well, i swore i wasnt gonna buy this, but... [View all]

so, i collect 2 ppl- paintings by ruth van sickle ford, and miniatures by my former bil george becker. i cant afford to do that like i used go.
i keep a saved search, and mostly it’s reproductions that he had made, all of which i already own. usually the seller has no idea that they arent 1 offs.
but every once in a while…
this is a rarey. he did a few of these decoupage pianos/harpsichords, including 1 that is in colleen moore’s fairy castle at msi here. so i rly wrested w this. i msgd the seller, explained my sitch. she gave me a little better price, cuz she said- i’m a seller who loves seeing stuff end up ‘back in the family’.
enjoying how beautiful this 1 is.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335173677994

sadly, today, there’s a seller w 2 items that r super early pieces. not even numbered, but dated.
grrrr. resist. resist. resist.
if i thought my kids wd give 2 shits about them, i’d dig in and buy them.
will i b able to resist?