20” X 16”  Print or watercolor.  Unsigned.  I am unsure of just what this is.  This picture has been in our family at least 68 years or more.  The story that I was told about this piece is that it was the top to a box of candy that my father won on a punch board when he and

my mother were dating.  Any information including value would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you

20” X 16”  Print or watercolor?  I am not sure which. It has a  signature of  “H. Lewis” in lower right hand corner.

This picture was found several years ago in the attic of an old home I purchased.  Any information including value would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

14” X 28”  Print or watercolor?  Not sure which.   Signed in lower right corner  “ M. Dignan”

This was hanging in a home I purchased several years ago.  I am not sure if it is a print or a watercolor.  Any information, including how to tell the difference between print and water color, and value would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

Set of 2 ~  11” X  7 ½” Watercolor   The word “Taxco” is printed on both paintings, but the signatures are different.  One reads “ Vicent” and the other is not very clear, but appears to read

“ i. caxer”  or “i. laxer”  or the middle letter could be a number 4 and the last letter a “P”.

These were in a home I purchased several years ago.  I would be interested in any info regarding these paintings and their value.  Thank you.

Writing on the back of this states " Historic New Orleans roofing slate.  These slates were mined in Pennsylvania and floated down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on rafts.  They were used for roofing material after the disatrous fire which occurred on Good Friday, March 21, 1788.  each one was individually hand shaped.  This one came fron an old building in New Orleans.  Archie's Sketches, 4804 Elmwood Parkway, metairie, Louisiana 70003"    

Underneath this is another paper reading " Royal Street, New Orleans.  A visit to New Orleans is not complete without a stroll down Royal Street, or Rue Royale, as it was named when the city was a jewel in King Louis' empire. Today, famous restaurants, stores with the finest in antiques, and quaint gift shops greet you.  Among the many historic buildings is the La Branche, or better known as the "Lace building", a faavorite of the artist and the photographer.  It was built in 1835 for Jean Baptiste La Branche, a wealthy sugar planter.  Directly across from it is Sieur george's House built in 1811, the first three story structure in the French Quarter.  Brannan's Restaurant building at 417 Royal was built in 1801 for the maternal grandfather of the French impression painter Edgar Degas.

The artist, Knut "Ken" Engelhardt, was born in Germany and educated in both German and French art schools.  He won three gold medals in the olympic of Fine Arts in Paris in 1964 prior to coming to the United States.  He has exhibited his paintings in many cities in Euroope and the U.S. in addition to his work on canvas, he has perfected painting on the historic roofing slates salvaged from the old building in the Vieux Carre' - using the weathered patina as the background.

This piece came from an auction box lot and I would like to find out more about it, including it's value. Any info would be greatly appriciated.  Thank you

I am unable at this time to post a picture but the table is very old. The surface is just under 1/2" thick. Each leg when opened up is held in place by a piece of wood that almost is spring like, I don't know how else to explain it. The surface (top) of the table is cracked straight down the middle, I believe from drying over the years. I was wondering if there is anyway to fix that without loosing any value. The wood also looks striped, like there is two different kinds of wood used. Any information would be great. Thank you.