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Strategic or speculative? Once again, art investment funds are on the rise

The Art Newspaper

Philip Hoffman, the chief executive of the Fine Art Group art fund Courtesy the Fine Art Group; Photo: Nick Smith Photography Liquidity is an omnipresent issue for the art trade, hence Hoffman tells clients to expect around a seven-year investment term. But what about the mistakes?” Hoffman says.

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Jewelry Appraisal Guide: Understand & Find Jewelry Appraisers

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Sold for $2,500 via Doyle New York (February 2020). Sold for $3,200 via Doyle New York (February 2020). They’ll still usually be lower than the insurance replacement cost, since the estate retail value allows for a piece to be used or in less than new condition, while the replacement cost assumes the piece is new.

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WorthPoint Indices: U.S. Gold Coins

WorthPoint

Gold Coins between January 1, 2020, and March 31, 2024. Grading and encapsulation transitioned a hobby into liquid economic assets and a dependable, long-term store of value. gold coins ever sold include obscure rarities in top condition. Detailed Index Trend Components of Monthly Total Volume Sold and Total Prices Paid for U.S.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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Prices can start from around $200, rising into the thousands depending on condition, with rare, 18th-century snuff examples with authenticated reign marks often selling for the highest price at auction. Sold for $1,300 USD via Rapid Estate Liquidators and Auction Gallery (July 2018). June 2020).

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An Expensive Taste—Whiskey Collecting

WorthPoint

Littler continues, Label condition is assessed differently for vintage and modern bottles. In stark contrast, he continues, condition flaws on modern bottles carry severe penalties. In stark contrast, he continues, condition flaws on modern bottles carry severe penalties. Jon Waldman is a Winnipeg-based writer.

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Anxious collectors are increasingly turning to freeport havens, experts say

The Art Newspaper

The regulation, Gouin says, will result in restricted supply as sellers “retreat to friendlier jurisdictions, freezing liquidity in Europe”. The names are essentially always the same: Geneva, Luxembourg and Singapore freeports, or bonded warehouses in the UK.”

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Why Helen Chadwick’s earthy, provocative art remains as vital as ever

The Art Newspaper

These 12 sculptures were made by Helen and her husband David Notarius, during a residency in Banff in Canada, the trio taking turns to urinate into densely packed snow and then pour liquid plaster into the cavities, which were cast in bronze and enamelled white.

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