Age Function Paintings 
Invaluable
AUGUST 26, 2024
From the intricate designs and beautiful functionality of ancient astrolabes to the ornate craftsmanship of Renaissance telescopes, and the sleek modernism of personal cameras, the evolution of scientific instruments has provided a fascinating meeting point between aesthetic and functional precision through the ages.
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JUNE 5, 2024
Energized to achieve a “beauty beyond visible reality,” the Nabis group of French artists challenged convention to create a new artistic vision, as they harnessed Paul Gauguin’s synthetism to envisage an exciting alternative that would usher in the age of modern art. He also painted many nudes of his wife Marthe de Méligny.
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Artifactual History Appraisal
MAY 6, 2020
Silverplate is often thicker and heavier than sterling Age Style (for example, Nouveau is valuable, Rococo Revival less so) Famous makers (such as Tiffany) or retailed from a famous shop (for example Liberty or Cartier) Weight in troy ounces (this is different from regular ounces. Provenance Paint? Note the thickness of hollowware.
Invaluable
AUGUST 21, 2024
It’s the Zen influence of asymmetry (fukinsei) that’s perhaps most apparent throughout the history of art and can be seen in paintings from Caravaggio to van Gogh. A key figure in male-dominated mid-century abstraction, Agnes Martin ’s evocative painted canvases were covered with pencil drawn grids and finished with a thin layer of paint.
Artifactual History Appraisal
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Examples of retail replacement value are the price an art gallery asks for a painting in their inventory, the asking price of a table by a furniture designer, or the manufacturer listed price of a sterling silver serving item. The next level down of value is Actual Cash Value. The next level is Fair Market Value.
Invaluable
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Once considered prized pieces of art, cartography today holds a more functional and utilitarian place in society. As the Age of Exploration dawned so did demand for maps among intrepid explorers.
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MAY 13, 2024
As industrialization transformed skylines and technologies transcended people’s expectations for daily conveniences, architects and designers similarly updated their styles to brilliantly emulate the clean lines and sleek sophistication of the machine age. Frankl (1886-1958) Paul T. Frankl – D lounge chairs, c.1927.
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