No Certificate of Authenticity

General art-related discussion.
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ROWAN
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Thu May 22, 2008 7:59 pm

Hi
What is the general rule of thumb regards price if a seller has "lost" the certificate of authenticity that come with a print form a gallery.
Can he apply to get a replacement one if he is the original buyer?
I am a bit worried because I am considering buying a poster and now the owner says that he cant locate the certificate.
If there is no certificate what % should the price I paid be cut down.
Any advise on this would be very helpful.
Cheers
Rowan
squeegeethree
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Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:18 am

The whole Cert of Auth is a pretty new concept in the print world. Mostly it's been pushed by big league publishers of stuff like Kinkade and digital publisher who know it'll take 2 seconds to rip off their stuff. The vast majority of prints before 1990 have no certificate. Many fine art prints have chop marks of the printer or/and publisher instead.

Since most "Posters" were made soley for advertisement (until recently). Certs of Auth don't really apply. They would just be made up by an appraiser anyway.
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