it is painted on satinwood in the style of angelica kauffmann, this was a revival from 1900 to 1910,continued for a while after the first world war. just for a while. and so, we can narrow it down to the first quarter of the 20th century. it-- it is just wonderful. everything about it is good, except-- except-- ( chuckles ) what happened? my son had a felt tip pen, and when he was about 7, decided that he wants that, so he put his mark on it. ( laughs ) well, what happened to him? well, i think the only thing that i could do then was to ask him to do the hundred lines to say "i must not write on the table." and "sorry, dad." aw, look at that. ( chuckles ) well, i'll tell you, whatever i say about that, this is the most magical story. you must never touch that mark, and never lose that. no, no. it's been there. gosh, well, we talk about heirlooms and things, you know, having stories that are beyond price. that is-- that is absolutely priceless. don't ever try and take that off. a) it would be very difficult, and b)-- it adds to it. it does. it does, indeed. it does, indeed. now, so, w