i have a wooden framed cross handpainted written in gold signed by s.francesco d'assisi who do i contact ?

Question

this is something i bumped into at a yard sale it looks really old it is hand carved with ingraved initials at the bottom G.C. ASSISI the writng is done in a different language maybe latin or french with beautiful pictures depicting the story with a hymn at the end the man looks like st francis talking to the birds

Answer 1

Try contacting an appraiser (people who do auctions and whatnot). They usually deal with that sort of thing. Of course, they might want a fee.

Answer 2

Your framed cross is not likely to be signed by an artist, rather the s.francesco d'assisi means St Francis of Assisi. It's probably a early 20th century religious momento but to be sure you could take it to your local art appraiser. Any good museum or gallery will have someone qualified to give you a decent opinion.

Answer 3

I hear someone else talking to the birds. Was this yard sale at the Vatican? I'd like to see a picture.

Answer 4

Assisi is a place, not a person.