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Why Provenance is Paramount

Art Peritus

Why Provenance is Paramount As the holiday season approaches with calendars full of significant auctions and art fairs, you’re probably finding your inbox filled with emails reflecting on the sales trends expected to shape the market in the coming year.

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How To Sell Art At Auction

Art Appraisal Resources

An original Monet painting could sell for over $600,000,000, but a lesser quality, different medium, or scene painting with less than solid provenance could sell for $600,000. Is it the same Albert Bierstadt (Germany/US 1830 - 1902) or a painting with a Bierstadt signature? Is it a copy, a forgery, or a fake?

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2024 Moving into 2025 Design Trends Likely to Affect Value of Personal Property

International Society of Appraisers

Scandinavian furniture continues to be popular with its fresh-washed colors, clean lines, and good quality, especially in this era focused on sustainability. Items such as folk art, unique and creative paintings, hand-blown Venetian glass, delft style ceramic tiles, handmade vases, and quilts are splashed throughout interiors.

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How To Work With An Art Advisor

Art Appraisal Resources

I work on an hourly basis or project basis and prefer this business model so I can truly be impartial to the outcome, while advising, educating and sourcing the best quality art so that my clients are comfortable in their purchases. That is what I do best. Santa Fe does not disappoint and truly lives up to its name of “A City Different.”

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The Importance of Contemporary Art Appraisals

Art Appraisal Resources

Art Acquisitions Art collectors, museums, galleries, and private individuals interested in purchasing contemporary Paintings, Sculpture, Photography, or Fine Art Prints might seek an appraisal to ensure they make an informed investment. When Might You Need a Contemporary Art Appraisal?

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Antique Porcelain Dolls: How Much Are Porcelain Dolls Worth?

Invaluable

With this Chinese ceramic material, doll makers could finally create intricately painted faces, lifelike features, and beautifully constructed clothing. Today, porcelain dolls’ worth depend on a variety of factors including age, condition, provenance, manufacturer and type, and the artistry of the creation. The painted, molded hair.

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

In many cases, if you have available capital to invest, you're better off directing it to a mutual fund or similar traditional investment infrastructure than buying paintings with the expectation that a few years down the road they will greatly increase in value. Do landscape paintings sooth you, or do you enjoy Impressionist cafe scenes?