Collectibles Art and Glassware

Collectible Art......Akira, Coheleach, Franklin Porcelain, Monet

What makes an art piece collectible? The popularity of the artist is one factor, age is often another. Sadly, most artists receive more acclaim for their work after they are dead. Whether you collect paintings, sculptures, decorative glassware or figures, it seems to me the bottom line is a love of the artwork itself. Even though money and value are carefully considered, I don't think a serious art lover would collect a series of paintings by an artist if they didn't like them because, if they don't sell, they've got them to look at until they do. Also, art is often bought as an investment with no intention of selling so why would you want a wall full of expensive paintings you can't stand to view?

Whatever your reason for collecting art in any of it's millions of forms, I salute you because beauty only has meaning when it is appreciated by someone.

Available soon but not listed yet: Signed and numbered Nellie Meadows print, two lovely signed and numbered a.p. dedula prints, a Robert Wood litho from way back, an absolutely gorgeous original pencil etching from the 50's and more.



Monet Reproduction - This is a reproduction of the famous Claude Monet painting, The Still Life. I tried to photograph the tag on the back but it wouldn't come out clear so I'll describe it. It is a small tag with the old type of an old typewriter on it. It reads, by row:

Twin-Print No 118
MONET
Still Life

Also has, written in pencil, P2214, if that has significance to a collector. The print is in excellent shape. The old frame has a few scuffs here and there. $40 plus shipping.

Original Oil Painting, signed '67 Akira. I am so intriqued by this old oil painting. I went into the store that had it about three or four times and, each time, I'd stand in front of it for a while, debating whether or not to buy it. There was something about it. The paint is cracked and the canvas is thin in places and it looked like someone had carelessly let white paint get splashed on the frame and canvas too but I just finally decided to get it. I was thrilled to find out that what I thought was white paint was something else because it just wiped right off.

I did some research on the name and came up with several Japanese artists of that same name. However, only one had a style that matched this one, Akira Arita. Also, when I read that Akira Arita came to the United States to study art in Rhode Island in the year 1966, I got chills. I wondered if this be one of his very first works as an art student?

Alas, I was recently informed that it is not the work of Akira Arita. I got an email from someone who knew personally knew another man who who shared a studio with Mr Arita in Providence, Rhode Island during this period does not recognize this work as one created by Mr Arita. According to Arita's fellow artist, the style of the painting is altogether inconsistent with that of Mr Arita's work during this period. The nice man who emailed me from France to help me also said that, during at that time Akira Arita used a signature on his work very much like that of Albrecht Durer. So....it's not the work of Arita Akira. Whose is it?

Guy Coheleach Print, Black Jaguar This one was easy to research. I was happy to hear that this particular print lists for $150.00 and I'm assuming that is unframed. It comes in a nice, heavy frame. The frame has one small cracked area on the right side top, but it's hardly noticable and the frame structure still has full integrity. I am reselling this beauty and asking $100.00 plus shipping. Email if interested to neva.howell at gmail.com

About Guy Coheleach: A very well-known wildlife artist, Guy Coheleach is a master at both artwork depicting animals and nature. Guy makes a unique charcoal squiggle under his signature on prints, which proves authenticity. A second sign to look for when buying Guy Coheleach prints is the embossed RHA and Eagle Head that signifies Regency Art House. If that is missing, the print has not been valued. Guy has been featured on National Wildlife, Wildlife Art News and in various magazines such as Readers' Digest. Guy Coheleach's art has received the Animal Artist's Award of Excellence more than any other artist, an amazing eight times!

Collectible Figures / Figurines

Woodland Surprises (two bonus pieces included!) This lovely porcelain set is from 1984 and consists of 6 pieces, as shown, plus two bonus pieces. Marked: Woodland Surprises, Jacquelin B. Smith, Hand painted fine porcelain, copyright Franklin Porcelain, 1984. The first figure is an owl which sits in his cactus perch. Next to the owl is a beaver, with wood to chew in hand, who is resting inside his beaver dam, and finally a little blue bird hides inside a log. Each of the animals can be taken out of their lodging. I also have the cabbage leaf from this set that the little rabbit sits in, and the mouse from the same set but not his toadstool. I'm including the two bonus pieces free. The Woodland Surprises set is $25 plus shipping. If interested, please email at neva.howell at gmail.com and I'll send a larger picture, with more details. These have no nicks or cracks.

Signed, original pottery bowl This unique and lovely pottery bowl is hand-made and signed by Chinese artist. It's a small bowl, about six inches wide and three inches high. The designs are just lovely. Please email for larger picture and signature. Very attractive. $50 plus shipping.