http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Isadore+Chait Arts and Crafts Isadore Chait Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=308514&ca=Arts+and+Crafts In my nearly 40 years as a dealer and appraiser, I have seen any number of reasons, some personal but all valid, for embarking on the quest for Asian art. Some do it because they love the idea of perhaps discovering an unknown treasure that can be bought for $2,000 and sold for $20,000 or even $200,... Arts and Crafts Isadore Chait Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=304367&ca=Arts+and+Crafts The article explains you the facts about collecting Jade as art material and how you can determine the value of a particular Jade object. The article has been written by a passionate art collector himself, Isadore Chait who is now the owner of an Asian Art Gallery in California. Jade is one of the m... Arts and Crafts Isadore Chait Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=303492&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Porcelain is an integral thread of the fabric of Chinese culture. In the 14th century, while Europeans were still eating from low-fired earthenware or wooden dishes, the Chinese had developed the first underglazed porcelain. They were using cobalt, originally imported from Iran during the Yuan perio... Arts and Crafts Isadore Chait Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=302217&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Getting Started I give beginning collectors the following formula for roughly determining the value of an art object: Value = Materials + Age + Workmanship. What this means and how you apply it could mean the difference between acquiring a collection that is merely pretty and one that has investment...