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

Art Services 2000

1921 ) draws much of her material directly from Audubon's "Orinthological Biography, Or an Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America" that was published in Edinburgh between 1832 and 1839. Audubon is shown here in an engraving by H.B. The book's author Kathryn Hall Proby ( b. Whatman paper.

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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

Shoot also all undersides, and geometrical markings, numbers, (model, edition, series) and dates Shoot closeup of decoration: hand-painted or hand-decorated design will typically not be “deep under” the clear glaze Shoot whole set if there’s a set, or shoot a sample and tell the appraiser how many are included in the total set B.

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

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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. You look at abstraction, sculptured or painted, an entirely exciting arrangement of planes, nuclei, entirely without meaning.

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Household goods: Exclusive, iconic and designer pieces that should be valued

ValuePros Appraisal Services

These collections are made up of paintings, sculptures, object art, drawings, engravings and others. Silverware is one of those things that have historical and material value for their workmanship. Decorative objects Decoration objects generally correspond to the art and design area.

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Evaluating Your Collection

Penrose Appraisals

The concept of "unity" also is helpful - does the form, the material, the detail of this object fit within the period, or the artisan? Identifying the materials which makeup an object is important and can be challenging. Certain materials, such as gold, are recognized as being inherently more valuable than others, such as tin.

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Symbols of Love in Art, Antiques and Jewellery

Grays Antiques

Lover's Eye In a time before photography, miniature painted portraits were frequently swapped between lover, but in the Georgian period, a trend of the single eye or 'lover's eye' became the must-have token of devotion. The carved snake holds a later engraved silver heart, c.1880. Elton Antique Jewellery. Available at Lilly's Attic.

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Mesoamerican Marvels: Art and Architecture of the Aztec and Mayan Civilizations 

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Mayan Art Mexico/Guatemala, Engraved Jade Pectoral Plaque of a Richly Adorned Lord. Meanwhile, painted murals often illustrated regal and mythological narratives via similarly stylized imagery and hieroglyphics, the pictographic language of the Mayan people. Amulet Depicting a Feline in Profile, Mayan Culture, Mexico, 450-750 AD.