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

Invaluable

In our experience, items with the most provenance are most sought after.” You could source a 19th-century jade sculpture for around $300 at auction, with bronze pieces such as this Zhou dynasty tiger reaching a loftier price tag. June 2020). Provenance research also adds value and credibility to artworks.

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Introducing: Signature Art Research

What Is It Worth?

At Mearto, we’ve offered art authentication research to go alongside our quick and affordable online appraisal service since 2020. We’ve also helped numerous customers successfully consign and sell their authenticated artworks through Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and other international and regional auction houses.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

If you did not acquire the artwork through a gallery and cannot find similar works online, you may need to take the work, or send photo’s, to an auction house and tell them you are interested in selling the work. They gather information from over 979 auction houses from around the world.

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The Black Market for Stolen Antiques Is Booming

WorthPoint

These objects are smuggled across borders and often sold to unsuspecting collectors, antique dealers, auction houses , and museums. Though Facebook heeded the call of experts in late 2020 to address illegal trading on its platform and attempted to crack down on it by updating its policies, it hasn’t deterred traffickers.