09-16-2017 09:50 AM
I bought these prints at a thrift shop. I'm not a huge fan of the frames, but they were nicely framed fairly recently, so I haven't torn into them. The area inside the mat is about 9x13 inches, and I assume the prints are just slightly larger
09-16-2017 09:56 AM
09-16-2017 09:58 AM - edited 09-16-2017 10:02 AM
It's the monogram of Albrecht Dürer. A Google image search should give you the names and info for the originals. The first one is identified on Wikipedia as "Nuremberg woman in house dress," for example, which is probably what the writing on it says. I didn't spot the second one right off hand, but it'll be there.
09-16-2017 10:03 AM
Ooops. Cross-post.
09-16-2017 07:23 PM
I see age to them by the foxing spots and discoloration. Might be victorian, and laid down on a non-archival board. Go thru the online catalogue raisonné and find the prints and see if the sizes match as a start. Take better pictures. Be careful (know what you've got) before you "tear into em". Take well lit crystal clear pics (close ups).
I've seen these before and just took a look and didn't see them.