Was a musician. He went to the Royal Academy of music in london where he was a pianist. So he was very artistic, if you like. And what i think is so clever about this painting is, yes, sure it says in a literal way with the ring and the objects around that this is what this man is about, but its the expression as well. Theres a feeling of sensitivity introspection, fragility. We need to value this intriguing object, and jackson, ken jackson although dead, was a considerable force in portrait painting in the area, and it needs to be taken seriously. Hes not that prominent. Perhaps one day he will become so. But i would comfortably value this picture at £800, 900 possibly even £1,000. But of course, its value is that its. Oh, yeah. It was never be sold. I would never sell it. No, no. These are lovely vintage clothes, but a lot of people end up taking them to a charity shop. Why did you keep them . Well, i think it was my mother who kept them, and then because i do tend to hoard things,
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