Well Chuffed

[Kevin Milkins]

About twenty years ago I bought from an auction the below print of a busy street scene pained by Louise Rayner circa 1865. It is a print of Ludlow in Shropshire where we lived for a short time and I often enjoy having another look at it because it's so busy I always seem to notice something new.



Although it is in quite a nice oak frame the back has become a bit tatty so I decided to remove the back with a view to cleaning the glass and print and replace the back with new board and retaping it.

When I removed the back I found the backing boared had another print of a painting by Lord Leighton PRA facing inwards called, "Wedded" with the copyright being Artistic Photographic Company of 63 Baker Street London.



I don't suppose both of them together would be worth anymore than my original purchase price but it was exciting finding somthing that I guess would have been put there over fifty years.

[Tubthumper]

Why is he blowing his nose on her hand?

[Kevin Milkins]

Why is he blowing his nose on her hand?

I think it's an old courtship ritual, I remember a bit from Hamlet, "to be or snot to be"

[ducati]

I think it's an old courtship ritual, I remember a bit from Hamlet, "to be or snot to be"

...a very lucky find Kevin.

[Sage]

Thats brilliant! Just the kind of thing you dream of (or am I just strange?)

And such a pretty print too

Chuffed for you xx

[Liz]

What a lovely surprise Kevin!

Love your play on words. Very clever!

[Kevin Milkins]

Thanks everyone for sharing my excitement, but I'm a bit surprised no one noticed the irony in my post.
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[When I removed the back I found the backing board had another print of a painting by Lord Leighton PRA facing inwards called, "Wedded" with the copyright being Artistic Photographic Company of 63 Baker Street London.]

Apart from Sherlock Holmes being at 221b Baker Street, when I googled the address on the print I came up with the below link.

BBC News - Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty dies at age of 63

[Blarney]

Thanks everyone for sharing my excitement, but I'm a bit surprised no one noticed the irony in my post.
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[When I removed the back I found the backing board had another print of a painting by Lord Leighton PRA facing inwards called, "Wedded" with the copyright being Artistic Photographic Company of 63 Baker Street London.]

Apart from Sherlock Holmes being at 221b Baker Street, when I googled the address on the print I came up with the below link.

BBC News - Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty dies at age of 63

OOOOhh! Bit spooky that. What made you take the backing board off?

[Kevin Milkins]

Back to original post.lol