An equestrian painting with a newly discovered secret and postage stamps worth framing: our pick of the December sales
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Plus a a little-known Botticelli and a sleek, Modernist ceramic bowl
Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles is packed with smashing ceramics
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The hotel rooms and cabanas at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel abound with clay sculpturesand plenty of paintings, too
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Americana Week in New York City
Maine Antique Digest
JANUARY 1, 2025
For 70 years collectors, curators, and the curious have made a pilgrimage to New York City in cold January to feast their eyes and learn all they can about the finest furniture, silver, paintings, ceramics, and folk art that money can buy exhibited at The Winter Show at the Park
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The Enduring Significance of Chinese Bronzes: Exploring Their Journey from the Orient
Antique Appraisers Auctioneers
JUNE 28, 2024
While early sculptures were crafted from sandstone, limestone, timber, and ceramic, the shift towards using sturdier bronze and copper alloys resulted in a significant transformation in the appearance and durability of the sculptures. This evolution in artistic techniques, from fragile materials to sturdy alloys, is truly impressive.
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Jewels of the Nile: Discovering ancient Egyptian treasures?
A Matter of Brilliance
OCTOBER 14, 2022
As an example, take a look at the 3000-year-old, broad collar below, made of faience beads—a glazed ceramic from quartz. Scarab amulet Portrait of a Woman with Pearl Jewelry Here’s an example of a painted wooden panel—a memorial to an unnamed woman. They also figured out how to create glass and enamel to decorate the faience.
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2024 Moving into 2025 Design Trends Likely to Affect Value of Personal Property
International Society of Appraisers
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Items such as folk art, unique and creative paintings, hand-blown Venetian glass, delft style ceramic tiles, handmade vases, and quilts are splashed throughout interiors. Interest in heavily painted furniture has waned and been replaced by a more modern farmhouse style.
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Antique Porcelain Dolls: How Much Are Porcelain Dolls Worth?
Invaluable
AUGUST 28, 2024
With this Chinese ceramic material, doll makers could finally create intricately painted faces, lifelike features, and beautifully constructed clothing. For example, dolls from the 1800’s to 1900’s have rooted or lifelike hair rather than painted hair, and their clothing is typically made of leather.
Country House sale in North Yorkshire
Antique Collecting
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Over 700 lots of paintings, ceramics, glass, works of art, furniture, rugs and more will be offered in a Country The post Country House sale in North Yorkshire appeared first on Antique Collecting.
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How to Renew Furniture with Chalk Paint®
Jerry's Antiques and Estates
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Renewing your furniture with the iconic Chalk Paint®, developed by Annie Sloan, can transform tired pieces into stunning works of art. This unique paint is known for its versatility, and while Jerry’s Antiques doesn’t sell Annie Sloan products, we offer a different approach. Is Sanding Necessary Before Using Chalk Paint®?
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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art
Invaluable
APRIL 3, 2024
From delicate porcelains , intricately carved jades , and serene ink landscape paintings to regal robes , brazen stone lions , and fantastic dragons , these artworks are imbued with historical traditions and motifs from as early as 10,000 B.C. “As after which artisans mastered the blue and white painted porcelain popular today.
Four Artwork Storage Solutions
Fine Art Estates
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Artist’s studio converted into a living space but adding large painting storage as a design element. They range from a large painting storage built into a living space and a framed works on paper storage in a closet in our home , to public and behind the scenes storage in our gallery. Cheryl Vogel providing scale to the room.
Collecting Café Au Lait Bowls
WorthPoint
APRIL 12, 2024
There are few greater pleasures than sipping a creamy hot cup of coffee from a cheerful ceramic café au lait mug. For example, I purchased a $15 original signed painting at a thrift store and sold it for $150. Here are a few: Henriot Quimper : This vibrant ceramic collection from France includes hand-painted farm scenes and flowers.
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The Wemyss Ware Buyer’s Guide: 5 Classic Pieces You Need in Your Collection
Invaluable
JUNE 10, 2024
Instantly alluring with its quirky, hand-painted style, Wemyss Ware put Scotland firmly on the map as masters of naturalistic pottery. The iconic line of ceramics – envisioned by a pottery owner and decorator in 1882 – counts Elton John as a fan, with the Queen Mother also said to have been a collecting devotee.
Elzac Jewelry: Victims of Fashion Face Pins and More
WorthPoint
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
I remember running across a ceramic face pin many years ago and thinking it looked a lot like Josephine Baker, the American-born singer, dancer, and actress who famously made a name for herself working in France in the 1920s and ‘30s. Elzac duck family pin made of painted ceramic material and Lucite. How about Elzac?
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A Client's Guide For How to Take Photographs of Art and Antiques to Send to An Appraiser
Artifactual History Appraisal
MAY 6, 2020
PORCELAIN and CERAMICS: A. Signature, maker Style Age Shape Country or culture of origin Decoration or enameling or painting or gilding (gold, platinum, silver) Photograph by John Flandrick, Flandricka House Photography 5. Provenance Paint? Do you see kiln marks? FURNITURE: A.
Celebrating Women
Alfie's Antique Market
MARCH 8, 2018
Here's our pick of the bunch from Alfies : A floral painting, oil on canvas, mid 20th Century. Available from April Antiques An Italian ceramic coffee pot and sugar bowl, 20th century. Available from April Antiques A floral painting, oil on canvas, mid 20th Century. Available from The Originals A silver baby pram charm, 1960s.
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Great Discoveries: Antique “Salvator Mundi” Bank Found
WorthPoint
APRIL 9, 2024
This antique mechanical bank resembles Salvator Mundi —a long-lost artwork reportedly by Leonardo da Vinci and the world’s most expensive painting—and was recently found at an arts and crafts fair in Louisiana. She has primarily purchased religious antiques and vintage ceramic frogs at the event.
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How to Collect Pfaltzgraff Pottery in an Uncertain Market
WorthPoint
JUNE 24, 2024
Equipped with two horses, three kilns, and stencils to replace time-consuming hand painting, the brothers set the company on a path to success by adapting it for mass production. Pfaltzgraff’s Napoli hand-painted dishware is hard to find. By 1889, two of Pfaltzgraff’s sons, Henry and George, opened H.B. &
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What is Modernism? A Guide to Art, Literature, and Design
Invaluable
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Whether he was capturing nature in works like “Sunflowers” or everyday life like in “The Bedroom,” he painted with a vibrant energy that no other artist of the time could match. Constantly pushing boundaries, Picasso’s work spanned many mediums, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and printmaking.
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Ming vs Qing Dynasty Art and Antiques
Invaluable
APRIL 29, 2024
The exceptionally varied artistic production of this golden age of Chinese culture, from ceramics to painting and calligraphy can be separated between the two dynasties that share distinct characteristics and artistic achievements that evolved Chinese cultural heritage. Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (r.1402–1424)
Italy’s Best Collectibles: Deruta, Murano, Alessi & More
WorthPoint
JULY 11, 2024
Deruta Ceramics Deruta ceramics are named after their town of origin in Umbria, Italy. Deruta pottery is earthenware with a tin glaze topped with painted designs. Today, the town of Deruta is home to a museum of ceramics and over 200 ceramic shops and workshops, all making clay wares in the town’s signature styles.
Travellers and Toddy Trees: A Vision of Colonial India
Grays Antiques
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Known primarily for their expertise in Chinese and European ceramics, their fascinating collection also holds a wealth of incredible works of art from around the world. This week we're shining a spotlight on 14 Indian paintings on Mica (a transparent mineral resembling papyrus) dating from 19th century. 'A
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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in April
WorthPoint
APRIL 1, 2024
Fans of Hungarian-American industrial designer Eva Zeisel’s graceful and fluid ceramic work, including her playful tableware, may not know she was also a designer for the Heisey Company. The sale is Part 1 of the collection of Gene Moenning, a long-time collector active in the Heisey Club of California and a former board member.
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A Brief Introduction to Art Deco Furniture: Design Icons and Influences
Invaluable
MAY 13, 2024
A leading female figure in Art Deco ceramics, Clarice Cliff trained at the Burslem School of Art in Stoke-on-Trent, England in the early 20th century and by 1920 had set up her own studio. Cliff dominated the ceramics market of the 1930s with this brilliant “Bizarre” combination. Sold for £3,960 GBP via Bonhams (March 2011).
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Spain’s Best Collectibles: From Lladró to Paella Pans
WorthPoint
OCTOBER 17, 2024
and France, Spain does not necessarily have a laundry list of old renowned factories with massive outputs of wares like glass and ceramics. Home of Lladró Spain is home to one grand ceramic factory still operating today: Lladró. Spain is home to brightly colored majolica, Fajalauza , and Talavera ceramic ware.
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Comparing Dynasties: Tang vs. Song Dynasty Art
Invaluable
JANUARY 29, 2025
The already well-established field of Chinese earthenware ceramics enjoyed a resurgence in innovation during the Tang Dynasty with the introduction of the sancai glazing method. Sancai , or three-colored glazes gave ceramics a rich panoply of vibrant colors that allowed everything from pots to figurines to become energized.
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Marina Oriental Art : The Dealer Behind The Objects
Grays Antiques
OCTOBER 18, 2018
At the same time there’s huge variety in terms of materials used because it encompasses art work from every field; bronze sculpture, miniatures like netsuke and inro, metalwork, armour, lacquer, ceramics, silver, porcelain and enamel objects.
Just How Valuable Is Halloween Jewelry?
WorthPoint
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Pieces marked with these names were made of painted ceramic material, and the necklaces decorated with motifs like black cats, jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, or candy corn can sometimes sell for more than $100 each. Brooches and earrings tend to bring less but are worth picking up when reasonably priced.
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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans
Invaluable
APRIL 24, 2024
Elaborate cedar or maple carvings, for example, or ceramic vessels underscore the trend in the field to focus on media that allow the expertise of the maker’s hand to shine. Set of Seven Round Polychrome Painted Masonite Pennsylvania Dutch-style Hex Signs. Pennsylvania Dutch hand painted plate with Distelfink.
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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans
Invaluable
APRIL 24, 2024
Elaborate cedar or maple carvings, for example, or ceramic vessels underscore the trend in the field to focus on media that allow the expertise of the maker’s hand to shine. Set of Seven Round Polychrome Painted Masonite Pennsylvania Dutch-style Hex Signs. Pennsylvania Dutch hand painted plate with Distelfink.
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South Coast Art Celebrated at DeDee Shattuck Gallery
Michael Rose Fine Art
APRIL 30, 2022
Works on view boast a wide range of media, from paintings and photographs to metal, ceramics, and mixed media. Carolyn Baker’s, Toven , a multi-part work executed in painted wood and vinyl, hints at compasses and nautical maps in an inventive format. The coastal connection shows up in many artworks in the exhibition.
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Tabunov Antiques: 'If you do inherit a Faberge - well then it is difficult not to like it!'
Grays Antiques
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
I changed direction when the market slowed down in Russia and I received an order to buy a painting from Belarus. My boss at work wanted a Social Realism painting depicting workers, especially miners. I was surrounded by about five hundred paintings and chatted about art. I had no idea how to go about it. Oil on Canvas.
Folk Art Traditions of Mexico
MIR Appraisal
MAY 5, 2021
Alebrijes Alebrijes are brightly colored and densely patterned painted papier mâché or wood sculptures of imaginary creatures, often consisting of an amalgamation of components from different animals. Though traditionally considered women’s work, Vicente became interested in making ceramics, and was soon recognized to possess quite a talent.
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Rae Dunn Pottery: Love It or Leave It?
WorthPoint
APRIL 25, 2024
I’m talking about Rae Dunn, the California ceramic artist whose work has provoked reactions as black and white as her deceptively uncomplicated collections. Think Joanna Gaines ‘s reliance on shiplap or Liz Marie Galvin’s obsession with white paint. This Rae Dunn “Chirp” coffee mug sold for $38.00
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Trusted Local Antiques Buyers and Their Services in Bradenton
Sarasota Antique Buyers
JULY 18, 2024
Items frequently purchased: Paintings: Ranging from 18th to 19th-century art, encompassing oils, watercolors, drawings, lithographs, etchings, and prints. Porcelain and Ceramics: Encompassing architectural, animal, pottery, human, and warrior themes.
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A Glass Painter’s Goblet – A Rare 19th Century Discovery
Mark Hill
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
A colourless goblet is hand-painted in black and brown enamels with three panels separated by Baroque floral, foliate and architectural frames. The remaining two panels contain German words, in the manner of verse, exquisitely painted in the traditional German ‘Fraktur’ or ‘Gothic’ font. I had to have it!
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Mesoamerican Marvels: Art and Architecture of the Aztec and Mayan Civilizations
Invaluable
AUGUST 14, 2024
Meanwhile, painted murals often illustrated regal and mythological narratives via similarly stylized imagery and hieroglyphics, the pictographic language of the Mayan people. Often relief carving combined with paints, like in the lintel reliefs from the Mayan city of Yaxchilán , to further amplify these narrative details.
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Evaluating Your Collection
Penrose Appraisals
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Matchbox cars, Star Wars figurines, flow blue ceramics, etc, etc. 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. Or maybe you've been collecting for years. Good question.
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How to Have Bauhaus on a Budget
WorthPoint
APRIL 5, 2024
Bauhaus was notable for including fields from architecture and design to fine arts such as ceramics and painting. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, or “Mies,” for short, and Marcel Breuer are regarded as some of the leaders in Bauhaus architecture and industrial design, while both Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky taught painting in the school.
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Household goods: Exclusive, iconic and designer pieces that should be valued
ValuePros Appraisal Services
AUGUST 7, 2020
These collections are made up of paintings, sculptures, object art, drawings, engravings and others. The large specialized auction houses have areas dedicated to this item and range from silver plates, dairy and silverware, to ceramics, porcelain and pewter. Tableware Table pieces have always been an important part of home collections.
A Forgotten Woman Artist: Lilian de Glehn Thibaut
Mark Hill
MAY 3, 2023
‘Dolls & Tureen’, oil on canvas, by Lilian de Glehn Thibaut, painted between 1924 and 1935. 14 from 1928-35 at the Salons des Tuileries exhibitions, indicting my picture was painted between those dates. Alphonse Eugène Druet, painted by Pierre Bonnard in 1912. The ‘L.V.G.’
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6 Visual Artists Who Dabbled in Jewelry-Making
Invaluable
JULY 17, 2024
For example, his necklace, Les Amoureux (The Lovers), was inspired by an eponymous painting he created in the 1930s. Working with jeweler François Hugo, Picasso created a series of 23 ct gold medallions, which closely mirrored the mythological themes inspired by African sculpture found in his drawings and ceramic models.
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How to value your collection of porcelain figurines (Hummel, Meissen and more)
What Is It Worth?
JUNE 30, 2022
Checking for past repairs One trick to check a piece for past repairs or modern paint touch-ups is using a black light (UV lamp) in a dark room. Glue used in repairs and modern paints used to touch up the piece will often fluoresce. Goebel Porzellanfabrik, soon collaborated with her to transform the images into ceramic pieces.
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Gamble your entire favourite classic cards.
Appraisal Group USA
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
On the Chess Titans, you’ve got the option of playing with different varieties of forums, for example frosted mug, ceramic, marble, and wood. You to definitely subplot involves retrieving a corporate file stolen by the matter magnate Andrew Conkling’s housemaid Shailagh Hacker.
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