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Your Business is Your Business

The Appraiser Coach

When I first started coaching, I was told by many people that I should write a book. I was on fire with the good news that you didn’t have to be frustrated with your job, working long hours and getting nowhere. I had a model that I had found to be successful for me, and I was ready to share it with the world. It didn’t take me long to learn, however, that not everyone runs their business the same way.

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‘To Which is Added’: The History, Structure, and Conservation of New England Primers at the American Antiquarian Society

Past is Present

In the summer of 2023, while completing my MA in book conservation at West Dean College in Chichester, England, I undertook a 10-week internship at the American Antiquarian Society, working alongside Chief Conservator Babette Gehnrich and Library and Archives Conservator Marissa Maynard.

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Family Gold Redefined

JB Jewels

What do you do with your inherited jewelry when you don’t want to sell it? You know you want to wear it somehow, but the current design doesn’t suit your style. Simple! You redesign it into something you’ll love to wear. This situation happened with one of my recent clients. She inherited a meaningful piece of family history from her mother, a beautiful watch fob that went back to another gentleman in the family.

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Finley’s Art World Spotlight: Malachite at the FIU Frost Art Museum

Anubis Appraisal and Estate Services

June 2020, Frost Art Museum at FIU: A large collection of Malachite objects appraised by Tara Ana Finley, ISA AM and Anubis Appraisal & Estate Services, is gifted by donor Alfred Allan Lewis and husband Ralph Lutrin. Images courtesy of Anubis Appraisal and Estate Services Inc. The malachite treasures were collected by the donors in their world travels, first starting in Russia.

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Selling Antique Jewelry – What You Need to Know

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

If you inherited antique jewelry from your ancestors, you possess something rare and precious. However, you might have forgotten about it or never worn it. What’s the point of having such valuable heirloom jewelry if it remains tucked away in a drawer, out of sight and mind? If you own antique jewelry you no longer wear or appreciate and need cash, consider selling it.

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MARRIAGE PROPOSAL TAKES PLACE @ NYCWD’s NY OFFICE

NYC Wholesale Diamonds Blog

We provide a comfortable, relaxed, trusting atmosphere for all our clients.! Max Freeman, a steakhouse aficionado and proprietor from the UK, truly surprised his lucky lady, Paula Benstead, by proposing at our office! ‘Thank you again for introducing me to the beautiful diamond that is now the engagement ring I have shown with pride to so many of my family & friends.

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Why You Need an Appraisal

Penrose Appraisals

You've got some antiques you inherited from your aunt, a small but growing collection of vintage Star Wars toys, and that mysterious oil portrait of two little kids that you picked up at a second-hand store a few years back. You don't really know that much about what these things are really worth. Do you need an appraisal? Well, NEED is such a strong word.

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Who Was Up and Who Was Down at the Art Auctions in 2023?

Artnet News

A look at how the year's Top 500 artist list stacks up against the past. The post Who Was Up and Who Was Down at the Art Auctions in 2023? appeared first on Artnet News.

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ASA Newsroom - Gems & Jewelry - Untitled Article

ASA Newsroom - Gems & Jewelry

This past month I announced I will be leaving the organization to assume the role of CEO at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. I will continue my responsibilities at ASA until mid-February to facilitate a smooth transition. We have started the process with a comprehensive search for a new CEO with the formation of search committee and enlisting the services of the executive search firm Association Strategies, Inc, which is the same organization that found me, so I trust they wil