Antique Appraisers Auctioneers
JULY 22, 2024
Not only is Reed and Barton silverware visually stunning, but it is also highly functional. Every step in the production process, from the intricate hand-engraving on their formal patterns to the seamless polishing of their casual collections, demonstrates meticulous attention to detail.
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OCTOBER 16, 2024
Engraving Many pieces of colonial American silver are adorned with some means of engraving, where inscriptions would be incised into the surface of the metal via precise gouges made with a burin. He was also a celebrated engraver and was tasked in the early 18th century with engraving new plates for the colony of Connecticut.
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OCTOBER 9, 2024
Once considered prized pieces of art, cartography today holds a more functional and utilitarian place in society. Embellished with copperplate engravings, renaissance cartographer and Benedictine monk, Donnus Nicolaus, reproduced 27 maps based on Ptolemy’s descriptions. Ptolemaeus, Claudius.
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AUGUST 26, 2024
From the intricate designs and beautiful functionality of ancient astrolabes to the ornate craftsmanship of Renaissance telescopes, and the sleek modernism of personal cameras, the evolution of scientific instruments has provided a fascinating meeting point between aesthetic and functional precision through the ages.
ValuePros Appraisal Services
AUGUST 7, 2020
Some of these items are also found in many American homes, whether because they continue to fulfill a function or because they have become a part of the family history, some of them are historical objects acquired with antique dealers, auction houses and even galleries, and some of them are by living contemporary designers.
Artifactual History Appraisal
MAY 6, 2020
Dust board on back, undersides “Plane” marks, measurement marks, type of glues, hardware, glazing Functionality Genre or period Geographical location HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH: A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER’S TOP TEN TIPS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING OBJECTS by John Flandrick of Flandricka House Photography 1. Provenance Paint?
Penrose Appraisals
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
If it is intended as a functional object, does it comfortably do what it is supposed to? 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. Is this the right form?
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