Silence

Apologies for my long silence, I have been very busy in real life, interspersed with a fine holiday, and have had very little time to spend on auction hunting, never mind bog writing.

I did try to win the above unrecognised Francken ("early 18th century", no country or artist) by bidding double the estimate, but that still wasn't sufficient, so it seems that not everyone has taken time off from bargain hunting sadly ;-) It was apparently damaged (rubbed) over the years, but showed real skill in what remained, much better than the usual Francken ripoffs, though not at the level of a real first-hand Frans Francken probably.

I'll try to post more frequently again, but no promises as real life takes precedence over this great but time-consuming hobby.