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Insights on Auction Sales: Van Cleef & Arpel Jewels, Karl Springer Tables

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It Looks Legit A ceramic briefcase by Marilyn Levine sold for $46,990 at Rago’s. One of the most memorable pieces was a ceramic briefcase by Marilyn Levine , crafted in 1983 to look exactly like a worn, midcentury black leather satchel. Will Seippel is the founder, president, and CEO of WorthPoint.

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2024 Moving into 2025 Design Trends Likely to Affect Value of Personal Property

International Society of Appraisers

This maximalist style reminds us of the Victorian period, which favored the display of collectibles. Items such as folk art, unique and creative paintings, hand-blown Venetian glass, delft style ceramic tiles, handmade vases, and quilts are splashed throughout interiors.

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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Both collectors and curators are sharpening their eye for the material and physical aspects of both emerging and established talents. Touch and technique are inextricably intertwined in textile and the mixed media works, encaustic painting and ceramic forms gaining in popularity. Soon, though, the NFT art market crashed.

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Coastal Chic: Vintage Decor for Beach Cottages

WorthPoint

If you are walking on the beach and collecting shells, you can incorporate a vintage feel to your display by using things like antique glass canning jars or wooden printer trays to display your collection. Antique wooden printer trays are great ways to display a shell collection. Happy summer, and happy coastal chic decorating!

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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

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Materials and Mediums The La Tène period saw the Celts become master metal crafters. Celtic motifs began to resurge in architecture, paintings, ceramics and textiles, bringing forth a brand-new generation of makers and a wave of Celtic influence within popular culture.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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Chinese art, with varieties as expansive as its history is long, is among both the most daunting and rewarding of categories to begin collecting. These works of art make timeless and compelling additions to any collection, small or large. Poetic script can be found on everything from paper and canvas to porcelain and ceramic pottery.

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Evaluating Your Collection

Penrose Appraisals

So you've started a collection. Or maybe you've been collecting for years. Matchbox cars, Star Wars figurines, flow blue ceramics, etc, etc. As the cliche goes, if you can think of something, there is someone who is collecting it. The phenomenon of collecting is universal. 18th century maps?