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Brushed Graphite Drawing Authenticity Analysis

Project Description

Require a substance analysis by a third-party laboratory of a Fernand Leger drawing to prove its authenticity to the Official Leger Committee in Paris. I can attach photos if needed. We need to know the approx. age of the paper—the likely country of manufacture—and anything knowable about the graphite used in the drawing. 

Project Information

Number:25-00617

Industry:Antiques and Antiquities

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