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How to Customize Your Bridal Rings

John Thomas Jewelers

Choice of engravings. Adding personal engravings to your rings is a popular customization. Consult with your jeweler if you’re unsure which gemstones work best with the rest of your design. If you’ve requested mixed metals, engraving, or custom-shaped diamonds or gemstones, you can expect the process to take longer.

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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

Being able to see photographs emailed to me ahead of time by a client can reduce the client’s total project cost, alert me of the need to consult specialized reference books or outside experts, and help me assess whether the client even needs an appraisal report at all. Get 3 shots of any signature from varying angles 10.

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

Art Services 2000

In April of 1998 a small museum in Central Florida hired me as a fine art consultant and Interim Director. The Audubon portrait pictured here in an engraving made by Charles Wands after the original oil painting by the Scottish artist John Syme ( b.1795 The previous Director had left after having spent just a few weeks on the job.