Mission oak baseball rocker

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

Normally I would agree with Mark that you want special pieces to be all original -- there's nothing I hate more than a beautiful flannel jersey that's been autographed -- I will never, ever understand that.

Same here. I've passed on a few jerseys because I want to be able to wear them every now and then, and the signature ruins that...usually. All of my game-used unis are sans-sig. Modern signatures on vintage flannels are just plain wrong.

Originally Posted by sayhey24

But in this case, I like the painting. As was said before, it really makes the scene pop. Below I am showing a couple of colorized photographs for comparison. Just like your chair, they started out as something else, and were painted. I believe that thanks to the colorization, they are much more valuable and desirable. I'd be all over your chair if I had the room and the finances right now. You mention there is damage and possible restoration -- that could be scaring people away.
Anyway, I think it's a cool piece!

Greg

Brock, I agree with Greg - it looks good with the added paint. I wouldn't add paint to such a piece, but it's there now. I have no idea as to affect on value - it would be interesting to hear from someone who is in the market for such an item.

[1880nonsports]

after a good deal of thought I'd say you should remove the paint. Normally I believe in letting things remain in the condition I found them in unless they are degrading or aestetically unappealing.
Whether or not the added paint was contemporaneously applied by the original purchaser or later - it was not sold that way, the owner added nothing but an interpretation of the original scene usurping the manufacturer's and artist's intent as well, and leaving it as is makes it more likely to be percieved as a folk art piece. I suppose there's more to it but I'm working on a project. Just my nickle........

[perezfan]

I thought that last post summed it up really well.

Most admirers might prefer it with the colorful (and very well executed) painted scene. But the small percentage of people likely to shell out for this piece would probably feel more comfortable buying it in its original state. It's all about identifying your target market (which, in this case is a tiny percentage of the collecting universe).

That said, I would ony remove the paint if an expert can assure removal with no ill effects. Someone did a wonderful job painting it, so it's sad to contemplate. Tough decisions tend to occur when we transition from collectors to sellers. And we all do at some point.