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

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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. “Why must sculpture be static? The next step is sculpture in motion,” explained Calder. It would be perfect but it is always still.

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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.

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Art Night, 2018

Alfie's Antique Market

Art Night 2018 on Saturday 7th July Untitled. Image courtesy of Art Night London Hayward Gallery. Image courtesy of Art Night London Battersea Power Station. Image courtesy of Art Night London Art Night 2018 is London's largest free contemporary art festival. John Cserny at Alfies. Mark Eaton at Alfies.

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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 Amazing Art of Ron Hitchins

Mark Hill

Ron Hitchins in front of one of his sculptures. 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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Dogs: An Artist’s Best Friend

Art Peritus

Today there is yet another way to look at our furry friends in art- through the lens of renowned artists and the significant role that their pet dogs played in their personal lives as well as in their artwork. We at Art Peritus are also partial to our pups as well. By Noelle E. Let’s highlight a few famous pups and their artist-humans.

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Frasier Crane and the Art of Interior Design

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And what the Wassily lacked in vintage upholstery and masking tape patches, it made up for in sculptural high elegance. American Art Glass Vase by Dale Patrick Chihuly. Sold for$1,400 via Antique Arena Inc (March 2025). Sold for$70 via Antique Arena Inc (September 2024). Vincent Van Gogh Reference Books.