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Mega-Collector Adrian Cheng Reportedly Offered $1.2 Billion for Hong Kong Art Mall

Artnet News

Reports of a potential sale emerged amid news of its parent company's expected $2.6 billion loss. The post Mega-Collector Adrian Cheng Reportedly Offered $1.2 Billion for Hong Kong Art Mall appeared first on Artnet News.

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Cost of Vancouver Art Gallery's new building has ballooned by 50%, up to $444m

The Art Newspaper

The museum’s director claimed the sharp increase was due to a precipitous rise in construction costs over the past four years, though a prominent collector called this explanation “preposterous”

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Tips To Value Antique Gold And Fine Jewelry

Sarasota Antique Buyers

Valuing antique gold and fine jewelry can be difficult- marks can vary based on age and how can you tell if a stone is a real diamond or not? When you are looking to sell your family heirloom jewelry, you want to make sure you are getting a fair price from a dealer. Here are some tips to help you tell the real value of your antique gold pieces. How to value antique jewelry To calculate the value of jewelry (gold) you need 3 pieces of information.

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Tie-Dye: Groovy, Baby

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

by Jessica Kosinski There are a lot of traditions associated with particular periods in American history. One of those is the tradition of tie-dyeing. In the United States, it [.] The post Tie-Dye: Groovy, Baby appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Summertime Scores

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

by Douglas R. Kelly Seems to me it doesn’t get much better than going on a summer vacation. This year, with family and job commitments, mine has been limited [.] The post Summertime Scores appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Mary Quant: Designing the Look of the Swinging Sixties

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “The whole 1960s thing was a ten-year running party, which was lovely. It started at the end of the 1950s and sort of faded a bit [.] The post Mary Quant: Designing the Look of the Swinging Sixties appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.