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Jewelry
Spotlight On Tibor Ullmann
Paul Fisher, Inc. is a sixth-generation business. The firm was started by Julius Fisher in the 1850’s in Vienna, Austria, and in 1921, Julius’ grandsons, Ferdinand and Robert continued the legacy, opening Bruder Fisher in Vienna. Robert Fisher, P...
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Jewelry
Smitten with Suzanne Belperron
The Pat Saling Jewel Collection includes one-of-a-kind pieces from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Retro and Mid-Century eras. The firm specializes in daring and original design...
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Art
Manipulation and Fraud in Prints
The following post was written by Robin Starr, Vice President of American & European Works of Art for Skinner Auction and Appraisers. Prints are inherently easy to forge because of their very nature. They are multiples. Printing processes have t...
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Antiques
The Beauty and Value of George Nakashima Furniture
he following post was submitted by Jane Prentiss, Vice President at Skinner Auction and Appraisers. Is it the lovely grain and sap streaks in the wood that make a table by famed furniture maker George Nakashima beautiful to behold? Perhaps it’s the...
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Home Décor
Wedgwood Jasperware: A 10-Point Primer
The following post was submitted by Stuart Slavid, Senior Vice President, Skinner Auction and Appraisers. Wedgwood is ripe for collecting with examples manufactured in a variety of bodies, colors and subject matter over 260 years of production. To th...
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Art
Alexander Calder: Artwork that could make Ebenezer Scrooge Smile
The following post was written by Robin Starr, Vice President of American & European Works of Art for Skinner Auction and Appraisers.
Alexander Calder was an artistic “jack of all trades.” He worked in metal, from jewelry to large-scale publi...