WorthPoint

MAY 12, 2025

Ribera, active from around 1588 to 1652, was known for his dramatic realism and emotional depth, qualities echoed in this work. For collectors of early religious art, this was a sale worth watching, with quality and provenance both firmly on display. Will Seippel is the founder, president, and CEO of WorthPoint.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 12, 2025

This issue, first published in 1963, is a cornerstone of comic book collecting, featuring the debut of Professor X, Magneto, and the original X-Men team: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Angel, and Beast. These books were part of a larger comic collection that looked like a jackpot find for the auction house.

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Jewelry Judge

JANUARY 9, 2025

Fine-quality demantoid garnets are rarely found in sizes larger than 2 carats. The Namibian 3-carat gem, above, is part of the Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection and was purchased with funds from the Tiffany & Co. Demantoid, in fact, boasts the highest dispersion rating of all gemstones, including diamond. Foundation in 2014.

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International Society of Appraisers

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Scandinavian furniture continues to be popular with its fresh-washed colors, clean lines, and good quality, especially in this era focused on sustainability. This maximalist style reminds us of the Victorian period, which favored the display of collectibles.

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International Society of Appraisers

MARCH 14, 2025

There are different marketplaces depending on many factors, including: urgency to sell, quantity, condition of the property, and the quality of the items. What is the quality of diamond jewelry? A collection of unbranded jewelry that has no celebrity provenance may sell at a local or regional auction house.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 13, 2025

Morphy Auctions took center stage this week with a major sale featuring rare Marklin toys, headlined by the first part of the late Tom Sage’s renowned collection. With an average lot price of nearly $9,000, this was a high-quality collection, and the Ferris wheel alone brought $156,000, setting a new high-water mark in this category.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 9, 2025

She was a popular guest alongside the network’s regular show hosts, and her Joan Rivers Classic Collection sold very well. After noting how expensive high-end costume jewelry could be for the average woman, Rivers began toying with designing a collection. Just like Kenneth Jay Lane, Rivers made quite the splash on QVC.

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WorthPoint

JULY 2, 2025

Regardless, the piece’s proportions and quality reflected the “Good, Better, Best” principles laid out in Albert Sack’s iconic book Fine Points of American Furniture , and it ultimately sold for $48,000. Measuring nearly 29 inches wide, with only minor wear and original notations still visible, it sold for $26,800.

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WorthPoint

JULY 17, 2025

These jeans, with their dark wash, original tags, and 100% cotton construction, exemplify mid-century style and quality. An image of the difference in the label stitching is found here. Vintage denim has become its own niche market, and small details—like tab font—can mean big bucks.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 23, 2025

The Collectibles Scene 105 vintage Hot Wheels sold for $7,316 at MaxSold. In the collectibles corner, MaxSold made waves with a large lot of about 105 vintage Hot Wheels still sealed in their blister packs, which rolled away for a surprising $7,316. Its 19″ x 13.5″ ″ scene and tidy 25″ x 19.5″

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WorthPoint

JULY 5, 2025

This card remains the Holy Grail of post-WWII sports collectibles, both for its scarcity and its lore, especially given the famous story of Sy Berger dumping unsold cases into the Atlantic. This large cabinet card is widely accepted as Wagner’s true rookie card, placing it in elite company among baseball’s most iconic collectibles.

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WorthPoint

JULY 22, 2025

Most of these items have some innately undesirable quality, whether it’s gross, in poor condition, or just hard to handle. After many years of sourcing and selling antiques and collectibles, I have learned a few things about what to avoid. Amy Moyer is the proprietor of Antmuffin: Art, Antiques & Collectibles. Huge items.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 27, 2025

I can’t remember a time when something in the antiques and collectibles world disappointed me more than that news. To further confuse things, “laydown” perfume bottles, also prized collectibles, are often interchanged with throwaways. But when I delved further, I learned that the story behind them is just a myth. WorthPoint—Discover.

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Invaluable

JULY 7, 2025

A natural wonder that has seen its star quality rise of late, the Australian black opal is the crème de la crème of its gemstone world. Less valuable than black opals, they make for a more accessible, mid-range collecting price. At this year’s Paris Couture Week, Chaumet showcased a stunning bib necklace with a 13.19

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WorthPoint

JUNE 26, 2025

Freeman’s Hindman’s Arts and Crafts sale, featuring selections from the esteemed Fetcher House collection, was a celebration of handcrafted elegance—and at the heart of it all was a glowing gem: a table lamp by The Turchin Company of New York. Standing 19.5 inches tall with a charming 8.5-inch The lamp came from the estate of James G.

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WorthPoint

JULY 21, 2025

Though not all rubies tout their origin as Burma, there are cheaper options for adding these gems to a jewelry collection, whether you prefer fine or faux baubles. The quality varies, so if you want to buy genuine ruby jewelry at a price point much less than what a Burmese ruby will run, you do have options.

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WorthPoint

JULY 24, 2025

Robbins & Myers was a renowned brand known for its quality models with art deco flair, like this Modernistic or Peacock fan , circa 1933. Francis has been a writer and editor in the antiques and collectibles field for more than twenty years. The post Cool Collectibles: Antique and Vintage Fans appeared first on WorthPoint.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 13, 2025

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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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 6, 2025

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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Jewelry Judge

JUNE 26, 2025

” Indeed, all three bear similar royal inscriptions, speaking to their shared trajectory through the Mughal and Persian courts, where power and gem collecting were tightly interwoven. The piece was offered as part of the “Magnificent Mughal Jewels: Property from a Royal Collection” grouping, which realized a total of $14.8

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WorthPoint

JUNE 16, 2025

Due to its quality and place in art history, Sotheby’s valued it between $6 and $8 million. David Pollack, senior vice president and head of Old Master paintings at Sotheby’s, called the piece “one of (Post’s) greatest.” ” Pollack said the painting was signed by Post and dated 1666.

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American Association for State and Local History

JUNE 11, 2025

For eighty years, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has presented Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful to all people.

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American Association for State and Local History

JULY 10, 2025

Hawkins For anyone who works with collections, the AASLH/Ohio Local History Alliance Annual Conference has some great opportunities to learn from colleagues and make contact with other history practitioners. First, there are two tours that will get you behind the scenes at some impressive collections storage and up close with its curators.

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WorthPoint

JULY 14, 2025

Modern Trek One issue with collecting props from modern shows is that many are either still in production or only recently wrapped. Modern Trek props usually have excellent production quality. Fans of the ’90s series and modern Trek can happily find plenty of material to collect, some of which will be surprisingly cheap.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 25, 2025

Collecting Costume Jewelry 303: The Flip Side by Julia C. This makes sense in a series of books teaching basics, since we quickly learn that viewing the back can be just as important for assessing quality, craftsmanship, and which company made a piece as viewing it from the front. That’s how I got my signed copy.

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Jewelry Judge

JULY 2, 2025

When Taylor’s legendary jewelry collection was sold by Christie’s after her passing in 2011, the ruby ring fetched $4.2 Another ruby treasure in Taylor's collection — a Cartier necklace featuring seven oval and cushion-cut rubies with diamond accents — also stunned auction watchers in 2011.

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The Art Newspaper

JULY 24, 2025

Marcus 24 July 2025 Share Julia Day, the Frick Collection’s new chief conservator Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr., Produced by David Clack , Julia Michalska and Alexander Morrison The reopening of New York’s Frick Collection in April was a banner event in the art world. And that is one of the great qualities of a leader in conservation.”

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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 19, 2025

Prioritising strategy in a lean market Dealers agree that Art Basel stands above all other fairs when it comes to quality. For now, Art Basel’s reputation for quality and importance in the art market continues to draw in more seasoned collectors, but that may change in years to come. There’s not a lot of distraction in Basel.

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John Thomas Jewelers

JUNE 15, 2025

Lastly, a quality check is crucial. If you're considering resizing options or looking for a better fit, explore our collection of wedding bands for men at John Thomas Jewelers. A jeweler will polish your band to restore its shine and check for any signs of weakness.

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The Art Newspaper

JULY 2, 2025

Its institutional infrastructure has been hollowed out, and the older generation cleaves to power, not just at the art academies but in commercial galleries and the influential Artists’ Union, which determines shows at the Gulbenkian Collection, Baghdad’s de facto national art centre.

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American Association for State and Local History

JUNE 9, 2025

Corey Award For eighty years, AASLH has given Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful to all people. This week we are announcing the 2024 Leadership in History Award recipients.

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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 18, 2025

While the quality of offerings at Art Basel this year is very good, sales are slow and expectations are modest. Raja suspects that Art Basel made a “greater effort than usual to secure quality collectors, mainly from Europe, for the opening”. Deals will close, but at 20-30% below the asking price.” This is not one of those years.”

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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 6, 2025

By reducing financial barriers, we create more opportunities for high-quality galleries and ambitious projects to join us. Waiving participation fees reflects a broader repositioning of what GWBJ stands for.

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WorthPoint

JULY 11, 2025

These shell-shaped beauties are well-made and stand the test of time where quality is concerned. Other trendy styles include strands of beads made from gems like genuine amethyst and natural rocky pendants strung on high-quality cord. Basically, if the price is right, buy any gold-plated high-style pieces you run across.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 19, 2025

Jaws and its shark have impacted popular culture so much that collectibles were inevitable. And while for some, Jaws 2 has some redeeming qualities, to me it’s just plain bad. An avid collector, David has an extensive collection of books, music, and vintage male clothing. They’re just more shark action. WorthPoint—Discover.

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Invaluable

JULY 16, 2025

Scottish-American designer Maeve Gillies recently unveiled an innovative, 3D printed platinum and titanium collection, incorporating Celtic patterns and one-of-a-kind Scottish gems. Period metalwork will have been hand hammered in quality metals, with hand-chiselled motifs and no solder seams.

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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 26, 2025

In a statement released on 3 June, the ministry confirmed it had “taken extraordinary security measures to ensure the protection of an exceptionally rare collection item”. The dismissals also saw the launch of a nationwide Cultural Strike, coordinated by the activist collective Otvorená Kultúra! An authentic Donatello? open culture).

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