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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

For insurance replacement purposes, appraisers should consider where the client typically shops, which, in most cases, falls under the retail market. Note that the definition of replacement cost comparable mentions age. If the Cartier ring mentioned above dated to 1925, then age is a significant value characteristic.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Howard Pyle Painting, Pokémon Cards

WorthPoint

As maintenance and insurance costs mount, churches and local museums are increasingly forced to part with such treasures, making each unsold lot a poignant reminder of art’s tenuous hold on public life. With age-related wear noted, it still maintained a commanding presence that resonated with collectors.

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Great Discoveries: Metal Detectorist Unearths 1,000-Year-Old Gold Arm Ring

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However, Clucas’ recent Viking Age discovery represents “really something else,” he said. Meanwhile, arm rings like the one that Clucas found were both “prized personal possessions and visible displays of wealth” during the Viking Age, Fox stated. This Viking Age arm ring made of bronze sold for $59.99

Age 69
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A quartet of key art market players join forces to form ‘super group’ consultancy

The Art Newspaper

That might include buying and selling art—whether at auction, via galleries or privately—estate management and the financing and insuring of a collection. There were relatively few clients, but they were very committed clients of a certain age who were collecting classic 19th- and 20th- century art,” Dolman says.

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Have we reached peak painting?

The Art Newspaper

In a digital age, painting may seem quaint, but its appeal endures, among artists, scholars and collectors Dale Berning Sawa 11 June 2025 Share Heads up: Jenny Saville’s Reverse (2002-03), which will be on show in the painter’s retrospective at London’s National Portrait Gallery Photo: Stephen Chung/Alamy Stock Photo; © Jenny Saville.

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Great Discoveries: Metal Detectorist Finds Viking Artifacts in Germany

WorthPoint

Viking Age artifacts found by a metal detectorist in Germany. Metal detectorist Arjen Spießwinkel recently discovered several Viking Age artifacts along the banks of the Schlei River near Haithabu, Germany, according to Archaeologie Online. This Viking Age silver pendant sold for $499.99

Age 52
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So, after visiting Art Basel, you want to move to Switzerland—what next?

The Art Newspaper

Throughout the ages, the symbol of a neutral, stable Helvetica has been hard to dispense with. That means paying rent and expenses, but also covering things like health insurance. And if you are self-employed, you have to register and provide proof that you will be able to support yourself.