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Great Discoveries: 1700s Glass Bottles Found at Mount Vernon

WorthPoint

A pair of antique glass bottles were found in the cellar at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. Image Source: Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Last month, archaeologists found two intact European-manufactured green glass bottles in the cellar of the Mount Vernon mansion, according to a prepared statement.

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How to Know if Jewelry is Real: A Comprehensive Guide

Buckhead Jewelry Appraisers

How to Tell if Jewelry is Real: Your Key Guide A few different tests may be done to determine whether the jewelry is authentic or fake: For Precious Metal Identification 1. Magnet Test: Precious metals like gold and silver are non-magnetic. Magnet Test: Precious metals like gold and silver are non-magnetic.

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Great Discoveries: World’s Oldest Wine Found in Spain

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This ancient glass urn contains reddish liquid similar to wines produced in the same region today. The bottle—a glass funeral urn filled with a liquid with a “reddish hue”—researchers said, is believed to be approximately 2,000 years old. Following the discovery, researchers tested the liquid inside of the urn.

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Choosing an Appraiser—Essential Questions to Ask: Part I

Art Advisor's Blog

Your insurance agent has suggested that you need your art or jewelry appraised in order to put them under rider coverage. Fine Art appraisers normally handle all paintings, prints, photographs, drawings, sculpture, tapestries and art glass. There are many reasons you might need an appraisal of personal property.

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Art Peritus Launches AP Selects to Bring More Antiques & Design to Market

Art Peritus

We are also well known for the damage and loss appraisal work we perform for insurance claims. So, we decided to test the market for a select group of clients who were looking to downsize or change the interiors of their primary residence or second home. Since soot is so corrosive, most things affected by it need conservation.

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Digital Auctions in the Vintage Car Market

WorthPoint

For the most part, it works well, but one market segment is more complex than shopping for that perfect piece of Wedgewood or uranium glass, and that segment is vintage automobiles. There is no chance to kick the tires, test drive, etc., When it’s a vintage car, the stakes are way higher.

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