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Hellenistic History Through Art

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:09:47 +0000

Hellenistic art gives a glimpse into the culture and lifestyles of the time. The art itself incorporates many different subjects and styles. Today, many antique dealers sell various forms of Hellenistic art , including this Hellenistic Core-Formed Alabastron, in deep cobalt blue with mustard yellow, for $15,500. It is cylindrical in shape and was used for a holding liquids, such as perfumed oils.

Owning a Piece of History

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:02:30 +0000

Collecting and owning antiquities has always been an interest of people throughout history. Antiquities are appreciated for their beauty as art objects as well as their role as repositories of the cultures of the progenitors of western civilization. For this reason collecting antiquities is a growing interest, and if the number of objects can never get larger, as demand increases and supply is static, prices will rise. This fact makes investing in antiquities a pretty safe bet.

Investing in the Past Brings Dividends to the Future

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:42:51 +0000

Art collecting has always been a source of joy and satisfaction for many people, from the rich to the not-so-rich. Until relatively recently, however, collecting art was not thought of as a primary means for investing. In recent times works of art have been more and more reliable as a haven for funds, rewarding the collector with larger and larger profits on the resale at auction of the collected objects.

For instance, in a recent sale at Christie’s in New York, over $325 million in sales was realized, the second highest total sales at a contemporary art auction since the Second World War.

In the antiquities marketplace, especially in the realm of ancient art, this fact is even truer. Considering that there is a limited amount of ancient art, (no one is producing any more of it) items are therefore rare and in demand, and demand continues to grow.