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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

Our field requires years of training, and it can be very challenging for someone outside of the appraisal, art, and antique industries to even know where to begin when confronted with the task of taking pictures to send to us. FINE ART: A. GLASS DECORATIVE ITEMS AND TABLEWARE/BARWARE: A.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

If your insurance provider has asked you to get your artwork professionally appraised, or you need it evaluated for some other reason, How Do I Get My Art Appraised will help you find a qualified appraiser, fully understand all aspects of the appraisal process, and prepare you for what a professional fine art appraisal is likely to cost.

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Discovering the Value of Antique Art Prints and Lithographs

Sarasota Antique Buyers

You’re exploring your grandma’s attic or browsing an antique shop when you find an old print that catches your attention. Please prepare your magnifying glass and detective hat as we are about to explore the fascinating world of antique art prints and lithographs. The value of antique prints can vary greatly.

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Sweet Romance Jewelry: Buy It or Leave It?

WorthPoint

As an artist and historian, many of her designs have been inspired by antique or vintage jewelry, while a few styles are very close copies. Most pieces have some art deco, Victorian, or gothic attributesincluding a collaboration with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark without being exact replicas of older jewelry. Its magnificent.

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The Aesthetic Movement: Beauty For Beauty’s Sake

Invaluable

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. Whistler, Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge, color lithograph, c.