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Gaudi’s original vision for Casa Batlló has been restored

The Art Newspaper

A year-long renovation project, using local artisans in ironwork, glass, wood and ceramics, has rebuilt Gaudi’s innovative vaulted balcony support system, reinstated lost courtyard features such as its planters and pergola and restored original hues of the façade. m for immersive exhibitions Alexandra F.

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Troika Pottery Buyer’s Guide: The Artistry of British Ceramics

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Even with this in mind, the pottery’s unique double egg cup ceramics, homeware and tiles became some of its greatest successes. The modernist movement, marrying abstraction and experimentalism, was certainly an influence on even the more traditionally-oriented ceramics makers. Sold for £1,400 GBP via Bearne’s (July 2006).

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London's pre-contemporary art market gets boost from two new summer events

The Art Newspaper

I couldn’t stop thinking about the painting so when I returned to London, we started researching more about him, his story, and his market.” “It was by an artist who is widely celebrated in Sweden, but about whom I knew very little: Gösta Adrian-Nilsson, aka GAN. Mask is priced at £100,000 and the horse, £35,000.

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Collecting Café Au Lait Bowls

WorthPoint

There are few greater pleasures than sipping a creamy hot cup of coffee from a cheerful ceramic café au lait mug. Vintage and antique café au lait bowls are valuable, especially those in good condition. Here are a few: Henriot Quimper : This vibrant ceramic collection from France includes hand-painted farm scenes and flowers.

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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

Age Maker Period/date Originality (Tiffany Favrile or Tiffany reproduction) Condition; extremely important, but hairline damage is hard to see, especially in photos Wear: on glass used often at table, you’ll see wear marks, which you should see if the piece is old and not a reproduction 4. PORCELAIN and CERAMICS: A. Provenance Paint?

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Elzac Jewelry: Victims of Fashion Face Pins and More

WorthPoint

I remember running across a ceramic face pin many years ago and thinking it looked a lot like Josephine Baker, the American-born singer, dancer, and actress who famously made a name for herself working in France in the 1920s and ‘30s. Elzac duck family pin made of painted ceramic material and Lucite. How about Elzac?

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

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Prices can start from around $200, rising into the thousands depending on condition, with rare, 18th-century snuff examples with authenticated reign marks often selling for the highest price at auction. Poetic script can be found on everything from paper and canvas to porcelain and ceramic pottery.