Invaluable

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s the reason we go to work, it helps us go on vacation, and can afford us the nicer material things in life that we might crave. Often notes become desirable because of the topic featured, the time period, country of origin, material, currency, and sometimes because they are just plain beautiful. Money makes the world go around.

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Collectibles Prints Condition Material 52

Invaluable

JULY 15, 2024

Decorative flourishes were set aside in favor of humble presentation and maximum efficiency of materials. Universal Utility Closely aligning form and function, Shaker designs needed to reflect ultimate utility. Connection to Nature Much of Shaker design tended to rely upon natural materials like oak, maple, cedar, and birch.

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Furniture Function Material Maker/Artist 98

Invaluable

OCTOBER 28, 2024

They believed that artists should showcase the richness of materials and the craftsmanship of handmade wares while paying homage to the beauty of the natural world. As noted earlier, European Arts and Crafts ideas stemmed in part from a reaction against industrialization and the negative impact it was having on the quality of consumer goods.

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Furniture Maker/Artist Material Function 98

WorthPoint

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Their functional simplicity gave carvers unlimited freedom to use their imaginations when making these pieces, and as such, the styles, subjects, and materials used differ widely, making them highly collectible. Throughout his career, Hunt used modern methods and industrial materials to sculpt organic forms. 7,300-$10,000 USD).

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Antiques and Decorative Arts Fine Art Paintings Sculpture 98

MIR Appraisal

MARCH 5, 2021

Shonibare’s installation tableaux have a notably theatrical quality, underlying the artist’s belief that identity is merely a construct. These Soundsuits, of which Cave has made over 500, are full bodied costumes composed of an amalgamation of found materials designed to create a certain sound when moved in by the wearer. Dunne, Aidan.

Textiles 52

Textiles Sculpture Fine Art Maker/Artist 52

Invaluable

APRIL 24, 2024

Everyday Artistry American folk art is remarkably varied, an element that makes the field all the more captivating because these forms and techniques are often informed by regional traditions and materials. Natural Materials Many examples of American folk art also rely upon organic media. Sold for $431.25 USD via Jeffrey S.

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Maker/Artist Antiques and Decorative Arts Textiles Material 52

Invaluable

APRIL 24, 2024

Everyday Artistry American folk art is remarkably varied, an element that makes the field all the more captivating because these forms and techniques are often informed by regional traditions and materials. Natural Materials Many examples of American folk art also rely upon organic media. Sold for $431.25 USD via Jeffrey S.

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Maker/Artist Antiques and Decorative Arts Textiles Material 52

Invaluable

MARCH 10, 2025

The tyet was considered a potent symbol of protection in the afterlife and the Book of the Dead, a religious text that guided the dead on their journey to the afterlife, specifies that it be made of blood-red stone, though many were made of green materials, such as faience , its color representing the renewal of life.

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Jewelry Material Appraiser/appraisal Ceramics 52

Invaluable

APRIL 14, 2024

Emerging as a reaction to the emotional qualities of Abstract Expressionism in the mid-20th century, Minimalism reduced art to its essential elements, focusing on geometric shapes, flat surfaces, and primary colors. Frank Stella (1936–2021) Frank Stella, Point of Pines. Sold for $279,400 via Sotheby’s (May 2023).

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Maker/Artist Paintings Sculpture Modern Art 52

Michael Rose Fine Art

AUGUST 9, 2021

It is tempting to puzzle out how exactly Morris has applied his paints but the weathered quality of his work tends to hold its secrets even to the sophisticated observer. In her photographs, one finds a certain meditative quality that can also be found in the solace of the natural world, on a hike, or in a garden.

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Drawings Paintings Ceramics Quality 52

Jewelry Judge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In a press release, the mining company stated that Sethunya and Eva Star showcase the remarkable quality and size of diamonds consistently produced from the South Lobe of the Karowe kimberlite. These exceptional stones underscore Karowe's position as one of the world's most prolific sources of large, high-value diamonds.

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Quality Sale Material 52

Invaluable

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Alluring Materials Art Deco Bracelet with Coral, Enamel and Ivory by Georges Fouquet. Given that decadence was the catchphrase for the era, it should come as no surprise that Art Deco jewelry designs often pulled in extravagant materials from glistening metals like platinum and gemstones to the textures of tortoiseshell, enamel , and more.

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Jewelry Age Antiques and Decorative Arts Collectibles 52

Invaluable

APRIL 28, 2025

What started from the homes and studios of a radical group of artists and designers in 1860s England would prize beauty above all else as they sought to escape the ugliness and materialism of the Industrial Age. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Sold for 2,882,500 GBP via Sotheby’s (December 2014). This wasnt art for anyone.

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Antiques and Decorative Arts Furniture Textiles Maker/Artist 40