Artifactual History Appraisal

MAY 6, 2020

Silverplate is often thicker and heavier than sterling Age Style (for example, Nouveau is valuable, Rococo Revival less so) Famous makers (such as Tiffany) or retailed from a famous shop (for example Liberty or Cartier) Weight in troy ounces (this is different from regular ounces. Note the thickness of hollowware.

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Appraiser/appraisal Antiques and Decorative Arts Photography Glass 130

Invaluable

MARCH 20, 2024

“All my work is based to some extent on Japanese art” Vincent van Gogh Known as Sakoku, Japan’s long period of isolation changed with the arrival of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and with it welcomed imports of photography and printing techniques from the West. Japanese art’s striking characteristics fascinated many artists.

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Modern Art Prints Maker/Artist Paintings 78

Invaluable

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Botanical illustrations offer a unique combination of scientific study and artistic allure. Pietro Andrea Mattioli – 4 folios from “Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedacius Dioscorides Anazarbeus on Medical Material,” 1565. Sold for $60 USD via Ripley Auctions (February 2024).

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Maker/Artist Identification Engravings Drawings 98

Invaluable

AUGUST 26, 2024

Not merely ingenious tools of precision and accuracy, these instruments are also celebrated for their artistic qualities. The fine craftsmanship and artistic qualities of an orrery weren’t lost on Alexander Calder , whose interpretation took form and function into the realms of high art and sold for $2,434,500 at Christie’s in 2010.

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Age Antiques and Decorative Arts Function Maker/Artist 98

Invaluable

AUGUST 21, 2024

James Abbott McNeill Whistler – Portrait of Whistler’s Mother, Print. Influence on Architecture and Design Rooted in Zen aesthetics, the use of natural materials like wood and paper alongside tatami mats and sliding doors in traditional Japanese architecture creates harmonious spaces conducive to contemplation.

Paintings 91

Paintings Material Modern Art Maker/Artist 91

Art Dealers Association of America

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Courtesy Pace Prints, New York. Some collectors want to put art on their walls, live with it, love it, and learn from it,” says Richard Solomon, President of Pace Prints. In addition to print galleries on 57th Street and in Chelsea, Pace Prints has a printmaking facility in Manhattan and a papermaking print workshop in Brooklyn.

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Prints Maker/Artist Identification Collectibles 52

Art Dealers Association of America

MAY 7, 2019

Crown Point Press is not your typical gallery; not often do you find an entire printing operation in the same venue as a dynamic exhibition space. Its how-to books on hand-printing processes enable artists anywhere to have successful access. When did you first become interested in visual art? I come from an art family.

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Prints Maker/Artist Drawings Paintings 52

WCG

MARCH 29, 2024

Knowledge of American History, significant historical documents and collections Prior professional framing design experience Working knowledge of paper and painting conservation methods Qualified candidates should provide a cover letter and resume and reply by email ONLY to: Bill@archivalartservices.com.

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Photography Insurance Paintings Prints 52

Art Services 2000

APRIL 5, 2020

1921 ) draws much of her material directly from Audubon's "Orinthological Biography, Or an Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America" that was published in Edinburgh between 1832 and 1839. Hall of the 1833 portrait created by American artist Henry Inman ( b. " high by 29.5" Whatman paper.

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Appraiser/appraisal Fine Art Watercolors Engravings 52

WorthPoint

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This material is very light in weight, and as the paper tags stated, it will not tarnish. One of the main makers of sought-after aluminum pieces richly plated with gold is Joel Arthur Rosenthal, who marks his jewelry JAR. What does that mean exactly? Necklace made using anodized aluminum “Freedom Rings” by David Spada. Preserve.

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Jewelry Maker/Artist Prints Material 92

Fine Art Estates

MARCH 11, 2020

Please do not underestimate the importance of a proper frame for your painting or fine print. You will not know if you have found a frame shop that uses archival materials unless you ask the right questions. So, the mat width on a fine print should never be, or look, the same width as the frame that surrounds it.

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Paintings Sculpture Prints Maker/Artist 130

Art Advisor's Blog

APRIL 23, 2018

In 2016 the fair announced the Dallas Art Fair Acquisition Program, in which it gifted the Dallas Museum of Art funds to purchase work by artists exhibiting at the fair for the museum’s permanent collection. It’s a win-win-win-win – benefiting the DMA, the fair, the artists, and the galleries that represent them.

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Prints Maker/Artist Material Collectibles 52

Invaluable

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Paving the way for a more inclusive and functional approach to art, Constructivist artists spread the political ideologies of the socialist Soviet cause with the belief that art should reflect the modern industrial world and be accessible to the masses.

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Function Textiles Modern Art Material 52

Art Dealers Association of America

JUNE 21, 2018

©The artist. In 1974, on something of a whim, she partnered with her colleague and friend Ruth Braunstein to open Quay Ceramics , a gallery focused on artists creating experimental works in the medium, many based in Northern California. Early artists shown included feminist icon Judy Chicago and ceramic master Ron Nagle.

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Ceramics Maker/Artist Prints Photography 52

WorthPoint

JUNE 13, 2025

Some companies used the same construction techniques and materials on more than one occasion. The confusion lies with the many companies that competed with Haskell, including Fashioncraft (the makers of Original by Robért) , and lots of imports from Japan and Western Germany. WorthPoint—Discover. Preserve.

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Jewelry Collectibles Glass Quality 52

Michael Rose Fine Art

APRIL 6, 2022

Call for Art Urban Life: Cities in Art An International Virtual Exhibition curated by Michael Rose The excitement of cities and urban spaces has inspired thousands of artists. One artist will receive a future solo virtual feature. Sales will be handled via the artists, who will retain 100% of the proceeds.

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Fine Art Sale Maker/Artist Appraiser/appraisal 52

WorthPoint

MARCH 29, 2024

Once these materials were processed into malleable materials, they were pressure molded, or blow-molded, into consumer goods until around 1950. Some celluloid was made to imitate natural materials like ivory or horn. Jewelry and hair combs were both made using these materials. WorthPoint—Discover. Preserve.

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The Mid-Atlantic Museum Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The MIT Museum embodies the university’s motto of “Mind and Hand” through enticing exhibitions incorporating more than twenty interactives, a maker space within the museum and an exhibit on MIT culture. The exhibit text was directly printed or silk-screened to avoid adhesives and vinyl.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 8, 2024

A glass blower created a blank (an undecorated piece of glassware), and an artist adept in pattern design would then come up with a template for a glass cutter to follow. Rather than mouth-blowing the glass into a desired shape, the molten material was blown into a mold, making the job easier. WorthPoint—Discover. Preserve.

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Glass Maker/Artist Identification Quality 52

Artifactual History Appraisal

JULY 29, 2020

Many stores even offer coordinating mass-produced printed canvases to hang on the wall above the furniture instead of original one-of-a-kind artwork. Artists and crafters have room to spread out while working on a dining table’s expansive surface.

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Antiques and Decorative Arts Appraiser/appraisal Furniture Glass 130

Appraisal Group USA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

It does processes numerous materials, away from gold and silver coins to ultra-hard and weak materials for example diamond otherwise porcelain, to complex composites. With an attractively constructed renaissance motif, Da Vinci Expensive diamonds slots’ image show a few of the artist’s very extremely important sketches.

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Invaluable

JULY 17, 2024

How Visual Artists Became Jewelry Artists Jewelry-making and art share a long, interwoven history, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that artists discovered the true potential of jewelry as another form of expression. Ray also leveraged the medium to further explore the artistic preoccupations of his career.

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Jewelry Maker/Artist Sculpture Photography 98

Fine Art Estates

JANUARY 7, 2022

That is, unless you happen to know that a similar work by that artist has just sold for $25,000 at auction. If you know the artist’s name, you can use one of the auction databases (listed below) that appraisers and dealers subscribe to. The problem is, of course, how will you know that happened unless you have it appraised?

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Appraiser/appraisal Insurance Antiques and Decorative Arts Market Value 130

Invaluable

JULY 1, 2024

Upending the fine-art world, Collage and Assemblage subverted the very fabric of art, as artists like Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp elevated everyday items into high art, broke boundaries, and challenged traditional notions of what constitutes art, leaving an indelible print on the art world in their wake.

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Elsinore Gallery

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Artist Biography I was born In Vanport, Oregon, and I am a woman named Cameron. I decided to center on my skills as a photographer and fabric artist. I was asked to be the Featured Artist at the Salem Art Fair and Festival in 2011 and had my felt shawls in the Clay Ball Auctions for three years. I am a self taught artist.

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Maker/Artist Photography Material Furniture 52

WorthPoint

JUNE 23, 2025

Remember, marketers writing ad copy were trying to sell products, not share accurate news that would go down in history as reference material. Napier’s Commencement Date The unique situation with Napier’s founding date is that it wasn’t printed incorrectly in error; the company decided to adjust it intentionally. WorthPoint—Discover.

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Jewelry Authentication Authenticity Prints 52

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JUNE 16, 2025

When you think of artists who changed the course of 20th-century art, Robert Rauschenberg stands out not just for his revolutionary ideas, but for his fearless exploration of materials, media, and meaning. Like so many men born in the 1920s, he served in World War II before pursuing his artistic philosophy.

Paintings 40

Paintings Maker/Artist Sculpture Appraiser/appraisal 40

MIR Appraisal

MARCH 5, 2021

Bisa Butler Bisa Butler is an artist whose quilted portraiture exploded onto the scene this past summer of 2020 as a direct result of the protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and the push for racial justice, a movement which emphasized shining a light on contemporary Black artists.

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Textiles Sculpture Fine Art Maker/Artist 52

International Society of Appraisers

JANUARY 17, 2024

Materials used in the construction of an artwork that did not exist when the artist was working have long been tells of a false work of art. More contentious of the two works Simon owned was Red Self Portrait, a 1965 painting executed by a contract printer instead of the artist’s studio.

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Authentication Authenticity Appraiser/appraisal Paintings 76

WCG

MAY 28, 2024

left) Unidentified artist, Untitled (pin, woman in hat), undated, celluloid in metal setting. center) Unidentified artist, Untitled (brooch, man with goatee), undated, albumen print in metal setting. right) Unidentified artist, Untitled (woman with hair ribbon), undated, sixth-plate ambrotype. and Lusisita L.

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Photography Research Material Maker/Artist 52

Art Advisor's Blog

JULY 11, 2019

You can search by location or by type of material to be appraised. Fine Art appraisers normally handle all paintings, prints, photographs, drawings, sculpture, tapestries and art glass. Many times, of course, I know the names well and am happy to discuss the state of the market for that artist’s work.

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Appraiser/appraisal Fine Art Residential Valuation 52

WorthPoint

AUGUST 20, 2024

One of the most fascinating parts of researching fine and faux jewelry is delving into all the varied materials. Lalique Fine Jewelry First and foremost, René Lalique was a trained artist. Clear frosted glass is often associated with Lalique since the company made many objects like vases and perfume bottles using this material.

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Glass Jewelry Material Textiles 52

Mark Hill

JULY 4, 2022

Ron Hitchins (1926-2019) was a British born artist, sculptor, and flamenco dancer whose life and soul was rooted in Hackney, East London from age 13. From 1961 into the 1990s, his commissions to teach and dance at events and parties introduced him to a wide range of people, including artists, aristocrats, and socialites.

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Antiques and Decorative Arts Glass Sculpture Paintings 52

Art Dealers Association of America

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

One of the premier art dealers and historians specializing in German Expressionism , Worthington has worked with collectors and institutions, developing exhibitions around the country and internationally for artists such as Max Beckmann , Wassily Kandinsky , Käthe Kollwitz , Otto Dix , and other major Expressionists. I said, “No.

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WorthPoint

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

What I Look for in Fine Cameo Jewelry Cameos have been around since ancient times, and they’ve been carved from all types of natural materials, including genuine gemstones. The actual cameo can be carved from many different materials ranging from agate to corundum and onyx to jet. Antique cameo featuring an angel carved in high relief.

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Jewelry Material Quality Research 98

Invaluable

MAY 21, 2025

Inuit art showcases the rich and vast history of cultural production that responded to shifting environments, enlivened storytelling, and longstanding spirituality using primarily natural materials. This ever-shifting lifestyle meant that all of nature became a sourcebook for their art, both for themes and materials.

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Maker/Artist Textiles Prints Material 40

Michael Rose Fine Art

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Small, independent galleries that focus on local artists are a hugely important element of our creative ecosystem. This artist-run exhibition space is a younger venue, but one that is contributing a great deal to the region already. What does it mean to you as two artists to run a gallery space and share the work of your peers?

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