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Provenance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The provenance of works of fine art, antiques and antiquities often assumes great importance. Documented evidence of provenance for an object can help to establish that it has not been altered and is not a forgery, reproduction, stolen or looted art. Knowledge of provenance can help to assign the work to a known artist and a documented history can be of use in helping to prove ownership.
The quality of provenance of an important work of art can make a considerable difference to its selling price in the market; this is affected by the degree of certainty of the provenance, the status of past owners as collectors, and in many cases by the strength of evidence that an object has not been illegally excavated or exported from another country. The provenance of a work of art may be recorded in various forms depending on context or the amount that is known, from a single name to an entry in a full scholarly catalogue several thousand…
We have many memories of things once seen and beauty once beheld. Carlton Hobbs looks to the future and belives antiquety need not mean forgoten. We present to your a gallery of things lost to the past yet remembered and found in the future. Carlton Hobbs Provenance by @CarltonHobbs.Com
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