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

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Chinese art, with varieties as expansive as its history is long, is among both the most daunting and rewarding of categories to begin collecting. As China becomes a more powerful force in the world, more and more people have become interested in Chinese antiques,” says John Schofield, head of the Asian Arts Department at Eldred’s. “In

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in October

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To hold their kimonos in place and be able to tote essential items, men hung decorative inro (small cases) that were suspended from their kimonos’ waist sashes. The two-gallon crock is decorated with a horse in cobalt blue and is salt-glazed, one of the hallmarks of antique stoneware.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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Ancient Egyptian Amulets: Spiritual Symbols in Art and Jewelry

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Sold for 4,600 GBP via Apollo Art Auctions (December 2024). Sold for 2,000 GBP via Apollo Art Auction s (January 2022). Sold 300 GBP via Apollo Art Auctions (December 2024). Sold for $750 USD via Artemis Fine Arts (December 2021). When placed on a mummy it was believed to bestow eternal life to the dead.

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Jazz Age Gems: Collecting Art Deco Jewelry from the Roaring Twenties

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From fanciful flappers to infectious musical riffs that electrified speakeasies across the country, the Jazz Age, also known as the Roaring Twenties, was a period of decadent Art Deco design. Origins and Evolution of Art Deco Jewelry Cartier Art Deco Diamond and Multi-Gem Panthere Brooch.

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The Aesthetic Movement: Beauty For Beauty’s Sake

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If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful William Morris, 1880 And they did this by focusing on producing beautiful art devoid of any other meaning. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Decadence was the order of the day.