I was at the Long Beach motorcycle swap this sunday,and I managed to pick this out of a pile of parts.I'm pretty sure it's the real deal.the signature looks right on.I believe it says Encino under the signature.if I'm not mistaken,he was working out of there in the mid 50's,early 60's.
before I gently cleaned it.
after.the colors are still very bright.you can see light checking in the lacquer.
believe me,your better off not knowing.but I can assure you,the dude had no clue of the significance of this piece.I couldn't tell if it was because he didn't see the name or if he just didn't have a clue. I had a gut feeling from about 20 feet away.total tunnel vision. as soon as I picked it up,I started searching for the signature.the thing is so cool!
That's actually the work of a little known copycat that went by the name Von Dutchski. Unfortunately the last part of the signature is damaged but I'm sure that's it. Since I'm the only person that collects Von Dutchski's worthless stuff I think you should make arrangements for me to get that obvious fake Von Dutch junk for my collection. Sorry you got taken in by the fake piece.
Good deal er a steal! I know how much but its not my place to say. Another guy was telling me about it at Jost's after the swap. Nice score! Haha, he just emailed me while probably beating his head against the counter for not grabbing it. Ya, I would hang it on a wall and call it art.
That nice score was gently transported home in the luxury of my '91 4 door Camry. Great eye and nice find Rene. I am surprised you cleaned it up, I would have been scared to.
I had a similar score at a swap meet about 12 years ago , only it was a congo drum that was striped by Larry Watson in 1956 . I thought it was a Dutch job till I got up close , then saw the signature and was bummed for a second , then realized what I was holding . . . holy grail style shit man , good work !
This kind of shit never happens out east congo or fairing !!.....and you guys even get giant squid washing up on the beach ,truly the promise land......
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