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Pictures are in the heart, in the soul, and in the intelligence of man. It has been so since the beginning of time. Now, in the twenty-first century our interest remains not only undiminished, but is quickening. The pursuit of both the pleasure and the investment potential inherent in the ownership of many pictures, drives both the major investment corporations and the self-reliant collector to reconnoitre every potential buying source. Auctions and fairs, galleries and antique centres, street markets and boot sales are explored and dispossessed of everything worthwhile and indeed everything collectable. When we asked our readers which subject we should cover in our next price guide the response was clear. Picture Prices at UK Auctions was our readers choice and becomes the fourth book in our 3000+ series. Here therefore is a unique and comprehensive overview and analysis of picture prices at auction, which includes: Over 3400 illustrations from real sales; The actual catalogue descriptions; Where the lot was sold; When it sold; What it sold for; and Editor's analysis. Picture Prices at UK Auctions is designed to plug the chasm that exists in specialist market surveys within the antiques and collecting industry. It is straightforwardly pragmatic, that is it aims to bear in practical terms on the interest of collectors, dealers, auctioneers, insurers and valuers who need undiluted market information. In Picture Prices at UK Auctions the most important objective therefore is to give the reader a sense or a feel for the market. This is what prices are about! Clearly it is necessary to provide many images. Over 3,400 examples of world art, pictures and prints sold at UK auctions from 2001 to 2005 are included and are presented in twelve price bands ranging from over GBP10,000 to under GBP100. To ensure that all of these examples respect the market, they must include the actual catalogue description of the lot, where it was sold, when it was sold and what it was sold for. To support the sense of the market the lots are ordered precisely by value from the very highest to the very lowest of prices. A comprehensive Picture Index, consisting of over 4,500 cross-references to the main body of the text, enables the reader to study particular categories or artists, and a comprehensive Glossary of Terms is also included. By providing all of these elements a sound basis has been established from which the reader will be able to grasp the essentials of art, pictures and prints strictly in market terms. Other books in the series: Pottery & Porcelain Prices at UK Auctions , Furniture Prices at UK Auctions , Silver and Jewellery Prices at UK Auctions .

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