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Collections Fill Three-Day Auction

Maine Antique Digest

Excellent collections make for excellent auctions. The quality of the collections Devin Moisan Auctioneers, Inc., Epping, New Hampshire Photos courtesy Devin Moisan Auctioneers, Inc. Devin Moisan’s three-day online auction held April 19-21 included not one but two such entities.

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The Golden Age of Coin Collecting: Navigating the 2025 Precious Metals Market

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

Remember when your grandpa’s dusty coin collection seemed like nothing more than a quirky hobby? Gold and silver: The dynamic duo of precious metals – source Gold and Silver Coins Buyers: Choosing Your Champion So, you’ve decided to cash in on your coin collection or part with some precious metals.

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Hyland Granby Antiques Offers Seven Paintings from the Lewis Collection

Maine Antique Digest

In this fast-changing world, more collectors and executors of estates have been consigning works of high quality to the trade for sale rather than sending them to auction. The buyers pay more money at auction with the high buyers premium, so the sellers can do better with a private sale

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Costume Jewelry Collecting: Mistakes That Drive Collectors Crazy

WorthPoint

Upon closer inspection, the quality of these unmarked pieces also tends to be inferior. Most of those designs have hand-manipulated construction that includes intricately wired high-quality beads and filigree backings. They also have high-quality filigree covering them, so messy wirework will not be visible on the back.

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Passion Assets: A True Love of Collecting

Art Peritus

While this quote often captures the inexplicable nature of human desire, it also resonates with the motivations behind collecting. Whether its choosing a potential mate or pursuing a coveted object, the pull of desire remains the same when it comes to collecting. Formal USPAP-compliant appraisals are essential in these cases.

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Saudi Arabia helps cultural businesses reach global audiences

The Art Newspaper

This support is particularly crucial for the handicrafts sector, where many enterprises are by their nature small-scale and individual artisans might have the skills to make high-quality products, but not the modern business skills, market access, and resources needed to effectively position their work or scale into larger, more competitive markets.

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A Barrel of Monkees: Collecting The Monkees’ Albums

WorthPoint

If you haven’t started already, now is a great time to dive into collecting The Monkees’ albums, especially the (super) deluxe versions. They feature high-quality analog cuts of the original stereo mixes, beautifully presented in gatefold covers. However, The Monkees’ reissues are what should be considered a gold standard.