Auction House Maker/Artist Rarity 
Antique Appraisers Auctioneers
JANUARY 30, 2024
Antique textiles are often treasured for their historical significance, artistic value, and rarity. During the appraisal, the appraiser will examine the textile’s condition, age, rarity, and historical significance. Auction houses often specialize in specific types of textiles, such as vintage quilts or antique lace.
WorthPoint
JUNE 12, 2025
Also included in the Vogt sale were two paintings by French artist Edouard Cortes, a rare sight in a South Texas auction, though not entirely unprecedented—Vogt has sold a dozen Cortes works in the past six years. Four examples were featured in this auction alone, ranging in price from $17,000 to $25,000.
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Art Appraisal Resources
AUGUST 3, 2023
Auction houses, galleries, and art dealers often require a certified art appraisal to estimate and reserve artwork sales prices. They will also look for specific characteristics that may influence its value, such as the medium, size, complexity, and rarity. Extensive research is a vital part of the appraisal process.
Invaluable
APRIL 3, 2024
The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty. Prices can start from around $200, rising into the thousands depending on condition, with rare, 18th-century snuff examples with authenticated reign marks often selling for the highest price at auction.
Invaluable
AUGUST 28, 2024
With this Chinese ceramic material, doll makers could finally create intricately painted faces, lifelike features, and beautifully constructed clothing. You can also examine the doll for artist signatures or maker’s marks, manufacturer marks or other details that can help you identify it.
Art Peritus
MARCH 28, 2024
Have you ever wondered why two seemingly identical prints by the same artist can have vastly different price tags? The artist is usually not involved at all – or if so, minimally – and they can be either authorized or unauthorized reproductions. If the print does not meet the artist’s criteria, it is destroyed.
Art Peritus
MARCH 28, 2024
Reproductions By Noelle DeSantis and Sarah Kirk Hanley Have you ever wondered why two seemingly identical prints by the same artist can have vastly different price tags? The artist is usually not involved at all – or if so, minimally – and they can be either authorized or unauthorized reproductions.
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