Thread: NOS Y/G Escher with Original Ink Stamps!!!

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Originally Posted by Chris L

It's a conundrum to be sure. Use it or don't use it. In daydreaming about the "what ifs" with this stone, if I found it in that condition and paid $100 for it, I could see myself not only dancing in the streets a bit, but I could see myself NOT using it. If I had to pay hundreds, $500+ I would actually find little satisfaction in just staring at it unused in it's box and it would not be worth it to me. Weird maybe, but that's just me.

Chris L

Same here!

I would think long and hard about 'collector value' on a product that services a market that was once almost dead and is currently experiencing a resurgence. The majority of the potential buyers are aging and if the base of buyers is already limited, it's probably something that I'd consider flipping if I got a great deal on it. I'd hate to get stuck with an expensive rock.

Beautiful stone though

OMG. I'm feeling my AAAGGGEEE!!!

I would use it if I had it. I lapped the kanji right off my top grade nakayama. I bought it for using, not for staring at

But about this escher: the stamp says yellow green, but to me it has not green or yellow at all. More like a blue grey imo.

EDIT: Oh as for the investment value: I wouldn't worry about that. Even if the shaving market collapses, Jewish Rabbis crave vintage eschers and coticules (or so I was told).

Originally Posted by blaireau

OMG. I'm feeling my AAAGGGEEE!!!

I feel it every morning! And hear it LOL.

My post was coming from a collector perspective. I collect pre-1900 Austrian clocks and pocket watches. My sister collects antique dolls. Over the past 30 years we have seen the value of these 'collectibles' go up and down with the swings not going 'up' as much on each cycle. Less people at the auctions, fewer collector clubs, etc... True collectible pieces (not collections) will still bring top dollar from time to time but that's usually to fill a hole in someone's collection.

But if you are like me, you probably don't think about selling when you latch onto a fine piece.

I've collected stamps for a while as a kids, and some stamps would be very pricy (not that I had any of those) fastforward to today, and the same stamp collections aren't worth nearly as much today.

The same happened with the Finnish and vatican 1 eurocent and 2 eurocent pieces.
They'd cost up to 50 euros or more.
Today you can buy them for a fraction of that.

Only the truly rare pieces will retain their value. And even then, most profit will probably eaten by inflation.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Jewish Rabbis ...

What other kind of Rabbis are there?

I would figure a way to use it! You probably would never sell it anyway, I think!

I would seal the edges and the stamped side with that Japanese varnish/shallac that OLD_SCHOOL uses on his Japanese stones.

If you don't want to do that, you could always hone on the 3/4" edge, but, either way, I would use it.

JMO

Steve

Originally Posted by Bruno

I would use it if I had it. I lapped the kanji right off my top grade nakayama. I bought it for using, not for staring at

Ditto to both points, though I did take some pictures before I lapped my Nakayama.

Originally Posted by Chimensch

What other kind of Rabbis are there?

Good point. Hadn't thought about that.