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<p>[QUOTE="Stork, post: 3600613, member: 71642"]Cross posting with another forum to enhance responses. This is a recent NEWP, a 1759 medal for the Battle of Belleisle. [ATTACH=full]963447[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Among my favored themes are mythological beasties and the hippocamp is one of my top favorites. This is a medal I've been on the lookout for for a long time. It's not is superb condition, but good enough for me, though I surely spent too much money chasing it. Such is life <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p>And, let me be clear, even though I have a question, I am Very Happy to have this medal and have no problems with the purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do have a bit of a question though. My photos vs. the auction house are very different. Clearly the same piece as all the other marks are there but the appearances of all of them are so very different given the photo skills. </p><p><br /></p><p>My question is looking at some of the surface issues (close up near the hippocamp's jawline is the most obvious)--I didn't see it on the auction photos, and I wonder if that is something that can develop (ie if they used old photos), vs. just not well elucidated in their shots. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]963449[/ATTACH] </p><p>My shot is on the left and the right is a crop from the auction photo. </p><p><br /></p><p>And most importantly, is this an ongoing process that needs to be addressed? In other words conserved? I don't usually fuss so much over medals, but if it's 'fresh' I really want to arrest the process. </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=5795]@yarm[/USER] [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] (I think I'm tagging folks who know this stuff)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Stork, post: 3600613, member: 71642"]Cross posting with another forum to enhance responses. This is a recent NEWP, a 1759 medal for the Battle of Belleisle. [ATTACH=full]963447[/ATTACH] Among my favored themes are mythological beasties and the hippocamp is one of my top favorites. This is a medal I've been on the lookout for for a long time. It's not is superb condition, but good enough for me, though I surely spent too much money chasing it. Such is life :D. And, let me be clear, even though I have a question, I am Very Happy to have this medal and have no problems with the purchase. I do have a bit of a question though. My photos vs. the auction house are very different. Clearly the same piece as all the other marks are there but the appearances of all of them are so very different given the photo skills. My question is looking at some of the surface issues (close up near the hippocamp's jawline is the most obvious)--I didn't see it on the auction photos, and I wonder if that is something that can develop (ie if they used old photos), vs. just not well elucidated in their shots. [ATTACH=full]963449[/ATTACH] My shot is on the left and the right is a crop from the auction photo. And most importantly, is this an ongoing process that needs to be addressed? In other words conserved? I don't usually fuss so much over medals, but if it's 'fresh' I really want to arrest the process. [USER=5795]@yarm[/USER] [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] (I think I'm tagging folks who know this stuff)[/QUOTE]
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