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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. PORCELAIN and CERAMICS: A.

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France’s Best Collectibles: Glass, Ceramics, the Marché aux Puces

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Are you interested in finding the best antiques, collectibles, and souvenirs while traveling abroad? But did you know France is also among the best European countries to hunt down antiques and collectibles? Hence, my first recommendation for shopping for antiques and collectibles in France is simply to seek and buy what you love.

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Victorian Mustache Cups: Fun and Functional Collectibles

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But an innovative English potter came up with a solution: mustache cups—specially designed teacups that are equal parts functional and fanciful. Cultivating elaborate facial hair became an art form for Victorian gentlemen, who spent a lot of time washing, brushing, combing, curling, and dyeing their mustaches and beards.

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

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The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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

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The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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These Vintage “Hidden” Flasks Cleverly Conceal Alcohol

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The fanciful art of disguising flasks expanded into a broad science. Almost any everyday functional object smaller than a breadbox (though sometimes bigger) became an impostor housing liquor. In recent years, these flasks have sold between $10 and $375 for glass flasks like bananas and fish and between $20 to $200 for ceramic pieces.

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Household goods: Exclusive, iconic and designer pieces that should be valued

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Some of these items are also found in many American homes, whether because they continue to fulfill a function or because they have become a part of the family history, some of them are historical objects acquired with antique dealers, auction houses and even galleries, and some of them are by living contemporary designers.