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	Vintage Antique 1928 SHURON FAIRFIELD COURTLAND EYEGLASSES Art Deco Etched Eyeglasses $139.00 End time: 18-Jun-12 14:20:43 PDT
	Antique Oil on Canvas Still Life Art Flowers Late Victorian Painting in Frame Paintings $50.99 Bids: 7 End time: 19-May-12 19:17:04 PDT
	Willian Henry Chandler Pastel Oil Antique Painting w/ org frame SIGNED NR!!! Paintings $299.00 Bids: 1 End time: 19-May-12 20:38:09 PDT
	Lot 2 Antique Style or Modern Oval Framed Reverse Painted Portraits 2 Ladies Paintings $15.50 Bids: 5 End time: 19-May-12 19:35:19 PDT
	c 1910 Antique Art Nouveau Birthday Postcard Chrysanthemums Mums Greetings $3.98 End time: 18-Jun-12 18:15:03 PDT
	ANTIQUE VINTAGE ART DECO SILVER SILVERPLATE WALLACE BOWLING TROPHY Vintage $45.39 Bids: 11 End time: 19-May-12 20:01:25 PDT
	Estate Antique Art Nouveau sterling silver genuine black onyx marcasite brooch Pins, Brooches $10.99 Bids: 1 End time: 19-May-12 19:38:01 PDT
	Antique Arts & Crafts Woven Floral Embroidery Ribbon 30 x 1 3/4" Trim & Edging $14.00 End time: 18-Jun-12 14:04:06 PDT
	Mid-Century Eames Jere Era Metal World Globe Atlas Copper Wall Art Sculpture Mid-Century Modernism $39.99 Bids: 0 End time: 19-May-12 19:09:55 PDT
	Antique fine old master, French 18th cent. Paintings Signed and dated: Jean Marc Nattier ? pastel $510.00 Bids: 4 End time: 19-May-12 21:00:57 PDT

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Arent there any investments (Art, Antiques, Notes and coins) that increase in value daily and long term?

Mar 21, 2008 by westphalia1 | Posted in Investing

I unkind as an alternative to the securities and commoditity markets. That can trade and go up in value daily and long term without losing your original investment?

Talking picture posters are one of the best things to invest in. I am a movie poster dealer and i can tell u just about everything u want to skilled in about movie posters. movie posters are a great investment but they have to be valuable to be worth something later on. for instance "Dr. NO" was a $1200 notice last year. now it is worth $1700. I would not suggest buying posters on ebay unless u know how to tell if they're honest or not like me. If you want to know anything else about movie posters, contact me at bartmanca313@yahoo.com. I have thousands of beginning movie posters so if theres one u are looking 4 i might have it and would be glad to make u a deal

Back in the 1980's, I played a board game where players vie to obtain art/antiques. Anyone know the name?

May 27, 2008 by Walter W | Posted in Board Games

I don't summon if the players were portrayed as art collectors or as museum curators. Any ideas of which game may be vaguely in this genre would be greatly appreciated. I seem to revocation that this game was sold in mainstream toy stores. Thanks.

Jewel. It is still being sold. I bought the new version about 2 years ago. I haven't played it yet.

what does a antiques/art forgery expert forensic scientist need to know?

Oct 26, 2006 by xena rules | Posted in Biology

job history, salary, do you need to be a police officer first. what would a typical work day for this person in this jod field.

G'day Xena rules,

Tender thanks you for your question.

A forensic scientist specialising in antiques and artwork would need to be an expert in both art and science. Firstly, the most clumsy artworks repress details that are not typical of the artist that they are attempting to copy or anachronisms.

Sometimes a Morrelian analysis or thorough examination can influence that a work is a forgery. For example, forgers drill holes to show as worm holes but an expert eye can detect the rest. Others use pigments that were not in use at the time the painting is from such as using Prussian blue developed in the 18th century in a work claimed to girl from the Renaissance.

Other signs of doubtful provenance include:

* Frames, either new or old, that have been altered in order to make forged paintings look more fake.
* To hide inconsistencies or manipulations, forgers will sometimes glue paper, either new or old, to a painting's back, or cut a forged painting from its primeval size.
* Recently added labels or artist listings, onto unsigned works of art, unless these labels are as old as the art itself, doubt should be aroused.
* While art restorers legitimately use new stretcher bars when the old bars have worn, new stretcher bars on old canvases might be an reading that a forger is attempting to alter the painting’s identity.
* Old nail holes or mounting marks on the back of a piece, might imply that a painting has been removed from it’s frame, doctored and then replaced into either its original frame or different frame.
* Signatures, on paintings or graphics, that look inconsistent with the art itself (either fresher, bolder, etc.).
* Unsigned calling that a dealer has “heard” is by a particular artist.

There are a range of scientific tools that can be used to confirm the age of a painting or antique. Carbon dating is the best known tool that can be used but there are a range of others. X-rays are also gainful. While artists often painted over discarded paintings, a picture claiming to be from the 17th century on top of a work from the 19th century indicates a sham.

The job description for an expert in antiques or art forgery would be varied. You would need to have a background in science or art and acquire an expertise in the field. Compensation would be reasonably high given the level of expertise required and the monetary importance of the work given that authenticated artworks by well-known artists vend for millions of dollars but forgeries are of little value unless they are notorious.

Regards

I need to contact the Sotherby's Auction House of New York where rare antiques & art are sold?

Apr 25, 2006 by lisa.keenan@sbcglobal.net | Posted in Other - Visual Arts

Could someone please send me an corporal address & phone number to contact a represenative there. Thanks

The amend spelling is "Sotheby's"

Sotheby's - New York
1334 York Avenue at 72nd St
New York, New York 10021

Tel: (212) 606-7000
Fax: (212) 606-7107

On the Sotheby's web instal there is a page which lists each department and the specialist to contact about what you want to buy or sell.

This is the link to that page:

http://tinyurl.com/k83g3