Category : INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS
Julie Hall is an expert in appraising and liquidating estates, and a passionate advocate for older adults and families who find themselves faced with the overwhelming task of dealing with an estate. With her Charlotte-based company, The Estate Lady, this certified personal property appraiser, certified auctioneer, licensed estate sale professional and licensed antique dealer helps
New York City is the largest of the thirteen “antique ports”, places where materials such as antique elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, and rhinoceros horn can legally enter the United States. Because of the volume and demand for these materials in illicit markets in China and other Asian nations, law enforcement officials continue to find huge
The term “art appraiser” only gained popularity in the 20th century. In the past, specialists did not appraise an object; instead, they gave their expertise. This change in semantics signaled a shift in the art and antiques appraisal world from a focus on connoisseurship toward an emphasis on the long-term financial value of an object.
By: Sarah Shinn Pratt, Director at LOFTY Reflection based on the article “I’ll Get a Real Expert She Yelled,” written by Lawrence Keppler.published on July 12, 2014 on Art Antiques Design http://art-antiques-design.com//featureDetails.cfm?featureID=836&sthash.RnB6cqzw.mjjo Reading this reminds me of many a time that I have been talked into traveling a long way, enticed by a potential seller’s
By Jessica Mizrachi, Director of Evaluations at LOFTY There is a school of thought, commonly ascribed to by seasoned and novice collectors and art world spectators, that the shift to online buying and selling has destroyed what has historically been a primary source of pleasure for antiquers–namely, “the hunt.” There are three core aspects that
