Antiques and Decorative Arts Material Prints 
Artifactual History Appraisal
MAY 6, 2020
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.
Invaluable
AUGUST 26, 2024
Produced with a dedicated level of craftsmanship, these complicated instruments were often highly decorated to ensure their scientific insight was matched by their delicate beauty. And over 400 years later, Galileo’s telescope still enchants for the ingenuity of its creation and elegant fusion of form of function.
Artifactual History Appraisal
JULY 29, 2020
My latest article for Worthwhile Magazine™ shares my personal thoughts in support of mixing antiques in modern interiors. Many stores even offer coordinating mass-produced printed canvases to hang on the wall above the furniture instead of original one-of-a-kind artwork.
WorthPoint
MARCH 29, 2024
Once these materials were processed into malleable materials, they were pressure molded, or blow-molded, into consumer goods until around 1950. Some celluloid was made to imitate natural materials like ivory or horn. Jewelry and hair combs were both made using these materials. WorthPoint—Discover.
Mark Hill
JULY 4, 2022
Although largely self-taught, he studied as a toolmaker and engineer before WWII, and took further education courses in various art techniques at Isleworth Polytechnic (now Thames College), and at the Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture & Design in the late 1950s & 60s.
WorthPoint
JULY 29, 2024
An art deco jabot pin decorated with a carved rock crystal cat face and embellished with diamonds set in precious metal. Jewelers looked for ways to incorporate lesser-value materials during the Great Depression, and rock crystal, whether frosted or transparent, worked beautifully for that purpose. WorthPoint—Discover.
Fine Art Estates
JANUARY 7, 2022
If your insurance provider has asked you to get your artwork professionally appraised, or you need it evaluated for some other reason, How Do I Get My Art Appraised will help you find a qualified appraiser, fully understand all aspects of the appraisal process, and prepare you for what a professional fine art appraisal is likely to cost.
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