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Asian antique decorative arts, weaponry, sculptures and more come to Jasper52 June 18

Auction Central News

NEW YORK — Jasper52 debuts 130-plus lots of antique Asian decorative arts, weapons, sculptures, and much more with a new sale slated for Tuesday, June 18 at 2 pm Eastern time. The complete catalog is available for review and bidding exclusively at LiveAuctioneers.

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As collectors’ tastes for ornate interiors ebbs, challenges to the trade rise

The Art Newspaper

The popularity of the ‘less is more’ look is putting art and antiques dealers under pressure

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Fontaine’s Auction Gallery Fine & Decorative Arts Auction May 31

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

The post Fontaine’s Auction Gallery Fine & Decorative Arts Auction May 31 appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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See Inside the Storied Collection of Two New Orleans Antique Dealers Before It Heads to Auction

Artnet News

Presented by New Orleans Auction Galleries, the Kevin Stone and Mark Diamond Collection encompasses antique furniture, fine art, and decorative objects. The post See Inside the Storied Collection of Two New Orleans Antique Dealers Before It Heads to Auction appeared first on Artnet News.

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New Show in Guilford, Connecticut

Maine Antique Digest

Turi Antique Shows has announced a new show: the Shoreline Antiques & Retro Market, to be held on the fairgrounds in Guilford, Connecticut, June 1 and 2. According to Turi, “We are planning on a varied market with dealers showing folk art, Americana, furniture, decorator art, mid-century Debbie Turi of D.

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A Client's Guide For How to Take Photographs of Art and Antiques to Send to An Appraiser

Artifactual History Appraisal

Our field requires years of training, and it can be very challenging for someone outside of the appraisal, art, and antique industries to even know where to begin when confronted with the task of taking pictures to send to us. FINE ART: A. GLASS DECORATIVE ITEMS AND TABLEWARE/BARWARE: A. Do you see kiln marks?

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Antique Pie Crimpers Are Fanciful Slices of History

WorthPoint

Pie crimpers are valued today as decorative kitchen implements and pieces of folk art by collectors who are willing to pay thousands of dollars for the best examples. Leftover parts of whales, like jawbones and teeth, and sometimes even walrus tusks, were used to carve a variety of decorative and utilitarian objects.