http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/ask_lisa/archive/tags/antique+appraisal/default.aspxTags: antique appraisalenCommunityServer 2.1 (Build: 60809.935)http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/ask_lisa/archive/2009/04/22/Looking-for-the-mystery-artist-behind-old-oil-paintings.aspxWed, 22 Apr 2009 19:42:00 GMT7b375189-dcc7-4af7-b4d3-2fc751a0220e:13456AskLisa0http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/ask_lisa/comments/13456.aspxhttp://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/ask_lisa/commentrss.aspx?PostID=13456<p>Reader from Wilton:&nbsp; I have two oil canvas paintings, approximately 30&quot; x 24&quot; that were done in the 1960&#39;s by a local artist that my father commissioned to do.&nbsp; Can anyone tell me who the artist is and if there is any value?&nbsp; My father paid $325 for the painting and framing.&nbsp; One is of Port Clyde, Maine and the other is of a sap house in the woods.&nbsp; Do you know anyone that could help&nbsp;me?</p><p>Lisa:&nbsp; I don&#39;t really have an answer for you but I can give you a&nbsp;few options to try.&nbsp; And I will post this in the blog section of our site in case anyone knows who the artist is.&nbsp; That one of the sap house sounds very familiar but I&nbsp;don&#39;t have any idea who the artist could be.&nbsp;<br /><br />First, I&#39;m not sure how soon you need or want an answer, but in August every year, there is an event called &quot;Antiques Week&quot;.&nbsp; We don&#39;t have it in our calendar yet but will have it as soon as we get the information.&nbsp; One of the bigger shows in Bedford usually offers an appraisal service.</p><p>Second, you may wish to contact the folks at &quot;Unravel the Gavel&quot;.&nbsp; They have a lot of contacts in the antiques and auction industry and may be able to pose the question to them, especially if you have an interest in selling them.&nbsp; Their website is: <a href="http://www.thegavel.net/">http://www.thegavel.net/</a>.&nbsp; You might want to run this question by them.</p><p>And finally, you might try some of the galleries and antiques shops just down the street from you in Milford on Route 101A (also known as &quot;Antique Alley&quot;).&nbsp; Many of the owners will gladly tell you &quot;what you&#39;ve got&quot; if you stop by with the paintings.&nbsp; </p><p>Good luck!&nbsp; And, if you figure it out, I hope you&#39;ll come back and tell us who the painter was.</p><p>Reader from Wilton:&nbsp;The artist is Carl Engel!</p><p>Lisa:&nbsp; Congratulations!&nbsp; I&#39;m glad you have your answer.</p><img src="http://cs.newhampshire.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13456" width="1" height="1">antique appraisalmystery painterantique paintingsantiquesmystery paintings