked with Steiner COA/LOA taped to the back of the frame (jeter, babe ruth, mickey mantle, a-rod clemens) and this piece in question Mickey Mantle Willie Mays Duke Snider signed photo.

This one the owner claimed there was a COA/LOA that was taped to the back of the frame originally but we were unable to find it in the vicinity of the area this piece was stored. I did see the yellowed out tape residues on the back of the frame justifying his claim there was a COA/LOA attached but it fell off and went missing at some time. He said the photo he paid about $500 from a reputable dealer in NJ
What do you guys think? If its real, where should i send this to, to get a COA/LOA?

Thanks in advance!
Michael



Here's a full sized shot http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3799/1...233b7f0f_o.jpg

[Big Dave]

Not authentic.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by Mchu0925

He said the photo he paid about $500 from a reputable dealer in NJ...

Most likely B&J Collectibles out of New Jersey. They sold a ton of these Operation Bullpen fakes. Sorry.

[Fuddjcal]

"Hi! I'm new to this forum, a friend of mine said this would be the best place to come to for help.

I am an art collector, and came across an estate sale this weekend with pieces of art fetching over $10k. In one room there was a ton of baseball memorabilia and unfortunately this is not my area of knowledge so I just picked up the pieces related to the Yankees picked with Steiner COA/LOA taped to the back of the frame (jeter, babe ruth, mickey mantle, a-rod clemens) and this piece in question Mickey Mantle Willie Mays Duke Snider signed photo.

This one the owner claimed there was a COA/LOA that was taped to the back of the frame originally but we were unable to find it in the vicinity of the area this piece was stored. I did see the yellowed out tape residues on the back of the frame justifying his claim there was a COA/LOA attached but it fell off and went missing at some time. He said the photo he paid about $500 from a reputable dealer in NJ
What do you guys think? If its real, where should i send this to, to get a COA/LOA?

Thanks in advance!
Michael"

typical horrible easy to spot forgery with a typical BS story.
The highlights are...
1)"and came across an estate sale"
2)"the owner claimed there was a COA/LOA that was taped to the back of the frame originally but we were unable to find it"
3)"the photo he paid about $500 from a reputable dealer in NJ"

With those 3 things in your description, one could be 90% sure it's a fake WITHOUT even looking. One look at this piece, with the story line and you have a 100% FORGERY FAKE PERIOD. I would not by their FAKE ART either.

[Mchu0925]

Well the Artwork was 100% legit, reps from sothebys were there to host the sale, which is why i went to begin with.

I took a gamble with this one, because the other 11 pieces i purchased were all from steiner with the holo on the picture with COA in the back.

Thanks for the valuable insight on this piece, it came with a fancy frame, triple matted with words cut out in it so i guess i'll just take the photo out and use the frame for something else

[Big Dave]

Good luck in the future if you decide to aquire more autographs.