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The virtues of ancient glues

In this article, the author discusses ‘glues’, a significant element of the fabrication and preservation in gilding and cabinetmaking. He first explains the virtues of ancient glues such […]

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Gilding techniques

All that glitters is not gold… Gilding is the application of gold to wood, metal, glass or ceramic. Frauds are numerous and a purchaser should be extremely prudent […]

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Expert assessments of the work of Diego Giacometti

One year younger than Alberto, Diego Giacometti distinguished himself by producing bronze furniture animated by figurines. His work, while in the same movement as that of his brother, […]

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Fakes, a chronic virus in works of art

The author reveals the first results that he has obtained using a scanner to detect fake objects in the art world. Following an examination of painted wooden statues […]

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Expert reports on works of art: the dilemma of confidentiality or disclosure

The expert, between a rock and a hard place Expert reports on works of art are often carried out on personal property for the purposes of inheritances, insurance […]

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The duties to inform and advise in art

Article in the Revue Experts n°114 of June 2014 On perusing this special edition on the duty to inform, readers will have understood that this obligation that a professional […]

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Improper conservation, restorations and alterations of furniture

The restoration of furniture as understood today is different to that practised in the previous century and even more different to that of the preceding centuries. Through a […]

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Chi Mei Culture Foundation, from passion to museum

The largest museum in Asia dedicated to western art is being built in Tainan (in the southern part of the island of Taiwan, the Republic of China). It […]

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The examination of works of art using electromagnetic rays

A work of art is assessed, judged and commented on by a person viewing the object, itself dependant on the presence and intensity of light that is comprised […]

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Plaster sculptures: which are worth their weight in gold ?

On 9 February 2011 at Sotheby’s in London, a 75 cm plaster copy of the very famous Eve by August Rodin set the bidding on fire at £260,000 […]

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Expert reports on modern and contemporary art

Expert modern and contemporary art reports often confront not only contrary opinions from heirs and rights-holders but sometimes even the artists themselves when they are mistaken in their […]

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The right to reproduce national works of art belonging to French museums

Works of art for which the reproduction rights have fallen into the public domain and that belong to French museums can be freely accessed and lawfully copied. Using […]

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The value of certificates authenticating works of art

Not all certificates authenticating works of art have the same value: some can be unquestionably applied and are acknowledged worldwide, others, produced by generalist experts or dealers, art […]

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The methods of scientific analysis used to assist expert reports on works of art and counterfeit

With the scientific analysis of works of art becoming more and more sought after, the author, after briefly referring to various specialized laboratories, explains how to find the […]

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The value of stamped furniture

Using three specific examples, the author retraces the history of stamps, including their counterfeits and detection. We also discover the Jasmin stamps, a commode by Bernard van Risen […]

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The detection of fakes in easel paintings

Fakes are becoming increasingly frequent towards the end of this century. The author has found 80% over all areas of art, a percentage that should be “decreased to […]

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The valuing of exceptional paintings and works of art

The author decrypts the process of estimating the value of ‘museum-quality’ paintings and works of art, not to be confused with considerably more prevalent standard quality paintings or […]

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An unpublished Rodin work?

The force of a belief beyond reasonable doubt in an expert report The author recounts the examination of an unknown and unsigned statuette that took 25 years to […]

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Original sculptures and subsequent copied works

The author analyses the concepts of the originality of a sculpture from technical, stylistic and tax points of view. Since the legal provisions enacted in 1968 and 1981, […]

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Developments in expert examinations of works of art over the past 20 years

The author summarizes the advance in scientific examinations over the past twenty years and their inclusion in expert reports on works of art. Article de la Revue Experts […]

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Counterfeits of the works of Diego Giacometti

The author reexamines the famous proceedings that principally related to counterfeits of the works of Diego Giacometti brought in the Besançon Court of Appeal in November 1998 and […]

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Artist and gallery owner: from enthusiasm to conflict

The author, a court expert, relates his experiences in disputes between contemporary artists and gallery owners and provides some solutions. La revue Experts n° 59 – 06/2003 © […]

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Expert reports on works of art in bronze

Bronzes are part of the French people’s ancestral patrimony. Many families own or have inherited items produced at the time of the great popularity for bronzes at the […]

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