Catherine Foster
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A Steward’s Guide to Insurance vs. Fair Market Value Appraisals
Read more: A Steward’s Guide to Insurance vs. Fair Market Value AppraisalsBy Elizabeth Ruffner, ISA, AM – Fine Art, Ruffner Art Advisory* Understanding the Difference Between Retail Replacement Value and Fair Market Value Can Save Your Collection—and Your Taxes Ask what a painting or fine artwork is worth, and a qualified appraiser will answer with a question of their own: worth to whom, for what purpose,…
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Argus Experts Lead Cultural Heritage Protection Workshops in Uzbekistan
Read more: Argus Experts Lead Cultural Heritage Protection Workshops in UzbekistanAt the request of the United States Embassy in Uzbekistan, Argus Cultural Property Consultants, a leader in the field of cultural heritage protection, concluded two well-attended workshops in Tashkent and Samarkand in May aimed at strengthening cultural property and heritage site protection in Uzbekistan. “We created these workshops to discuss best practices and case studies…
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New Book “Thirteen Perfect Fugitives”
Read more: New Book “Thirteen Perfect Fugitives”We are proud to announce the new book by Argus Cultural Property Consultants partner Geoffrey Kelly about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World’s Largest Art Heist The true story of the world’s largest art heist, as told by the FBI agent who investigated the…
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Inside the FBI Art Crime Team and Its Most Unusual Case
Read more: Inside the FBI Art Crime Team and Its Most Unusual CaseArgus CPC founder and managing director Tim Carpenter recently chatted with Chris Carr from the Secrets & Spies podcast about his new book The Grave Robber. In this gripping account of the biggest stolen artifacts case in FBI history, Tim recounts the investigation into Don Miller, a collector cum looter who raided archaeological sites all…
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U.S. Museums Embrace Voluntary Repatriations of Cultural Property
Read more: U.S. Museums Embrace Voluntary Repatriations of Cultural PropertyIn recent years, there’s been a notable and promising trend of voluntary cultural property repatriations by museums, particularly in the United States. This isn’t primarily about Nazi-looted art or Native American human remains and other cultural items, which are separate categories. These cases rather focus on antiquities and other artifacts that are increasingly being returned…
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