Framed photograph signed 'A. W. Lloy '88'

This is a framed and matted photographic print depicting a city skyline at night, oriented vertically in the provided image. The image captures an illuminated urban landscape featuring prominent architectural structures, including a distinctive modern building in the foreground with glowing interior lights and a tall observation tower reminiscent of the Calgary Tower in the background, alongside a burst of fireworks near the lower right corner. The color palette is dominated by deep night blues and blacks contrasted with warm golden and orange lights from the city windows and the fireworks display. The photograph is signed in the lower left corner with what appears to be handwriting reading 'A. W. Lloy '88', suggesting a possible date of 1988, though this attribution is unverified and based solely on the visible inscription. The print is housed beneath glass within a textured off-white or cream-colored mat board and set inside a simple metallic gold-toned frame. The physical condition appears generally well-preserved, though minor dust or surface wear may be present on the outer framing. Craftsmanship details and materials are consistent with standard mid-to-late 20th-century commercial framing and photographic presentation.

Based on the provided images, I have examined this framed and matted photographic print depicting a city skyline at night, bearing a signature that appears to read 'A. W. Lloy '88'. The date and presence of what looks like the Calgary Tower suggest it may capture the 1988 Winter Olympics fireworks. From the photograph alone, I cannot physically inspect the paper stock, development method, or the frame's structural integrity. The signature is an observation of a visible mark, and I must treat the attribution as a hypothesis requiring physical examination to further evaluate. Items of this type, late 20th-century regional or amateur decorative photography, typically carry modest decorative value on the secondary market unless the photographer has a recognized secondary market record, which does not appear to be the case here based on the working assumption. The metallic gold-toned frame and matting appear to be standard commercial materials of the era. The estimated value reflects typical market behavior for decorative, regional photography of this era and size. If the piece were later found to be by a highly collected photographer, the value could be revised upward; however, as a decorative amateur work, it would remain in this modest range. An in-person inspection would be required to examine the print surface and framing materials more closely.