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Jaeger-LeCoultre Clocks

Sarasota Antique Buyers

As knowledgeable antique dealers, we have been in business since 1989 and now offer free verbal appraisals for antique clocks as well as sterling silver, modern art, and any high-quality vintage items. We buy, broker, and sell Sterling Silver, Modern Art, Chinese Artifacts, Bronzes, and Antiques.

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The Best Places To Sell Your Chinese Pottery And Porcelain

Sarasota Antique Buyers

Auction Auction houses are a popular place to try and sell niche items, including Chinese antique pottery. Sellers will often find the prices are the highest at these auctions; however, considering the large commissions charged, the prices may be similar to other methods.

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Patrick Boyd Carpenter: ' It’s a Proper Old Fashioned Antique Shop.'

Grays Antiques

I also make a good living by buying ‘auctioneers mistakes’. Just between you and me, many auction houses are not the experts they pretend to be! Influenced by Giacometti and the Surrealists, now much of his work is exhibited at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Mis- catalogued items. I buy from the gut.

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The Black Market for Stolen Antiques Is Booming

WorthPoint

These objects are smuggled across borders and often sold to unsuspecting collectors, antique dealers, auction houses , and museums. For example, since invading Ukraine in 2022, Russia has reportedly stolen of stealing tens of thousands of pieces from Ukraine, ranging from ancient Scythian gold to modern art.

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“People Realized the Need to Make Connections Along the Whole Spectrum of Art History” - Leon Tovar on Latin American Art

Art Dealers Association of America

And from that period I started to learn to be involved in the arts all my life. When I was young there was an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá, and it was one of my first exposures to geometric abstraction and optical art. I came here and learned a lot in the auction houses.