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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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Insights on Auction Sales: Freddy Mercury’s Jacket, a Prehistoric Mug

WorthPoint

Originally acquired by an attendee of several Pistols shows between 1975 and 1977, its provenance and historical weight helped drive the result. As someone who casually collects Starbucks mugs, I found the historical lineage of this item fascinating.

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Insights on Auction Sales: 1998 Corvette, Tiki Bar

WorthPoint

In a Facebook post that has since been deleted but lives on in screenshots, Brett Lemieux , a sports collectibles dealer, confesses to his role, with others, in stockpiling millions of dollars worth of counterfeit autographed sports merchandise. A Modest Bargain This pair of bookends sold at Beyond the Door for $278.40.

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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

Invaluable

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. Similarly with jewelry, look for hallmarks and factor in provenance – whether checking auction records or finding archive images/records of a piece being worn.

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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. In our experience, items with the most provenance are most sought after.” These works of art make timeless and compelling additions to any collection, small or large.

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Antique Porcelain Dolls: How Much Are Porcelain Dolls Worth?

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First emerging as a popular children’s toy, antique porcelain dolls soon became a cherished collectible. With this Chinese ceramic material, doll makers could finally create intricately painted faces, lifelike features, and beautifully constructed clothing. How Can You Tell if a Doll Is Ceramic or Porcelain?

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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?