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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.

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New Uses for Old Things: Thoughts in Support of Mixing Antiques in Modern Interiors

Artifactual History Appraisal

My latest article for Worthwhile Magazineā„¢ 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.

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Art and Science Collide: The Beauty of Scientific Instruments Through the Ages

Invaluable

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, Galileoā€™s telescope still enchants for the ingenuity of its creation and elegant fusion of form of function.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

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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The Ups and Downs of Collecting Celluloid Jewelry

WorthPoint

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. WorthPointā€”Discover.

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The Amazing Art of Ron Hitchins

Mark Hill

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.

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2024 Moving into 2025 Design Trends Likely to Affect Value of Personal Property

International Society of Appraisers

In the past, furniture companies and named designers' ideas were the only ideas showcased on the printed or digital page. Items such as folk art, unique and creative paintings, hand-blown Venetian glass, delft style ceramic tiles, handmade vases, and quilts are splashed throughout interiors.