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Art Peritus | New Brand Day

Art Peritus

Private book collections as we know them began in Europe between the 16 th and 17 th centuries coinciding with the invention of the printing press , which made books more accessible and attractive for the increasingly literate public. Furthermore, books should not be stored in plastic containers, cardboard boxes, or wooden boxes.

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Print or Poster?

MIR Appraisal

Images printed on paper. They're everywhere; printed images adorn our surroundings and broadcast information. But the word itself, "print," is vague and overarching. The word is self-explanatory by nature of its verb-form:"a print is what you get when you *print* a marking substance onto a surface."

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Jewelry Appraisal Guide: Understand & Find Jewelry Appraisers

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This usually ends with a printed document that describes the piece and assigns a price or range of prices that represent the expert’s best value estimate. These appraisals take into account factors such as age, rarity, and historical significance.

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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

Characteristics; make notes on: Hallmark Note if marked EPNS or “silver soldered;” this is not sterling Sterling or silverplate? Provenance Paint?

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Elzac Jewelry: Victims of Fashion Face Pins and More

WorthPoint

I discovered that collectors had nicknamed those little novelty brooches “Victims of Fashion” due to their elaborate hats, headdresses, and trimmings made from various materials to create everything from fascinators to turbans. Elzac duck family pin made of painted ceramic material and Lucite. How about Elzac? WorthPoint—Discover.

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Banknote Collecting: A Brief Introduction to Notaphily

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It’s the reason we go to work, it helps us go on vacation, and can afford us the nicer material things in life that we might crave. Often notes become desirable because of the topic featured, the time period, country of origin, material, currency, and sometimes because they are just plain beautiful. Money makes the world go around.