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Page 12 The Antique Shoppe July, 2019 $300 Thrift Sale Painting Could Be Worth Millions

NW PINELLAS: Belleair Bluffs - Largo A gentleman, while in a U.K. thrift sale, came across a painting he liked so
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much that he bought it for nearly $300, although he assumed the painting
was a fake. He paid £230, about 293 U.S. dollars, for the painting because
Laura A. Collum JEWEL ANTIQUE MALL he “loved the picture.” Worried he had been “ripped off” the buyer sat the

ANTIQUES painting by his desk for nearly six months before looking into it. But, after
doing some research and talking to experts, the 52-year-old collector may
NAUTICAL ITEMS, have purchased an original work by Pablo Picasso.
SCIENTIFIC Although he suspected the painting to be a fake, on a whim, he took it
INSTRUMENTS, CIVIL Antique & Estate Bought
WAR GUNS, SWORDS & Dealer Space Available Brighton and Hove Auction House, where he received potentially good news.
MEDICAL ITEMS, “It is so exciting - one of our regular buyers came into the auction house
AMERICAN FURNITURE, with what he felt was a picture that had “Picasso” on it - he didn’t know that it
DECOYS, QUILTS “Quality Dealers with Quality Antiques”
was anything special,” Brighton and Hove Auctions general manager Rosie May
727-585-5568 said. After studying the painting and taking it out of the frame, a “very clear”
Located at
580A Indian Rocks Rd. 2601 Jewel Road signature from Picasso, was found. There was also a hand written message
Belleair Bluffs Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770 on the back, but it was not clearly legible. Further research is being done to
Florida 33770 determine the original origin of the painting now believed to be from the
(727) 581-6585 Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5 estate of Picasso’s friend Roland Penrose.
or 442-9969 www.collumantiques.com LEN & JAN SPENCER, Managers
Email: collumantiques@verizon.net 3 janisbspencer@aol.com 2
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