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MONEX: The daily spot metal price of gold, silver, platinum, palladium.

Monex: A website for the spot commodities market: gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and coins of the same noble metals.        

What is a living artist’s work worth?

Submitted Question: “I am a quilter, and I have done portrait quilts. I have had them appraised by a quilt appraiser. Our mentor and teacher has suggested that we have an art appraiser look at our quilts, so they are appraised as art, as they come under the title of art quilts. I am wondering [… read more]

Earthquake Virginia 23 AUG 2011 1351hrs – 5.8

Yesterday we experienced in central Virginia what, in my lifetime I have only experienced twice, an honest to goodness earthquake. Cool! I was in the third story of my townhouse in Charlottesville 30 miles from the epicenter. It came on strongly, gradually strengthened over a span of 20 seconds and then gradually subsided. Within 10 [… read more]

NYU Appraisal Report Writing Workshop Fall Semester 2011

The Appraisers Association of America (AAA) and New York University (NYU) collaborate in a certificate program to train personal property appraisers toward eventual certification in the profession. The program is a foundation kit from which graduates can launch a new career upon completion. There are plenty of other steps before accreditation is awarded by AAA. [… read more]

Mark C. Grove, Personal Property Appraiser: Categories Encountered

The Personal Property Items that Mr. Grove Typically Encounters: furniture (American, Continental, English, period, country, mission, painted, twig, folk, custom, modern, etc.), paintings, sculptures, bronzes, folk art, Mexican retablos, Panamanian molas, prints, American Indian folk art, South American folk art, Asian folk art, African folk art, Australian Papunya Western Desert art, outsider art, art pottery, [… read more]

Mark C. Grove, Fine Art Appraiser: Paintings, Prints, Sculpture

Partial Listing of Past Fine Art Appraised by Mr. Grove, by Artist: Picasso, Rembrandt, Renoir, Chagall, Dali, Goya, Rodin, Calder, Remington, Russell, J.J. Audubon, Mêlê, Domenichino, Tiepolo, Starkweather, R. Motherwell, N.C. Wyeth, J. Wyeth, R. Henri, J.J. Porter, Cikovsky, Altaffer, Hartenhoff, Janssand, Pain, Diaqué, Dickerson, Grau Santos, Ziem, J. Bell, Williams, Blackman, Hundertwasser, Molvig, Dobell, [… read more]

YouTube Video: Antiques and Art Appraiser Credentials Introduction

Some people are visual and so would rather watch than read the material provided on my website. So, without further ado, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr3tHQ570jk            

YouTube Video: How to Properly Describe Paintings to an Appraiser

YouTube Video :: Paintings – What to tell the appraiser when you first contact the appraiser concerning your painting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkNROJqKRDc        

Why are cars driven on the left in some countries?

This is some fascinating research on the curious topic of driving standards and the origin of right- and left-hand driving preferences world-wide. The where, when, and why. You’ll find this humorous and informative. http://users.telenet.be/worldstandards/driving%20on%20the%20left.htm#history        

LinkedIn Group Discussion July 2011: Residential Estate Liquidators

INITIAL ENTRY THAT SPURRED THE DISCUSSION Mark C. Grove: I’m new to the group and I am an accredited personal property appraiser. Here are a few definitions the group may benefit by: Personal property is any tangible object that can be moved: toys, jewelry, fine art, crops, chattel, furniture, yachts, weapons, starships, etc. In the [… read more]