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To help preserve her works, Cindy Sherman is offering to destroy and reprint old photographs

The Art Newspaper

The Cindy Sherman Legacy Project (CSLP), launching today (16 June), introduces a formal process for condition assessments and the controlled replacement of damaged prints, and will also host an online catalogue raisonné documenting her career. Sherman has worked with the same specialist print lab for more than 20 years.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Transformer and a Stamp Collection

WorthPoint

cm, the piece appeared authentically aged and beautifully worn. Craftsmanship and Condition This vintage Apple Tree pattern quilt from around the 1940s sold for $1,298 at Dana Auctions. Hand-pieced and quilted in a Baptist fan motif, this quilt was notable for its craftsmanship and condition, despite some yellow spotting.

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In tough times for dealers, Art Basel debuts a section for new works

The Art Newspaper

His gallery is showing works by three artists—black-and-white prints of detritus by Megan Plunkett, glittering metallic sculptures by Kayode Ojo and aluminium flood barriers by Alexandre Khondji—with the works priced between €5,000 to €50,000. Here we have more flexibility and we can present a fuller breadth of our programme.”

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

Another issue to keep in mind is what medium you'd like to purchase: a wide range is available including original works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, graphite as well as printed works including etchings, lithographs, silkscreens, and digital prints. Salvador Dali prints should not be touched with a ten-foot-pole.

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A Client's Guide For How to Take Photographs of Art and Antiques to Send to An Appraiser

Artifactual History Appraisal

Silverplate is often thicker and heavier than sterling Age Style (for example, Nouveau is valuable, Rococo Revival less so) Famous makers (such as Tiffany) or retailed from a famous shop (for example Liberty or Cartier) Weight in troy ounces (this is different from regular ounces. Note the thickness of hollowware. PORCELAIN and CERAMICS: A.

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S.O.S. (Surplus Old Stuff) with Amy Moyer: Baseball Hats

WorthPoint

As each school-age baseball season rolls around, each kid gets a new shirt and hat for their team, thanks to a town sponsor whose name is emblazoned on the back of each hat. A white lining that has faded to a universal yellowish tint is a telltale sign of age while yellowing due to sweat marks is more of a condition issue.

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Mrs. Jane Loudon

Antique Prints

Orphaned and penniless at age 17, Jane decided to try to become a writer to support herself. It was also an early example of science fiction, in which she wrote of the future with imagined changes in society and technology, some of which—like an early form of the internet, air-conditioning and espresso machines—seem prophetic today.