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4 Tips to Spot Hidden Gems in Antique Sales

Jerry's Antiques and Estates

Look for wear and patina, which are indicators of age and use. Genuine antique frames could include gilding loss, cracks, or other age-related flaws that add to their charm and worth. Knowing more about these marks might help you determine the piece’s age and authenticity.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

Askart.com If you are researching a painting, drawing, or sculpture (they do not have fine prints) Askart is a good place to look. Artnet.com As I recall, Artnet.com’s database of fine art auction sales was one of the first on the market to cover not only paintings, drawings, and sculpture, but also fine prints and multiples.

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Addressing the COVID-Elephant in the Room

Art Advisor's Blog

Since the shelter-in-place order, we have been busy serving our clients, completing research on projects started prior to the stay-at-home mandate, delivering appraisal reports, brokering artwork sales, and providing pre-purchase consultations. His latest painting reminds me of Norman Rockwell’s “Golden Rule.”

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

Invaluable

These sculptures, which he called tombstones, featured varied figures from preachers to lions (better image here ) and echoed the modernist minimalism that was beginning to grow in popularity across the art world. A consultation with a conservator, particularly for textile and woven works, can never hurt.

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

Invaluable

These sculptures, which he called tombstones, featured varied figures from preachers to lions (better image here ) and echoed the modernist minimalism that was beginning to grow in popularity across the art world. A consultation with a conservator, particularly for textile and woven works, can never hurt.

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RESCHEDULED: WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Wednesday, January 29, 2025

WCG

After a 2-hour consultation with the textile conservator, we arrived at an approach that would protect the silk from continuing to fragment and shear off, without the use of adhesives that could discolor the silk. Further damage was not a question of if, but when. This talk will focus on Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S.,

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WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm

WCG

After a 2-hour consultation with the textile conservator, we arrived at an approach that would protect the silk from continuing to fragment and shear off, without the use of adhesives that could discolor the silk. Further damage was not a question of if, but when. This talk will focus on Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S.,