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Category Archives: Knowledge is power
A couple of interesting surprises at Christie’s New York Interior sale, December 8, 2011
My goal is to publish new posts twice a week — Mondays and Thursdays. However, if you don’t see a new post on Thursday, it’s because I was too busy, so please look for a new one the following Monday. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christie's, French automatons, Lalique, Philip Chasen, R. Lalique
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Rare Tiffany Studios andirons sell at South Bay Auctions on Long Island, December 10, 2011
My goal is to publish new posts twice a week — Mondays and Thursdays. However, if you don’t see a new post on Thursday, it’s because I was too busy, so please look for a new one the following Monday. … Continue reading
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Knowledge is power, part VI
This story doesn’t end the way I planned it, but I trust you’ll find it interesting. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, of Chicago, held their Marketplace auction on January 19-20, 2011. Included in their offerings was lot 346, described as An American … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic Tiffany, Leslie Hindman, Philip Chasen, Tiffany, Tiffany Favrile, Tiffany Studios
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Even Sotheby’s makes mistakes
Sotheby’s New York will hold their sale of Important Tiffany today, December 16, 2010. There are only 33 lots in the sale — but most of them are important and high quality. The offerings range from original oil paintings by … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic Tiffany, Philip Chasen, Sotheby's, Tiffany, Tiffany Favrile, Tiffany Studios
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What a find at auction! A fantastic Tiffany Favrile vase.
This is something that doesn’t happen every day. An auction gallery thinks so little of a vase that it’s not advertised, combined with a Baccarat vase to raise the value of the lot, sold near the end of the auction, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Nouveau, authentic Tiffany, Philip Chasen, Tiffany, Tiffany Favrile, Tiffany Studios
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How to clean antique glass including Tiffany Studios Favrile and French Cameo Glass
Having sold many thousands of antique glass vases over the years, I’ve learned a lot about how to clean them from trial and error and a few mistakes. It also doesn’t hurt to have a Master’s Degree in Chemistry. Most … Continue reading
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Knowledge is power, part V
Bob Ogorek of Plantation Galleries in Davison, Michigan, was a friend of mine. Bob died in 1999 and I miss him. He called me in early 1999 to tell me about a Tiffany chandelier that he had learned about in … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic Tiffany, Christie's, Sotheby's, Tiffany, Tiffany Favrile, Tiffany Studios
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My Icart etching doesn’t look good. What can I do about it?
Most Icart etchings that are in original frames with original mats have problems, such as foxing, light darkening, glue or acidity, amongst others. Read yesterday’s blog for a more complete explanation. Some people like them that way. They show their … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Knowledge is power, Lessons, Louis Icart
Tagged Authentic Icart etchings, Icart etchings, Louis Icart
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My Icart etching doesn’t look good. What is the problem?
Icart was most popular in the 1920s and ’30s. At the time, it was fashionable to give a gift for a wedding or special occasion, rather than money. What better gift than an Icart etching? They were beautiful, signed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Authentic Icart etchings, Icart etchings, Louis Icart
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The importance of flowers in French Cameo Glass, especially Daum Nancy
When I first started collecting and selling French cameo glass over 30 years ago, there were red flowers and blue flowers and yellow flowers. Then one day a Japanese client asked me the name of the flower on the vase … Continue reading
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Posted in French cameo glass, Galle, Knowledge is power, Lessons, Louis Icart
Tagged Authentic Daum, Authentic Galle, Daum Nancy, French cameo glass
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