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Eric Ravilious World War II-era submarine lithograph leads our five auction highlights

Auction Central News

Eric Ravilious World War II-era Lithograph of a Submarine, $10,330 EDINBURGH, UK – The group of Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) lithographs known as the ‘Submarines’ series are a rare and important part of his oeuvre.

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Great Discoveries: Signed Salvador Dali Lithographs Found in London Garage

WorthPoint

Around 50 years ago, someone decided to keep something incredibly rare and valuable in a garage in London: ten signed lithographs from Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Alongside the Dali prints were five lithographs produced by French painter Théo Tobiasse. To learn more about Dan, please visit his website.

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Lothar Schreyer, ‘Farbform 2 Nacht (Colorform 2 Night)’ leads our five auction highlights

Auction Central News

Lothar Schreyer, ‘Farbform 2 Nacht (Colorform 2 Night)’, $9,170 CHICAGO – The top lot in the July 25 sale at Wright was a hand-colored lithograph by Bauhaus artist Lothar Schreyer (1886-1966). Estimated at $600-$800, Farbform 2 Nacht (Colorform 2 Night) hammered for $7,000 and sold for $9,170 with buyer’s premium.

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

This will help you better target the sorts of artists and works that will suit your collection's vision. With a little research, one can find contemporary artists making works in a variety of styles encompassing the entire span of art history, as well as older antique works.

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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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Fanny Palmer

Antique Prints

Frances Flora Bond Palmer (1812-1876), usually called Fanny, was perhaps the greatest of the artists who worked for the American printmaker, Nathaniel Currier and then Currier & Ives. She produced over 200 prints, both as the original artist and the lithographer. Palmer, lithographers.

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John E Dillingham

Antique Prints

By the middle of the nineteenth century, lithographic publishers were popping up around the country and this provided a new outlet for the artistic and commercial interests of American artists. One artist who tried to career path was a Connecticut born artist named John E. Dillingham. Case,” that is Francis M.