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An art appraisal: how is it done?

OLD MASTERS PAINTINGS A signature can do more than simply help to confirm the authorship of a work. Followers of artists were also known...

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How in major auction houses the collateral system has become the playground of speculators!

At the origin of the system of guarantees , there is the promise of auction houses made to owners of artworks who wish to sell them; "If...

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Free art appraisal is not so free after all!

Free appraisals are offered by auction houses and some antique dealers or galleries. But be aware that they may be not so free ! In...

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Conflict of interest when a gallery or an auction house makes an art appraisal!

We see more and more art galleries ( who are art merchants in reality ) and auction houses offering "free art appraisal" without being...

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What is "really" an art appraisal

An art appraisal documentation includes 1/ description of the artwork itself including sizes, annotations, signature, title and location...

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An Art Appraisal is "really" not an art authentication

An Art Authentication is not an Art Appraisal ... It's a common mistake in the US that people thinking that an art appraisal is equal to...