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Collecting Antique Maps: Navigating the Cartographic Treasures of the Past

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Journeying through history with a captivating fusion of art and geography, antique maps are not only fascinating geographical documents offering a vision of world’s gone by, but also artistic treasures in their own right. The French cartographer Nicolas de Fer furthered cartography’s artistic credentials. Ptolemaeus, Claudius.

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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

Silverplate is often thicker and heavier than sterling Age Style (for example, Nouveau is valuable, Rococo Revival less so) Famous makers (such as Tiffany) or retailed from a famous shop (for example Liberty or Cartier) Weight in troy ounces (this is different from regular ounces. Note the thickness of hollowware. Do you see kiln marks?

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Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)

Antique Prints

Perhaps the most influential artist associated with this change was Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902). In Germany, Bierstadt came to be deeply impressed by the tradition of heroic painting for which the Düsseldorf Academy was famous. This painting traveled widely and was purchased by James McHenry for the then fantastic sum of $25,000.

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Thomas Doughty, Printmaker

Antique Prints

Thomas was evidently a self-taught artist, listing himself as a “painter” in the second decade of the nineteenth century, one of the first Americans to list this as an occupation. At that time, Thomas Doughty left the project to pursue a painting career, gaining immortality as a founder of the Hudson Valley School of painters.

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Art and Science Collide: The Beauty of Scientific Instruments Through the Ages

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Not merely ingenious tools of precision and accuracy, these instruments are also celebrated for their artistic qualities. Ancient Astrolabe Elaborately engraved and intricately designed, astrolabes were at the forefront of science in ancient times, as they connected curious stargazers to the world around them.

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Blame it on Audubon. Or how I became a fine art appraiser, Part Two.

Art Services 2000

Audubon is shown here in an engraving by H.B. Hall of the 1833 portrait created by American artist Henry Inman ( b. It was said that the 1833 Henry Inman oil painting was the portrait that Audubon personally liked the best. Eleven of the sixty episodes are based on Audubon's Florida travels. " high by 29.5"

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Mayfair Art Weekend 2019

Grays Antiques

This year the programme includes exhibitions of old masters and contemporary performance art, and will host expert speakers, established and emerging artists at a series of private views, evening receptions and in-store events. It’s a chance to to see Mayfair at it’s very best.