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Listen to the Object: Important Strategies for Dating, Appraising and Identifying Fake Chinese Ceramics
If presented with the Chinese vase pictured below, how should an appraiser with no specific knowledge of Chinese ceramics approach it to determine if it is fake or authentic? The best advice would be to “listen to the object.” But how does one “listen” to an object? This may sound like a strange question, but […]
Recap: Assets 2016 and the ISA Special Merit Award
This year’s annual International Society of Appraisers (ISA) conference was held in Fort Worth, Texas, from April 15-18, and was a resounding success. After a few whirlwind days visiting museums and viewing esteemed collections, Susan had the opportunity to speak on a panel alongside Josefa Gonzalez Mariscal on the topic of collecting international art in a global […]
Join Susan at Assets 2016
Susan is proud to participate in Assets, the International Society of Appraiser’s 2016 annual conference to be held in Dallas – Fort Worth, Texas from April 15-18. Join Susan as she discusses the unique challenges of appraising international art in today’s changing global market during a joint FA and ARC session on Sunday April 17. For […]
Questions to Ask When Hiring An Appraiser
What qualifies you to appraise this object? Appraising personal property is an unregulated profession which leaves the consumer with the burden of determining whether the appraiser they engage is qualified. A qualified appraiser is knowledgeable about the object being appraised and trained in appraisal theory, the principals of valuation, ethics and law. It is advisable […]
What’s the Big Deal About Ai Weiwei?
What’s the Big Deal About Ai Weiwei? Toronto has been invaded by the art work of Ai Weiwei. This past summer and fall, his bronze sculptural installation at Nathan Philips Square of Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (a reinterpretation of the originals looted from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860), and the exhibition “According […]
The Dragon Awakes: Sensational Auction Results for Imperial Chinese Porcelain, Jades and Paintings
The Dragon Awakes: Sensational Auction Results for Imperial Chinese Porcelain, Jades and Paintings The dragon is in fact more than just awake, it is already breathing fire and has rocketed to the sky. China’s recent staggering economic growth and prowess is well-served by the symbolic dragon, as is the phenomenon of the stellar (described by […]