Chartwell Insurance Services Blog: art
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
If you want a quick summary (27 minutes) we recommend a listen to the Berkley One Webinar 2019: An Art Year in Review trends by Katja Zigerlig Berkley One’s Vice President of Art, Wine + Collectibles Advisory
Autumn Impressionist/Modern/ Post-War Contemporary Auction Sales $1. READ MORE >>
Monday, December 30, 2019
As we prepare to usher in the new decade Art in America  gives us a look back with Words that defined the 2010s. The lexicon of the decade gave new meaning to 3D with technology for printing and film. READ MORE >>
Monday, December 9, 2019
While the art world focuses on the opening of Art Basel Miami the Art News headlines included this story about Inigo Philbrick, the latest modern art dealer to have created a scandal. READ MORE >>
Friday, November 8, 2019
This is a really cool interactive display of Acris, a very high tech art storage facility in New York, constructed to protect art from flood, wind and also theft. Click here to read more.
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Friday, May 24, 2019
From the dusty volume you inherited from grandma to the antiquarian collection you spent decades building, books can be some of the most precious things in any home. Whether it’s purely for sentiment, to protect from diminishing value, or a bit of both, we... READ MORE >>
Monday, May 20, 2019
You may have heard more than you want to hear about the Jeff Koons Rabbit . Here is a thoughtful reflection by Allison Schrager on the implications of billionaires chasing art and endangered lifecycle of the small and medium sized galleries. READ MORE >>
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Art world breaking news: Jeff Koons Rabbit (1986) described by Christie’s as  “one of the most iconic works of 20th-century art” sold for $91 million last night. READ MORE >>
Friday, May 10, 2019
How to move a Masterpiece. As if it weren’t hard enough to spell Bouguereau someone had to move his work, a 20-foot-by-11-foot “La Jeunesse de Bacchusâ€. If that doesn’t seem large to you it was the second largest work the conservator had ever moved and from Paris to New York for a Sotheby’s auction. READ MORE >>
Friday, April 12, 2019
The New York Times must have heard about our luncheon we co-hosted last week with Berkley One on Creativity, Collectibles and Fashion, although if they had they would have mentioned that Heritage Auctions is one of the largest aftermarket for the elusive Birkin Bag. READ MORE >>
Friday, January 18, 2019
More than ever it’s buyer beware when art buyers look to the courts for remedies when they faces challenges ownership to art they purchased in good faith, discovery that work is inauthentic or the buyer believes they were duped into overpaying. Click here to read more. READ MORE >>
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