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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

Invaluable

April 2022). Sold for €13,000 EUR via Whyte’s (June 2022). Sold for £7,500 GBP via Bonhams (September 2022). Similarly with jewelry, look for hallmarks and factor in provenance – whether checking auction records or finding archive images/records of a piece being worn. The Book of Kells.

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The Wemyss Ware Buyer’s Guide: 5 Classic Pieces You Need in Your Collection

Invaluable

In 2004, a world auction record was set for Weymss Ware, when a Scottish collector bid almost £70,000 (around $86,715) at a Sotheby’s auction for two sleeping piglets produced by the original Fife pottery. Much like any collector’s piece with an enchanting story, provenance plays a part in the desirability of Weymss Ware.

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'The Golconda Blue' Could Make Auction History at Christie's Geneva This May

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Its royal provenance can be traced back to Yeshwant Rao Holkar, the Maharaja of Indore, a style icon of the 1920s and 1930s, whose passion for fine jewelry led him to work with design houses, such as Chaumet, Mauboussin and Harry Winston. carat “De Beers Blue” at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in 2022. Weighing in at 23.24