Excellent advice as usual Ilia. A chinese repro fresco the size and detail in question I would not sell for less than $300-$400 ($US) and would be asking the full retail price $800 - $900. The only roadblock I have now is that I feel I have about 100 finished pieces, ranging in size and price range before I begin 'marketing' (I have some good ideas on this for Canada and Mexico). So for two galleries or 'shows', I really need 200 pieces. I am trying to recruit a friend to help in fresco reproductions and teaching (he has experience in both) but he feels that I (we) should make a only few pieces and see how they sell. I am saying that this brands you as an amateur (which I guess I really am!) and is not good retailing. I use the example if you go to a restaurant that makes the best, lets say hamburger, in town - people still want a menu and choice, you can't just have one item on the menu - even if it really is the best.

I know my situation is much different than yours, treating fresco as a fine craft more than a fine art, but what is your two rubles worth? (ps my friend is eastern european backgound, so you know the mindset).