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To Preserve and Protect

To Preserve and Protect

April Hann Lanford is the Principal of Artifact, a Chicago firm specializing in the preservation and protection of works of art and historical artifacts. Her story is one of curiosity and passion.April Hann LanfordThe American singer Tony Bennett is qu…

Framing Fundamentals: Looking Beyond Pictures & Paintings

Framing Fundamentals: Looking Beyond Pictures & Paintings

Try something on your walls that goes beyond what you would typically think of framing. This 1956 Sealtest Ice Cream advertisement would be great in a kitchen!

Not too long ago, I sat in a restaurant admiring its décor, which consisted mostly of anti…

Upcoming Art Auction of Note

Upcoming Art Auction of Note

As many of you know, our very own WorthPoint Insider writer, Bob Eckstein, is an award-winning cartoonist. We found out recently that Swann Auction Galleries in New York is auctioning off some of Bob’s work in their upcoming July 16 auction. We asked B…

Prolific and Prophetic: The Art of Howard Finster

Prolific and Prophetic: The Art of Howard Finster

Howard Finster created folk art that is extraordinarily difficult to summarize. This signed wooden angel painting sold for $359.99 in 2017.

If you took the charisma of a roadside preacher, the creative output of Kanye West, the sweetness of Coca-Col…

Eggstraordinary Creations: The Incredible Art of Egg Carving

Eggstraordinary Creations: The Incredible Art of Egg Carving

Carved eggs are actually carved with tiny tools and a whole lot of manual dexterity. This gorgeous hand-carved ostrich egg with Irish motifs sold for $80 in 2013.

You’ve probably seen and/or heard ads featuring “the incredible, edible egg.” That tagl…

Great Discoveries: Salvador Dalí Double Take

Great Discoveries: Salvador Dalí Double Take

Dante’s Confession. Photo credit: The Salvador Dali Society.

In last week’s WorthPoint Insider, Kele Johnson reported on news from North Carolina about a recent thrift store jackpot discovered amid the “tacky-on-steroids” assemblage of framed art.
As…

Auction Results for A Gentleman’s Collection

Auction Results for A Gentleman’s Collection

Important English Furniture:
A Gentleman’s Collection

A pair of late George III patinated bronze and ormolu cassolettes
Achieving a total of £1,476,500, Sotheby’s London auction, Important English Furniture: A Gentleman’s Collection, featured …