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Saudi Arabia helps cultural businesses reach global audiences

The Art Newspaper

Founded in 2021, the Cultural Development Fund seeks to “enrich Saudi Arabia’s cultural landscape”. The collection features works crafted from locally sourced, sustainable materials, reimagined through a contemporary lens–including palm weaving, beadwork and leatherwork.

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

The Art Newspaper

Between 2001 and 2021, Hoffman oversaw nine art investment funds, running for five- to ten-year terms and on average achieving a 15% compound annualised return on its blue-chip funds, he says. “I Access to primary market works is easier in a tough market, as once protective galleries “want to sell to anybody”, Hoffman says.

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A quartet of key art market players join forces to form ‘super group’ consultancy

The Art Newspaper

It’s a different world, one that just needs careful and sensitive navigation, both in terms of the material you bring [to market] and the platforms that are really working.” “Clients no longer receive catalogues, so people are missing key objects or key moments in the in the calendar,” Gorvy says.

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The 10 Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold (& Why They’re So Significant)

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Rarity : Many luxury watches are made in limited quantities or feature unique materials. Materials and aesthetics : Many expensive watches are made from precious metals and stones. Some are crafted in limited quantities with less costly materials but still command a high price due to their scarcity. Toussou Pink Gold Ref.

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The Vintage Cookie Press: Baking Up Some Nostalgia

WorthPoint

Many presses from the 1960s and 70s were made with better materials, so, as a reseller, finding one in decent condition is a personal bonus. I noticed that in the Worthpoint Pride Guide, these Swedish-made presses sold for up to $800 in 2018, but closer to 2021, the prices fell between $140-$150.

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Antiques Road Trip USA: Hawaii

WorthPoint

This historically significant Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Life Ring sold for $84,000 in 2021. As with all vintage garb, condition is king, so look for excessive wear and tear. Some vintage Hawaiian shirt material was super thin to keep cool and comfortable, but as a result, some of these tops don’t always stand the test of time.

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

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The destruction of many historic artifacts in the 1960s and 1970s paired with the overall delicacy of the materials means that well-preserved, authentic Chinese antiques are increasingly difficult to find. The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty.