Category: Antiques Appraisal
MASSIVE TREASURE TROVE OF COINS DISCOVERED IN JAPAN
Have you ever dreamed of digging in your garden or in your back yard when your shovel hits something and it turns out to be a hoard of ancient coins? That’s what happened in an excavation at the Sosha Village East 03 archaeological site in Maebashi City, Japan, when archaeologists…
SHOULD I POLISH THAT BRASS AND SILVER?
The answer is yes, no and maybe. It all depends on what you’re trying to present, and how you want it to look. In the antiques and collectibles of today, a lot of preference has shifted from pure shiny surfaces to original untouched surfaces. In other words, a highly polished…
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER….AND SO ARE THE PAYMENTS IF YOU BUY IT ON CREDIT!
One of the world’s rarest blue diamonds just sold for nearly $44 million at an auction. The “Bleu Royal” diamond set upon a ring was sold for $43.8 million Christie’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, November 21st, the Associated Press, CBS News and Reuters reported. It easily passed the…
how to photograph your item
tips to make your appraisal simple You can send up to 7 photos per item. Include shots of the front, back, top, bottom, sides. Send a few close-up detail shots. Send photos of any structural details. Send a clear photo of any maker’s marks or signatures. Here are some tips…
A $2.1 MILLION TIP OF THE HAT TO NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte is a major historical figure, made all the more recognizable by his habit of wearing his bicorne hat sideways. About 20 of Napoleon’s hats are known to still be in existence, and one of them was sold in November of 2023 at the Osenat Auction House of Fontainebleu,…
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU KID, FOR $2.7 MILLION
A bottle of scotch whiskey, listed as the most desirable bottle of whiskey in the world sold for over $2.7 million in London, on November 18th. Sotheby’s Auctions sold the Macallan Adami 1926. It had been aged for 60 years in sherry casks until 1986 when it was bottled. It…
UPSIDE DOWN PLANE STAMP FLIES OFF FOR TWO MILLION DOLLARS
One of the rarest and most treasured stamps in the world sold recently for over $2 million on November 13th, 2013. The so-called “Inverted Jenny” has long been considered the Holy Grail of stamp collecting. It was the misprint of a stamp issued in 1918 to commemorate the start of…
I WONDER IF THE TEACHER GAVE TITIAN AN “A” FOR THIS
Imagine walking into your high school art classroom one day and finding a genuine painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Tiziano Vecelli, known as Titian (born ca. 1489 – died 1576). That’s what happened in November of 2023 at the Belen Jesuit Preparator School in Miami, Florida. The whole exhibition…
DID BOB DYLAN REALLY SIGN THAT?
Contemporary entertainment, in the form of pop and rock music, movies, TV shows, books, etc. are deeply a part of our cultural heritage. There is a large market for numerous forms of memorabilia, including letters, recordings, posters, autographs, musical instruments, and lots more. This is a wide category, and can…
is your pie really safe in a pie safe?
A pie safe is a traditional piece of furniture that was popular in the 18th and 19th century. They were integral fixtures in American kitchens before the advent of refrigeration. Typically they were rectangular in shape, built of wood, with wire or punched tin screens in place of wooden door panels. The…