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Finding Fakes and Forgeries in High Art

In 1496, twenty year old Michelangelo forged a sculpture of Cupid and sold it to a cardinal. In 1995, the British authorities arrested John Mayatt for forging paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Matisse ...

What is Early American Style?

Early American furniture is a category of joy in and of itself. Although it is rare now to see pieces from the 17th century – most have been collected and endowed to museums – we at The Appraisal G...

Celebrating African-American Artists: Henry Ossawa Tanner

Now that it is Black History Month, it seems appropriate that The Appraisal Group pay homage to the men and women of color who have contributed to the remarkable body of work that makes up the Amer...

Prairie Style – An American Original

This week The Appraisal Group is featuring the look book of 20th-century Americana. Today, we visit Prairie style. Solidly American, Prairie Style was an outgrowth of the American Arts and Crafts M...

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 ...

American Arts & Crafts Movement Celebrates the Middle Class

Amazing as it sometimes seems, before there was an Internet, there were cross-currents of thought that resounded around the world. It may have taken longer for the ideas of William Morris and John ...