jaybuck43 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 So I had to go food shopping this afternoon. (Making tacos tonight, I'll send one to anyone who can help me figure this out). On the way back home as I'm driving I see this place with a giant life size Darth Vader out by the road with a sign "Now Open Sundays" I figure, ok cool lets check this place out. Turns out it's an indoor antiques mall. Nice place, really huge, very friendly staff. Walking around I see a bunch of cool stuff (original Beatles posters, old 1960s Jets posters, heck they even had the 2 1/2 foot working batman toy display from Toys R Us ($600 if anyone wants it). I go into one part where they have a couple old arcade cabinets and I see the item I bought below laying there. I saw the price tag and didn't even bother to look it over. Just grabbed it cause I love it and the price was right. Get home, put the groceries away and start looking at it. On the back is the framers sticker, oddly enough from a framing shop in my home town I have known for decades. They are known to be very expensive and only do custom jobs. Then I notice that it's double matted (again, not cheap). Dimensions are 27" x 24", so the frame alone would be several hundred bucks. So... what the heck is it? I know it's not the original Death Dealer (duh) and it doesn't look like Franzetta's signature. It's airbrush on canvas and it looks to be dated 1982. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 It's a fan copy...could be by anyone. Unless you can identify it as a specific "name" artist...it's worth $100-$350 depending how fast you want to dump it on eBay (or just hang on it because unless you're a codingtechgurustartup superstar the $4m-ish for the real one is gonna be out of your reach!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Frazetta fan art or Molly Hatchett (album cover 1978) enthusiast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 46 minutes ago, GreatEscape said: Frazetta fan art or Molly Hatchett (album cover 1978) enthusiast... The store marked it on the receipt as "Molly Hatchet Album Art" which I thought was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 if this was bought in NJ, I bet it was on a t-shirt sold at seaside heights as some point delekkerste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_not_so_nice Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Pete Marino said: if this was bought in NJ, I bet it was on a t-shirt sold at seaside heights as some point I'm calling dibs on the denim jacket, especially if it is a size too small for me Pete Marino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 minute ago, mister_not_so_nice said: I'm calling dibs on the denim jacket, especially if it is a size too small for me ask and you shall receive! https://www.fasinfrankvintage.com/blogs/frank-web/17945956-the-frank-vault-deals-in-death mister_not_so_nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Nice fan or pro homage. Here’s mine. On velvet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_not_so_nice Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Pete Marino said: ask and you shall receive! https://www.fasinfrankvintage.com/blogs/frank-web/17945956-the-frank-vault-deals-in-death My Spring fashion woes are a thing of the past thanks to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 22 minutes ago, Pete Marino said: if this was bought in NJ, I bet it was on a t-shirt sold at seaside heights as some point Yes, it was bought in NJ. As was the framer, so it's been in NJ for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
