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How Antique Appraisers Determine the Value of your Treasures

Antiques Dealer

They range from furniture to jewelry and other decorative pieces. For example, a piece of furniture that is several hundred years old is likely to be more valuable than one that is only a few decades old. Provenance The provenance of an item refers to its history and ownership over time.

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

The word Wunderkammer (note the emphasis of "wonder") was used in 16th century Europe to refer to a large piece of furniture that was a quite literal cabinet of curiosities housing a collector's treasures, and many art historians consider the Wunderkammer a precursor to modern museums.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Barbie, Cherry Chippendale

WorthPoint

In discussing the struggling red furniture market, Eldreds sold a pair of original high-topped secretary desks in their May 21 sale. The furniture that was selling well was over at Freeman ‘s Hindman , where two George Nakashima pieces performed impressively.

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Anxious collectors are increasingly turning to freeport havens, experts say

The Art Newspaper

for antiques and 25% for furniture; as of 14 May, the US and China have agreed to reduce tariff rates on each other for 90 days, including a 20% tariff tied to fentanyl). We have clients who have imported some high-end design furniture, purchased before those tariffs came into place, which has cost them $200,000 in import duties.”

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