Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

JUNE 28, 2024

When considering purchasing Chinese antique furniture or sculptures, it is common to receive an authenticity certificate either at the time of purchase or by request. The Buddha is one of the most revered depictions in Chinese bronze sculptures.

Sculpture

Invaluable

OCTOBER 14, 2024

However, the underlying defining principles hold true in the art that emerged from the movement: a rejection of history and traditional concepts like realism, innovation, and experimentation (shown in abstract shapes, colors, and lines), and an emphasis on new materials and techniques. Juan Gris, Portrait of Pablo Picasso, 1912.

Modern Art

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APRIL 3, 2024

The destruction of many historic artifacts in the 1960s and 1970s paired with the overall delicacy of the materials means that well-preserved, authentic Chinese antiques are increasingly difficult to find. The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty.

Antiques and Decorative Arts

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Their sculptures and carved stelae, for example, often included stylized iconography that paired human features with those of animals like the jaguar. Embedded in this style was often the adherence to the natural form of incorporated materials, like the way this feline profile carving hugs the contours of its jade substrate.

Residential

Fine Art Estates

DECEMBER 9, 2019

We used 2 5/8 inch galvanized chain link fence posts for the vertical supports and a smaller diameter 1 5/8 inch of the same material to support the shelves. Determine if you need climate-controlled storage for what you are collecting; works on paper will need it, but ceramics may not. The drawers hold plastic tubs for storage.

Antiques and Decorative Arts

Grays Antiques

OCTOBER 18, 2018

At the same time there’s huge variety in terms of materials used because it encompasses art work from every field; bronze sculpture, miniatures like netsuke and inro, metalwork, armour, lacquer, ceramics, silver, porcelain and enamel objects.

Antiques and Decorative Arts

ValuePros Appraisal Services

AUGUST 7, 2020

These collections are made up of paintings, sculptures, object art, drawings, engravings and others. The large specialized auction houses have areas dedicated to this item and range from silver plates, dairy and silverware, to ceramics, porcelain and pewter. Tableware Table pieces have always been an important part of home collections.

Appraiser/appraisal

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Spanning more than 6 centuries together, this dynastic duo brought to light the brilliance of new modes and materials that set Chinese art on course for its brilliance today. Sculpture With images of the Buddha populating from the 3rd century onward, sculpture was a thriving field of Tang dynasty art.

Maker/Artist

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APRIL 29, 2024

The exceptionally varied artistic production of this golden age of Chinese culture, from ceramics to painting and calligraphy can be separated between the two dynasties that share distinct characteristics and artistic achievements that evolved Chinese cultural heritage. Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (r.1402–1424)

Antiques and Decorative Arts

Invaluable

JULY 17, 2024

Alexander Calder: From Mobiles and Sculptures to Necklaces and Brooches The work of legendary American artist and sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) has long been synonymous with mobiles, sculptures , and his early wire works. Sold for $602,500 at Christie’s (May 2011). Measuring a mere 7.5

Jewelry

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APRIL 24, 2024

Everyday Artistry American folk art is remarkably varied, an element that makes the field all the more captivating because these forms and techniques are often informed by regional traditions and materials. Natural Materials Many examples of American folk art also rely upon organic media. Sold for $431.25 USD via Jeffrey S.

Maker/Artist

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APRIL 24, 2024

Everyday Artistry American folk art is remarkably varied, an element that makes the field all the more captivating because these forms and techniques are often informed by regional traditions and materials. Natural Materials Many examples of American folk art also rely upon organic media. Sold for $431.25 USD via Jeffrey S.

Maker/Artist

Mark Hill

JULY 4, 2022

Ron Hitchins in front of one of his sculptures. Thousands of Tiles Hitchins was a highly prolific artist with a vast output, and he worked with ceramic, plaster, metals, Perspex, fibreglass, wood, paint, ink, Biro, and felt-tip pen across his active period of some sixty years. Some of his work was unsigned, particularly sculptures.

Antiques and Decorative Arts

Michael Rose Fine Art

AUGUST 9, 2021

The show, titled 8 Visions , features photographic collages by Monica DeSalvo, drawings by Craig Elliott, ceramics by Lindsey Epstein, textile-based work by Virginia Mahoney, paintings by Kat Masella and Alexander Morris, photographs by Lisa Redburn and jewelry by Chuck Tramontana.

Drawings

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Translated as golden seams, the centuries-old Japanese art of Kintsugi breathes new life into broken ceramic objects by piecing them back together with gold. The process of Kintsugi, which celebrates imperfections by highlighting the ceramics flaws, is therefore directly related to this way of thinking. Flambe glazed vase.

Ceramics

Art Peritus

APRIL 30, 2025

Formal dining has become less common, leaving silverware and fine ceramics to gather dust. Whether its a rare painting, an outdoor sculpture, or a set of antique silverware, caring for these pieces ensures their survival. Collectors with outdoor sculptures must take additional precautions.

Sculpture

WorthPoint

JANUARY 29, 2025

Its hallmarks of polished geometric forms and patterns (stylized florals, sunbursts, and zigzags), elegant lines, and lush materials in jewel tones borrowed globally from ancient Egyptian design, Africas tribal designs, and Paris sophistication. Known for its bold style and dazzling glamour, art deco embraced all things modern and sleek.

Antiques and Decorative Arts

Michael Rose Fine Art

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

With a maximalist approach to curation, we believe in exhibiting and celebrating a wide range of materials, studio processes, experimental approaches, cultural backgrounds, and artistic voices. Ceramic by Boyan Moscov and monotypes by Rachel Burgess in the exhibition As the Light Wanes at PILLAR in 2024.

Maker/Artist

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MAY 19, 2025

And while the materials, forms, and imagery changed, certain unifying symbols endure across borders along with two foundational philosophies – the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. And this cycle of life and death, has been illustrated through paintings, sculptures, and architecture across Asia.

Paintings

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APRIL 14, 2025

It was also where his championing of industrial materials such as glass, steel and reinforced concrete started to take shape. Gropius was invited to head up this new, radical-sounding institution where painting, sculpture, architecture and design all lived together under one roof, working towards a utopian ideology.

Function

The Art Newspaper

JULY 27, 2025

It was carefully hand-crafted: conservation has revealed how the maker would have used wooden sticks to make a framework and coated it with clay, while creating the staircases by pinching the material while it was still wet. The object would then have been fired, burning the wooden structure away.

Antiques and Decorative Arts

The Art Newspaper

JULY 27, 2025

It was carefully hand-crafted: conservation has revealed how the maker would have used wooden sticks to make a framework and coated it with clay, while creating the staircases by pinching the material while it was still wet. The object would then have been fired, burning the wooden structure away.

Antiques and Decorative Arts