Authenticity Furniture Testing 
Jerry's Antiques and Estates
JANUARY 20, 2025
Authentic fur coats are timeless pieces often made from real fur and crafted with techniques that speak to the artistry of fur production. Burn Test : While not always feasible, burning a small strand of fur can reveal authenticity. Real fur is attached to a leather or suede backing, indicative of genuine fur production.
Art Peritus
MAY 9, 2023
In early 2022 Art Peritus launched AP Selects, an online sales venture in which clients can consign art and furniture for sale through the business website, as well as on 3rd party independent online platforms including Incollect.com. What was the thinking behind this move into online retailing of various collectibles, especially furniture?
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Penrose Appraisals
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
This is the goal of connoisseurship - to identify and separate something that is superior to its lookalikes, no matter what the category: needlework, wine, cars, teapots, or furniture. The proper identification of materials sometimes requires testing, which may require the assistance of an expert. Has it been cleaned? Condition.
Invaluable
APRIL 24, 2024
The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Shaker furniture, from tables and benches to cabinets , attracted fans quickly and eventually proved foundational for the similarly clean lines of modernist design in the 20th century.
Invaluable
APRIL 24, 2024
The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Shaker furniture, from tables and benches to cabinets , attracted fans quickly and eventually proved foundational for the similarly clean lines of modernist design in the 20th century.
WCG
JANUARY 10, 2025
Because the flag will free-hang permanently on display, visible from both sides, the flag had to be structurally whole in order to hang safely and in a pleasing authentic manner. Solvent testing revealed that a blue component of the printing ink was sensitive to solvents that were effective at reducing the bulk adhesive from newsprint.
WCG
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Because the flag will free-hang permanently on display, visible from both sides, the flag had to be structurally whole in order to hang safely and in a pleasing authentic manner. Solvent testing revealed that a blue component of the printing ink was sensitive to solvents that were effective at reducing the bulk adhesive from newsprint.
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