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Celebrating African-American Artists: Clementine Hunter

The Appraisal Group celebrates the work of Louisiana’s own Clementine Hunter (1886-1998). From the Cane River region of the state, Ms. Hunter is among the first African-American artists to have a s...

When Fine Art is Stolen, Held Hostage or Destroyed

While we hesitate to bring up politics or the world situation, art is suffering as it never has before. Today I posted on The Appraisal Group Facebook page (http://bit.ly/25w6acS.) a drone video of...

How Much is Your Collection Worth? The Appraisal Group Answers

If your collection is your passion, it pays to know how much value you should place on it. Perhaps you know to the decimal point how much you paid for cars, furniture or fine art. Perhaps you don’t...

The Jewish Museum Uncovers Fraudulent Early American Portraits & Exhibits Them

The Jewish Museum is the latest to display fraudulent paintings from its collection. As fine art appraisers, The Appraisal Group cautions that you should take an appraisal of your collection to det...

Americana Collector Lewis W. Scranton

When it comes to collecting fine art and antiques, some people just can’t get enough. One of these is Lewis W. Scranton. a Connecticut yankee whose passion is fine Americana. Today The Appraisal ...

Buying Mid-Century Vintage Furniture

As a nation of style seekers, we have, for about the past fifteen years, embraced a new age of Minimalism. Young and mid-career collectors no doubt have fond memories of this furniture from their g...