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May 23, 2008:
The Art Authentication Credential The Art Authentication Credential: The Authentic, the Questionable and the Fraudulent
by John Daab
The authentication of a work of fine art usually takes place under the purview of an art expert. The individual may specialize in scientific analysis, provenance or document support, and/or... Read More


May 7, 2008:
Building an Art Collection Building an Art Collection: A Guide for Beginners
In recent years, investors have been supplementing lukewarm cash returns by putting their money into land, property, fine automobiles, and art. New demands for authenticity and provenance in the... Read More


May 7, 2008:
The Internet, A Resource for the Reporting and Recovery of Objects The Internet, A Resource for the Reporting and Recovery of Objects
Few would dispute that the Internet has been a boon for criminal activity in the art world. The Internet has provided global access to criminals looking to sell stolen objects or fakes to often... Read More


April 18, 2008:
Fine Art Connoisseurship and its Reckoning Fine Art Connoisseurship and its Reckoning: Processes, Problems, and Appropriate Role for the Fine Art Connoisseur in the Authentication Process
by John Daab
The assessment of a work of fine art usually begins with an examination of the medium used to produce the work. For example, if a work is an oil painting, the assessor will look at the type of... Read More


March 31, 2008:
Keeping Track of the Past Keeping Track of the Past: Investing for the Future
Collector Milton Luban Turns to Fine Art Registry. Oh sure, it starts innocently enough: a kid wants baseball cards of his heroes on the local team or maybe an autograph, whose occult powers will... Read More


March 27, 2008:
Chinese Ceramics Part 1 Chinese Ceramics Part 1: Pottery
Ceramics refers to making vessels, ornaments and other items from clay or china clay which is mixed with various materials, molded, shaped or spun on a wheel and then fired and sometimes painted... Read More


March 10, 2008:
Art Appreciation Art Appreciation: Donating Artworks Can Make Dollars as Well as Sense
by Cindy Hill, Esq., for Fine Art Registry™
Art appreciation is not only the joy of living with tangible expressions of human creativity; it is also the economic benefit which accrues when you keep artwork over the course of time... Read More


February 12, 2008:
Chinese Pop Art Pop Art: At the Time of China's Cultural Revolution
by Lihua Zhao
Pop Art was born in Britain in the 1960s, then developed in the United States. It became the contemporary art form at art schools in the USA. It was a movement which praised ordinary things in every day life. When the younger... Read More


December 12, 2007:
Collecting, Auctioneers and Auctions on Land and at Sea Collecting 101: More on Auctioneers and Auctions on Land and at Sea
by Anayat Durrani
Art auctions come in all shapes and sizes. The most well known are, of course, Sotheby's and Christie's. But there are many medium-to-smaller sized auction houses scattered throughout the U.S. and in other countries ...Read More


October 12, 2007:
Fine Art Auctions, Auctioneers in Collecting Art and Antiques Collecting 101: Auctions and Auctioneers, and Some Tricks of the Trade
by Anayat Durrani
Much like the artwork they are auctioning off, the art auctioneer is the centerpiece of every auction. Articulate, often charming, the auctioneer is a master in the art of the sale. Skilled auctioneers ...Read More


October 5, 2007:
Collecting Art, Antiques, and Collectibles Collecting 101: Auctions - The Engine That Drives the World of Collecting
by Fine Art Registry
If you're a collector, no matter what you collect –Barbie dolls, Coke bottles or Picassos – chances are that pursuit of your passion will at some point lead you to an auction. Now, while auction houses ...Read More


September 14, 2007:
Collecting Art, Antiques, and Collectibles Collecting 101: The Joys and How To's of Collecting Art, Antiques...
by Fine Art Registry
If you are familiar with this website, you have seen many mentions of collecting art, antiques and other collectibles. And as interest in Fine Art Registry expands wider across the Internet, the site is ...Read More


December 29, 2006:
Ivory Carving The Ancient Chinese Art of Ivory Carving: How to Sort Out the New from the Old   |   by Lihua Zhao
To the Chinese, carving is a very important art form and has been for thousands of years. This art divides into three main categories based on the material used: woodcarving, bamboo carving ...Read More


November 27, 2006:
Public Art Public Art: Put Your Town at an Economic Advantage
by Cindy Hill, Esq.
Looking for some maps at a tourist office in Amsterdam a few years back, I happened to pick up a brochure aimed at encouraging investors and entrepreneurs to place their businesses in ...Read More


October 12, 2006:
Three Artists Three Artists - Westerman, Cornell and Rodia
by Cork Marcheschi
In December of 1978 there was an H.C. Westerman show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Westerman had been one of my favorite artists since I first saw his work in the early ...Read More


October 2, 2006:
Art Collectors Something About Collectors of Fine Art
by Cork Marcheschi
The relationship of the art collector to the artist is long-lived and very interesting. Until 1973 the collector and the artist were tied in an intimate, symbiotic relationship. We needed them ...Read More


September 29, 2006:
Chinese Silk Embroidery Handmade Chinese Silk Embroidery. True or False?
by Lihua Zhao
China has always been famous for its silk. For millennia, the renowned "Silk Road" brought Chinese silk to Central Asia, Western Asia, Europe and Africa. The silk trade created exchanges ...Read More


June 12, 2006:
Becoming an Art Collector Becoming A Collector The Right Way
by David Charles
It was a peculiar circumstance that brought this unlikely group of people together at the house of Sam Palmer in Southern California. It could have been an inheritance of a large collection ...Read More


February 9, 2006:
Art and Antiques, Buyer Beware When It Comes To Collecting Art And Antiques Caveat Emptor - Let The Buyer Beware
by T.S. Franks
There are more art and antique collectors today than at any other time in history. With the advent of the Information Age ...Read More

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