Remove 2022 Remove Condition Remove Provenance
article thumbnail

Australian Black Opals: Making Waves with Collectors

Invaluable

Sold for $85,000 HKD via Bonhams (November 2022). Black opals need very specific geological conditions to form, which adds to their scarcity. What to Look Out For Hunting out a high-grade black opal as a collector, involves a careful checklist across the categories of brightness, pattern, shape and provenance.

article thumbnail

Antiques Road Trip USA: Hawaii

WorthPoint

For true antique tikis, be sure to understand the provenance and sourcing of the item before purchase so as to remain sensitive to its cultural heritage. As with all vintage garb, condition is king, so look for excessive wear and tear. Can you believe that a Disneyland “Enchanted Tiki Room” trash can sold for $9K in 2022?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Strategic or speculative? Once again, art investment funds are on the rise

The Art Newspaper

A fund in a work’s provenance can undermine its value, Glauber says, and his clients are often reluctant to buy works being sold off: “It signals to a prospective buyer that if a fund owned this purely for investment potential and is now selling, am I to assume that they’ve decided that there’s no more value or utility in owning this thing?

article thumbnail

Comment | From restitution to confronting authoritarian regimes, here are five ways museums can be more ethical

The Art Newspaper

Change the mindset on restitution The issue of provenance is the most substantive and dominant dilemma faced by many western museums. And, as the discourse around decolonisation and repatriation continues to grow, can museums defend the universality argument?

article thumbnail

Comment | Most forms of environmental protest are no longer possible—that's where the power of images comes in

The Art Newspaper

It is now proven that if we leave them alone, the oceans will regenerate quicker than ever thought, a matter of decades or less. Ocean Rebellion at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference Photo: © Joao Daniel Pereira Ocean seduces, disturbs and implores with its unforgettable contrasts of underwater beauty and ruin.

article thumbnail

Is East Asian Militaria About to Go Big?

WorthPoint

Without provenance linking them to notable individuals, most mass-produced swords are not worth thousands, but occasionally, some very special military swords come on the market. World War II examples are readily available on the modern market, though provenance should always be obtained for high-value purchases.

article thumbnail

A poetic vision of Blake and his legacy to match that of its subject

The Art Newspaper

To me, one of the most powerful moments comes at the end of the book when, on a dark, overcast day in Cambridge, a librarian at the Fitzwilliam Museum hands Hoare his hero’s steel-rimmed glasses, 3.50 dioptres on the left, 3.25 on the right, with convenient loops at the ends.