Antiques News
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Mr. Cai Mingchao, You Are Wrong!
Even though I knew that the story of auctioning the looted Chinese animal bronze statues would…
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How Do You tell if a Piece is Period?
It can be difficult to authenticate a piece of furniture in person and so identification from…
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40 Million Dollars For The Chinese Bronze Statues
My view is that even though there is no legal issue with respect to the auction…
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Why It Matters To Chinese And So What — More About Two Bronze Statues From Yuan Ming Yuan
Ruins of the European palaces (From Wiki Commons) I lived a few blocks away from the…
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Follow up — French Judge Rejected the Petition To Block Two Bronze Animal Heads From Yuanming Yuan
A French judge on Monday rejected a petition by a pro-China association to block the sale…
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The Call at the Last Minute — Christie’s Auctioning Relics From Yuanming Yuan
Bronze Rat head Statue I have been watching the progress of the story for a while about…
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The Unreproducible Pennsylvania Prize — Dower Chests
The characterstics that Pennsylvania German dower chests have never been mass reproduced in modern times and…
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Coming in April: Winterthur Furniture Forum
This year’s Winterthur Furniture Forum topic is: Harbor & Home: Furniture of Coastal New England 1725-1825
