Posted 13 years ago
MarilynD826
(25 items)
According to the label affixed to the back of the plaques:
This is a Genuine Hand Painted Twin Etched. "Artini Sculptured Engraving" Four Dimensional.
This ARTINI masterpiece is made from nature's most beautiful and durable raw materials combined with many years of scientific and artistic research. In strength and durability it is superior to Ivory or Carrara marble which it so closely resembles. ARTINI masterpieces will
become more beautiful with age, and in time,no doubt will become collector items.
Created in the Engraving Research Studios of ARTINI ARTS INC.
May not be reproduced without permission.
No. 20080 f-12
(Artini is also etched on the front as seen on the plaques) I was able to locate an exact replica of clown#1 which sold on an overseas bidding site for $50.00....Thats ALL the information I have, I saw a very "similar" one on EBAY, but it wasn't a plaque...So, my collector friends, I would appreciate if any one can find out anything about these plaques and their value today...Thanks so much for all your help!
I have two of these plaques. I have the one with the yellow bird on his head and the other has 3 yellow flowers coming out from the back of the clowns little hat set on the right side of his head . they were for my son when he was born in 1983. I just came agross thwmand was wondering how much they are going for now.
sorry for the misspells....across them and ...
I have an Artini masterpiece #702. It does not say what the plaque is made of, but states its strength and durability are superior to ivory or Cararra marble, which it closely resembles. It states that it was created in the Engraving Research Studios of Structural Development Corporation, 1717 West Farms Road, Bronx, NY 10460.
Don't know if that helps you at all.
I have 2 pieces of Artini Art and I don't know where to go to get them valued and where I can sell them. Anybody have any recommendations? Thank you
I know this post is old but Im trying to get information on a piece I have and this popped up on search. It has 1/2 the tag on the back Saying its an Artini engraving #68. Did you ever find out where to get info on your piece?
Hi, Sebert1051. :-)
A quick look at the profiles of the various CW users who've been involved in this post prior to your comment suggests that none of them are active here nowadays. :-(
Here's what little I could find about Artini:
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Technically, objects made by Artini are not really print engravings.
They used a composite material of a ground powder and a liquid agent that hardens. The image is an impression pressed into to the wet composite form from an engraved plate. When its hardens then the color is added by hand.
These are considered more decorative wall art than a fine art print (which are on paper).
The images used by the Artini company were those that no longer have copyrights on them and can be used in the free domain market.
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https://www.justanswer.com/antiques/8p32s-artini-engraving-says-its-numbered-f-1-part.html
https://uspto.report/TM/72277974
http://www.nycompaniesindex.com/artini-arts-inc-2y5k/
Their former address in the Bronx:
1717 W Farms Rd, Bronx, NY 10460
https://goo.gl/maps/PRLjeh3wTNMjzBQY6
Sebert1051, In case I wasn't clear:
Judging from the USPTO trademark listing, it looks like the ARTINI ARTS INC name was trademarked in 1968, but was first used in 1965. The trademark expired in 1992.
However, judging from that nycompaniesindex listing, it looks like the entity might not have become completely defunct until 2013.
Thank you so much for responding I appreciate the info. I bought this at an auction and loved it because its really creepy. I wanted to take the frame it came in off but didn’t know if it was possibly valuable so I wanted to check. Now I feel ok changing it into something beautiful. Thanks
Sebert1051, You're welcome. :-)
You made me laugh with your description of your Artini piece as creepy. I don't know if that means it's one of the clown motif Artini pieces.
I recently ran across an online listing for a clown motif item (not Artini) by a vendor who admitted to having a clown phobia, but was trying to deal with it through exposure therapy. };-)
I did find one listing for an Artini piece that has a steep price tag:
https://www.apr57.com/products/artini-1960s-hand-painted-engraving-of-manets-argenteuil-w-coa-5k-apr
However, I have to wonder how long it's been for sale. I don't think it's a particularly faithful rendering of Manet's painting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argenteuil_(Manet)#/media/File:Edouard_Manet_003.jpg
As it turns out, there is a whole slew of Artini pieces on Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/market/artini_art
I don't really think you'd be harming the value of your Artini piece by removing the frame.
Whoops, I don't know how I managed to screw up the link for the original Manet painting, but here it is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manet,_Edouard_-_Argenteuil,_1875.jpg
I did check ebay but haven’t seen one like mine. It is in black and white of a court jester feeding berries to birds & theres also a monkey sitting in the back ground its very dark and strange but I really like it. I think its going to be a charcuterie tray in its new life!! Thank you so much for your help!
Sebert1051, I was never successful in finding an Artini piece numbered #68, but based on your description of the image, I found this:
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A jester with a small guitar slung over his shoulder offers cherries to a bird on his hand as another bird takes the fruit from the plate on the floor, and a chained monkey looks on. Engraving by E. Mohn after A. Lambron.
Lambron des Piltières, Albert Anatole Martin Ernest, 1836-Mohn, Ernst Fürchtegott, 1835-1912.
References note
The art journal, 1875, p. 105 ("This singular but very clever picture was hung in the gallery set apart for the works of the French school in the International Exhibition of 1862, when it bore the title of 'Un flâneur.' So far as we can ascertain, it is the only painting ever exhibited in England by the artist, M. Albert Lambron; nor do we learn from inquiry that he is very much more popularly known in France than among ourselves. A French acquaintance of ours, familiar with the arts and artists of his own country, has informed us that M. Lambron painted a large picture some few years ago, called 'Une Reunion d'Amis', representing a group of several persons holding a kind fête in the grounds of a cabaret in the suburbs of Paris ; the figures are nearly, if not quite, life-size. Another of his pictures, as we hear from the same authority, is also a 'Flâneur,' but treated very differently from our subject ; and one or two of his works have been reproduced in lithography, and published in Paris. This is but meagre intelligence concerning an artist who, judging from what we have here, is one of no ordinary talent, notwithstanding the rather eccentric manner in which he has thought fit to develop it. The attitude assumed by the wearer of the cap and bells shows the painter's boldness in design, while the drawing of the figure displays great power. All the accessories of the composition contribute to give point to the humour of the dramatic acting; and the expression of the monkey's face, as the animal watches one of the birds helping itself incontinently to the cherries in the plate, is inimitable: the monkey certainly divides the interest of the picture with its master. In the immediate foreground, discarded for the time, lies another of the jester's playthings— our old friend, Punchinello, with a ludicrous smile on his face. Notwithstanding the distorted posture of the jester, there is a very considerable amount of grace given to the figure. It is a most carefully painted picture, every part of it showing minute attention. The border of the panelled wall-paper is a great relief to the monotone of the background, filling up what would otherwise be an unpleasant blank on the canvas.")
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https://wellcomecollection.org/works/tsm3sjte
It's on Alamy:
https://www.alamy.com/a-jester-with-a-small-guitar-slung-over-his-shoulder-offers-cherries-to-a-bird-on-his-hand-as-another-bird-takes-the-fruit-from-the-plate-on-the-floor-and-a-chained-monkey-looks-on-engraving-by-e-mohn-after-a-lambron-image450079577.html
That IS pretty cool in a creepy way. };-)
A charcuterie tray, huh? It would look great, but I don't think it would be a good idea to put food stuffs directly on the image. It's not a concern over any potential damage to the image, but the unknown composition of the materials used in Artini pieces.
They might well be more durable than marble, but marble actually isn't all that tough, and acidic foods can etch it.