Pieces of the Scaffold?

[KateH.]

A few months ago, I was looking to purchase a similar piece. It was a fragment of wood that supposedly came from a larger block. At one time, a note was attached to it. However, the note itself was not included. There was only a scan of the note which, if my memory serves me, looked very similar to the note in the listing. Doing some research with a friend, we tracked down the exact same piece on a few different websites. One site even spelled the names of the conspirators wrong, although the piece spelled them correctly. How "Herold" became "Herland" I will never know. The story about the block could have been true, but the fact that the exact same piece was showing up on multiple sites led me to think that it might have been a reproduced item and not an authentic one.

Now, these pieces might be different since they seem to be loose and not in any sort of frame. I guess my advice would be to research the piece and who is selling it. Also, be careful when it comes to pieces that are hard to identify. At the end of the day though, go with what you feel is right since you would know more on the subject than me. I'm just helping out