Rich Thank You for the clarification, there seems to be differing opions that some put it in tiliifolia just did not know what small differences there where. We have three Cercis species here.The only difference between two is a hairy petoile which to me sounds more like a varietal status thing than a seperate species.But I am not a botanist. Art

Of course, the issue here isn't print vs. original. The issue is one of the image itself... Of course it's fabulous and beautiful and that's why it's been reproduced over so many years in so many ways. I think the comparison is with the Mona Lisa or even the Statue of Liberty. Both beautiful images, both are extremely recognizable and have been loved by many for many years. No question about anyone owning the original, so it's a matter of reproduction and in what medium. Having a picture of the statue of liberty hanging in your house is one thing. Andy Warhol morphed the iconic image and having it hang in a room is another. So would be a statue of liberty snow globe. And of course it isn't a question of whether she could hang it or not...she can hang anything she dang well pleases. And it's not a question of anyone looking down on you as you're fabulous and have done fabulous things with a fabulous house. The question is really one of will it get you where you want to go with the room...if it will enhance or diminish your vision of the room, what you want it to say and what feelings you want it to evoke in the people who occupy it. I know you like the unusual and unexpected, and all the "maine" pics in themselves become expected and iconic and I can understand you not wanting to go there. I also understand how an iconic image can become the unexpected...because it is so iconic, no one will use it in a formal setting, so you will. So I guess I'm changing my mind. If you like it, if the family likes it, it's not expensive and can always be replaced when and if you find something you like better. For me, I'd turn it into a craft project...take the poster, cut it up into squares and mount it on blocks of various heights to make it more textural so it keeps the image, the colors, the theme, but makes it more unique and less kitsch. But that's me. BTW, I too am surprised at how many posts this thread has gotten! Art definitely strikes home, no?

Peter go into gold coast adeniums and click on fb and then go into photo on the side and click onto this then the photos will come up and then you can have a chat with them lol

$40 each isn’t proper brass replating. Even powder coating would be more than that. Figure more like $150 each for a small job premium. The price goes down a bit if you have a large amount of replating work. But not by much, since small items are PIA fiddley to deal with. 15 isn’t a large job discount. Leonard Plating in Nashville has done some jobs for a fellow old house owner. Not at $40. More like $140. Dropped off personally. Paul’s Chrome has done all of the chrome bumper parts for gear heads for years. I don’t know if they offer other finishes. But they are great.