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Studios and workshops began to emerge, where artisans could develop their mosaic-making techniques and apply them to decorative objects for commercial purposes. Peter’s Basilica, but it soon became the training hub for perfecting the art of fine, glass-based miniatures. Sold for £3,500 GBP via Bonhams (April 2023).
WorthPoint’s Industry Partners are offering collectors many fantastic finds this month, including artworks from iconic Disney movies, an inkwell by a prominent 20th-century antiques dealer, a holy grail trading card, work by a renowned glass artist, and a large collection of Wedgwood Jasperware.
Chinese art, with varieties as expansive as its history is long, is among both the most daunting and rewarding of categories to begin collecting. As China becomes a more powerful force in the world, more and more people have become interested in Chinese antiques,” says John Schofield, head of the Asian Arts Department at Eldred’s. “In
Sold for $85,618,000HKD via Sotheby’s (October 2023). The arts flourished and iconic art forms developed, such as Ming porcelain and Qing cloisonné. Sold for €381,000 via Sotheby’s (June 2023). From his imperial workshop, painting, sculpture, and porcelain formed the foundation for the arts in the Ming dynasty.
Knowing what to look for at estate sales or thrift stores is a wise move if you’re a flipper like me. Vintage and antique café au lait bowls are valuable, especially those in good condition. Artistic bowls typically fetch more, like this antique Henriot Quimper mug and saucer , which were sold for $58 in 2023.
I still have it, and I’ve picked up a few others in like-new condition in antique malls and at estate sales over the years. The 99 embellished purses were featured in an exhibit called “A Fancy Flourish: Mary Frances Handbags” that ran from January 2023 through May 2024. WorthPoint—Discover.
The iconic line of ceramics – envisioned by a pottery owner and decorator in 1882 – counts Elton John as a fan, with the Queen Mother also said to have been a collecting devotee. Sold for £1,800 GBP via Lyon & Turnbull (August 2023). Weymss Ware sleeping piglet with shamrocks pattern. Cats Weymss Ware tabby cat.
To hold their kimonos in place and be able to tote essential items, men hung decorative inro (small cases) that were suspended from their kimonos’ waist sashes. The two-gallon crock is decorated with a horse in cobalt blue and is salt-glazed, one of the hallmarks of antique stoneware. 7,300-$10,000 USD).
Jessie has over 30 years of experience identifying and valuing vintage and antique jewelry. I am proud to be the founder of our Antique Jewelry University as well as Graduate Gemologist from the GIA. She has helped build numerous distinguished collections in Southern California featuring rare and elusive objects d’art.
Sometimes, high-dollar antiques hide in plain sight. This antique Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Tent i s old and faded but sold for over $1 million in 2017. Another memorable sale is the antique banker’s desk we sold in our Etsy shop just after the COVID-19 pandemic. Nothing was ever really ordered at those yard sales.
Smoking may be largely out of fashion today, but the demand for antique and vintage ashtrays, cigarette cases, pipes, and other related collectibles remains red hot. Too big and beautiful to be tucked inside a pocket, these are meant to sit on a shelf or table as decorative pieces when not in use. It sold in December 2024 for $4,000.
Devoting silverware solely to serving one vegetable is not surprising when you consider that during those eras and through the early 20th century, the wealthy elevated dining to a highly ritualized art form. in the desired Olympian pattern, sold for $1,600 in 2023. This cradle sold at auction in May 2025 for $272.50.
From fanciful flappers to infectious musical riffs that electrified speakeasies across the country, the Jazz Age, also known as the Roaring Twenties, was a period of decadent Art Deco design. Origins and Evolution of Art Deco Jewelry Cartier Art Deco Diamond and Multi-Gem Panthere Brooch.
Collectors enthusiastically embrace these vases today as beautiful decorative objects and for their historical significance. Some examples are also highly valuable: two rare moon flasks sold in 2023 for millionsone by Christies and one by Sotheby’s. Moon flasks were also a favorite shape at Mintons Art Pottery Studio in London.
On the flip side, those small hand tools like needle-nose pliers often come in handy around the house and in my work as an antique dealer. We have cheap tools that come with unassembled furniture, tools handed down through the family, and miscellaneous tools I pick up at estate sales. ERLANDSEN NYC miter plane sold for $1500 in 2023.
At its Fine Art Countdown Auction on February 12, Blackwell Auctions of Clearwater, Florida, is offering Lot 939 , which immortalizes this scene. Bluth, a long-time production designer, animator, and background artist, was one of Disney Studios approved artists for its Fine Art Program. 24 of 70 by Toby Bluth (1940-2013).
If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful William Morris, 1880 And they did this by focusing on producing beautiful art devoid of any other meaning. Sold for$126,000 via Christie’s (June 2023). Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
It served not only as a means to preserve specimens for scientific study but also as a decorativeart form; mounts became popular additions to homes, reflecting a growing passion for nature. Considered a vanishing art form today, these banners are highly collectible and eagerly sought after.
During Womens History Month, the spotlight often shines on female artists and their profound impact on the art world. While their contributions are invaluable, wed like to shift the focus to other influential women who have shaped art history in remarkable waysfrom patrons and intellects, to even a spy.
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