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The Black Market for Stolen Antiques Is Booming

WorthPoint

million were stolen from an Italian art exhibition in March 2024. Image Source: Vittoriale degli Italiani via Artnet While collectors have long prized antiques, art, cultural artifacts, jewelry, and other valuables, they are also increasingly popular targets of thieves. Several gold sculptures worth more than $1.3

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Thinking of Selling Art? Here’s What’s Worth Something and What’s Not

Syl-Lee Antiques

We hate to break it to you, but those deals at sea rarely make waves on the serious art market. At Syl-Lee Antiques, we specialize in buying original works by listed artists , those whose names actually do carry weight in galleries, auction houses, and museum collections. Think of them as “the real deal.”