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Victorian Taxidermy: Curiosities and Oddities from the Age of Exploration

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Taxidermy is an art absolutely essential to be known to every naturalist since, without it, he cannot pursue his studies or preserve his own materials” British zoologist William Swainson in his 1840 Treatise on Taxidermy Walter Potter – Kittens’ Tea & Croquet Party. Sold for $169,500 USD via Toomey & Co.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

Invaluable

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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The Ups and Downs of Collecting Celluloid Jewelry

WorthPoint

Many different types of objects were produced using this substance, such as straight razor handles, fountain pens, dolls, jewelry, and functional hair ornaments. Once these materials were processed into malleable materials, they were pressure molded, or blow-molded, into consumer goods until around 1950.

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Evaluating Your Collection

Penrose Appraisals

The concept of "unity" also is helpful - does the form, the material, the detail of this object fit within the period, or the artisan? If it is intended as a functional object, does it comfortably do what it is supposed to? Identifying the materials which makeup an object is important and can be challenging. Condition.

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French Provincial Furniture: Classic Elegance for Modern Interiors

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French provincial pieces were fashioned out of locally sourced materials – namely wood, which included oak, walnut, cherry and mahogany. These times of uncertainty brought about a restraint within provincial design, and decor became less of a priority, surpassed by functionality and a need for durability. Directoire Style (c.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

An object can have different values, depending upon the function of the appraisal. They also must complete a certification exam based on application theory, principles, methodology, ethics, and report writing standards to real-life appraisal scenarios involving the appraisal functions typically encountered by personal property appraisers.