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Jewels of the Nile: Discovering ancient Egyptian treasures?

A Matter of Brilliance

Plus, there’s a great interactive section—examples of gemstones that you can touch, “smell samples” of the period’s perfumes, and (most fun of all), mirrors that let you “wear” authentic pieces of Egyptian jewelry, take a photo, and send it right to your phone! They also figured out how to create glass and enamel to decorate the faience.

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Great Discoveries: 500-Year-Old Print Found at Dump Sells for Nearly $45,000

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Mat Winter holding a print of Knight, Death and the Devil produced by German artist Albrecht Durer Image Source: Manchester Evening News via Yahoo! ” Ultimately, Spencer believed the print was produced by German artist Albrecht Durer, a 16th-century painter and printmaker considered “one of the most gifted artists of all time.”

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Blame it on Audubon: Or how I became a fine art appraiser. Part Three

Art Services 2000

I especially loved the old illustrated books and my favorite above all others was an old copy of Dante's Inferno illustrated by the French artist Gustave Dore. At first I attempted to answer the public's questions but as we had an ever increasing amount of requests for monetary values and authentications.

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Evaluating Your Collection

Penrose Appraisals

Speaking of ornament, the way in which an object is engraved, or painted, or carved, or any of a hundred other ways ornament has been used can make a tremendous difference in the overall quality of the item. Rather, color can be an important indicator of age or authenticity. An interesting category. Although it could be! Craftsmanship.

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Insights on Auction Sales: 1862 Emancipation Proclamation, Marilyn Monroe

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The bottle came from Monroes close friend and personal secretary, May Reis, who provided a letter of authentication, noting the prescription was filled at Schwabs Pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard. Meanwhile, the highest-selling item in the sale was a distinctive prop gun used by Russell Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma.

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Insights on Auction Sales: 1862 Emancipation Proclamation, Marilyn Monroe

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The bottle came from Monroes close friend and personal secretary, May Reis, who provided a letter of authentication, noting the prescription was filled at Schwabs Pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard. Meanwhile, the highest-selling item in the sale was a distinctive prop gun used by Russell Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma.

Sale 98
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Loetz Glassware Epitomizes Art Nouveau Elegance

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Von Spaun and his glass artists embraced that new style and developed more pioneering techniques, particularly with organic forms and iridescent finishes. Its vibrant colors are also one of the top attractions of Loetz glass, and the companys artists had to master complex techniques to achieve such hues.