Artifactual History Appraisal

JANUARY 31, 2017

I frequently see references to the concept of purchasing art as an investment or as a means of diversifying one's investment portfolio, a vision that is reinforced in the popular imagination with strategically edited clips of Antiques Roadshow where lucky people find out their yard sale item is worth thousands of dollars.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Much like the majority of artwork, a Chinese painting’s monetary value will align with its time period, rarity and condition – and of course, the artist. Following the Qing dynasty and with more exposure to the western world, a new cultural movement of Chinese artists using western painting techniques was born.

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JUNE 24, 2024

Troika was born into a time of artistic flourish within the southwest, fresh off the back of the St Ives School – a British postwar art movement taking root in the small, coastal town. A beacon for abstract artists, the scene had been set for creative innovation on a different level, with new approaches and ideas coming to the fore.

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Fine Art Estates

MARCH 11, 2020

For financial and sometimes practical reasons, artists who paint in oil and acrylic on canvas will either not frame or put strip molding around the artwork to protect the artwork’s edges, assuming that the person who buys the painting will frame the work to their own specifications.

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Michael Rose Fine Art

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As that time of year nears when many arts organizations host shows and sales of small artworks, it is interesting and timely to consider the historical tastes for little pieces of art. Unknown maker, Right Half of a Diptych: Crucifixion of Christ , French, c. mid1300’s, carved ivory, 10.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.),

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WorthPoint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A few years ago, animation artist Tim Lawrence auctioned off a few of the original stop-motion animation sculptures he made for the movie. Today that buyer could break up that lot they purchased into 11 different lots for the resale market and make a pretty penny on all those sales. Beetlejuice Showtime!

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Antiques Dealer

MARCH 9, 2023

When investing in art over time, there are several factors to consider, including market trends, the artist’s reputation, work quality, and the current state of the economy. Consider the Artist’s Reputation and Work Quality The reputation of the artist is a main factor when investing in art.

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Drishti LLC Appraisers

AUGUST 18, 2021

I have worked in technology for 30 years, but hadn’t heard of a NFT until the recent sale by Christie’s. The idea of a high-value digital artwork seemed counterintuitive, but the sale of Everydays: The First 5000 Days by Beeple for $69 Million at a Christie’s auction ( [link] ) set the high mark for a NFT.

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Grays Antiques

JULY 12, 2019

A rare Baule mask from the Ivory Coast hit the headlines after realising a hammer price of 4 million Euros (£3.75m), but there were several big hitters in the 250 lot sale. These pieces were all acquired from the sale of an extensive collection of tribal art from a West-African estate in the mid-twentieth century.

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Art Advisor's Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

We turn to the artists and creatives to remind us of beauty and to give us hope when hope is flagging. Of course, throughout time, artists have addressed the whole spectrum of human emotion and the human condition. Is there a particular artist you are searching for, a particular type of piece you want to add to your collection?

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WorthPoint

MAY 17, 2024

Few artists are so well-known that just hearing their name brings a picture of their work to mind, but Dale Chihuly is one of them. Then, he got a master’s degree in glassblowing at the University of Wisconsin, studying under Harvey Littleton in the first university program for glass artists.

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APRIL 29, 2024

For over 500 years, the interconnecting Ming and Qing Dynasties left a lasting legacy on the landscape of Chinese art during a golden age of cultural renaissance and craftsmanship that saw the two distinct eras fuel artistic innovations that contributed to a rich and diverse Chinese cultural heritage. Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (r.1402–1424)

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Paving the way for a more inclusive and functional approach to art, Constructivist artists spread the political ideologies of the socialist Soviet cause with the belief that art should reflect the modern industrial world and be accessible to the masses. Rodchenko instead threw himself into art in support of the Soviet state and industry.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

He ended up in the carpentry workshop, which served him well throughout his career, and was recognised for his skills in sculpture and design by Gropius, who became his lifelong mentor. Disappointed by the more traditional design teaching in Vienna, Breuer joined the Bauhaus in 1920.

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JULY 17, 2024

How Visual Artists Became Jewelry Artists Jewelry-making and art share a long, interwoven history, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that artists discovered the true potential of jewelry as another form of expression. Ray also leveraged the medium to further explore the artistic preoccupations of his career.

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Fine Art Estates

JANUARY 7, 2022

Over the years, I have spent a lot of time on the phone trying to help people determine if the painting they found in a garage sale is worth anything. That is, unless you happen to know that a similar work by that artist has just sold for $25,000 at auction. 40 x 30 inches How do I determine if my art is worth appraising?

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WorthPoint

OCTOBER 4, 2024

At its Canadiana sale on October 12, Miller & Miller Auctions of New Hamburg, Ontario, is offering over 300 lots that include hard-to-find museum-quality pieces like Lot 249 , a rare and exceptional stoneware crock. Lot 50 , his “Active Hybrid, Second Growth” welded bronze sculpture, is from his “Hybrid Figures” series, 1984-1993.

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Reagan Upshaw Fine Art

MAY 27, 2024

Two months after my visit to the museum, I can only vaguely remember the slave ship routes, the statistics of the slave sales, or the newspaper headlines of stories detailing attacks on Freedom Riders. Slaughter, executions, and aerial bombings have found their way into the art of Goya, Manet, Picasso, and dozens of other artists.

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Art Dealers Association of America

APRIL 6, 2022

Since then, she has built a roster of local and international artists, created strong relationships with curators and collectors in San Francisco and beyond, and most recently, moved into a new, expanded space in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Artists are cool.” You had originally started out as an artist yourself?

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Reagan Upshaw Fine Art

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In 1978, Roberta and I joined our friend Buzz Spector to found White Walls: A Magazine of Writings by Artists. One of the few publications dealing with word-and-image art, it soon began to attract submissions by some notable artists in the field. Artists in Residence) Gallery, the first cooperative gallery run by and for women.

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Appraisal Group USA

DECEMBER 17, 2022

In 1496, twenty year old Michelangelo forged a sculpture of Cupid and sold it to a cardinal. In 1995, the British authorities arrested John Mayatt for forging paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Matisse and other blue-chip artists. You will discover that during heightened periods of art, copying was considered an artistic tribute.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 7, 2025

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Perhaps the fact that this was the only lithograph in a sale focused mostly on pottery explains the lower price.

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WorthPoint

MARCH 10, 2025

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Three of the top five lots were ship models, totaling $70,000 in sales. Davidson came ashore, A.B. WorthPointDiscover.

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WorthPoint

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. It set a new record in our database for the artist, whose usual focus was village landscapes with a touch of Americana.

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WorthPoint

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Take it from mejust last month, I grabbed two travel posters at a sale in Georgia for $50, and together theyre worth around $1,700.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 25, 2025

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. million with an average lot value just over $5,000a sale any auction house would dream of. The standout star?

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WorthPoint

JANUARY 24, 2025

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. On January 20, 2025, over 250,000 new items were added to the WorthPoint PriceGuide, bringing the total to $14 million in sales.

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WorthPoint

MARCH 7, 2025

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. It’s a piece with both artistic and personal significance, and its rich history likely played a role in driving up the price.

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WorthPoint

MARCH 21, 2025

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. The post Insights on Auction Sales: Tom Brady, Chief OshKosh Beer Bottle appeared first on WorthPoint. WorthPointDiscover.

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WorthPoint

MARCH 4, 2025

WorthPoints Industry Partners are offering some remarkable collectibles in March auctions, including mid-century furnishings, antique and contemporary glass, work by women artists, and historical artifacts from the estate of an animation legend. Public Sale, estimate: $300-$600. Jaremos Art Glass Specialists, estimate $3,000-$5,000.

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WorthPoint

JANUARY 27, 2025

Explore Emerging and Historical Artists While emerging art carries risks, it offers rich rewards, allowing engagement with the artists who will create the blue-chip art of tomorrow. By exploring historical art instead of blue-chip post-war pieces, you can discover work by talented artists at competitive prices.

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WorthPoint

JANUARY 29, 2025

and Canada who operate their own antiques and vintage or estate sale/appraisal businesses and are divided into three age groups: 20 to 40, 40 to 60, and 60 to 80. 4 market trend: These dealers reported strong sales for traditional furniture and case pieces over smaller collectibles like clocks, lamps, and jewelry.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 2, 2025

Christie’s stated , “This sale is the first ever artificial intelligence-dedicated sale at a major auction house. The offerings include more than 20 lots from pioneering artists working at the intersection of art and technology.” What are the main concerns about the good and bad of AI in the art world?

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WorthPoint

APRIL 4, 2025

Celebrated San Ildefonso artist Tony Da (1940-2008) revolutionized Pueblo pottery with his innovative techniques and designs. It is a splendid example of what brought acclaim to the almost entirely self-taught artist regarded as one of the greatest living woodturners. Freemans|Hindman Freemans|Hindman, estimate: $6,000-$8,000.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Sculptures, dining services, andobjets darthave all become prized around the world for their graceful lines, elaborate detailing, and bold use of color. Under the Hammer The ascent of Meissen porcelains popularity in recent years has seen prices surge at auction, and in some instances have doubled pre-sale estimates.

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APRIL 28, 2025

What started from the homes and studios of a radical group of artists and designers in 1860s England would prize beauty above all else as they sought to escape the ugliness and materialism of the Industrial Age. For two decades the cult of Aestheticism bloomed with bright ostentation, as artists created a movement dedicated to pure beauty.

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WorthPoint

JANUARY 24, 2025

One piece that did survive was a sculpture by artist Michael Bennisty called “Holding Hands. ” The sculpture depicts a couple standing up and holding hands. Warhol, Haring, and many other artists have left a legacy of work, so when any piece gets destroyed, artists, collectors, and fans all feel the loss.

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