Estate representatives can be confused by queer art and LGBTQ+ ephemera. Often, the mistake of discounting or discarding erotically themed works or politically charged and transgressive memorabilia is made. Time and again Vallot Auctioneers has pulled such work from the discard and auctioned the work of numerous queer artists from many notable LGBTQ+ art collections, in many instances setting auction records.

Art restoration and art conservation tips for art collectors.

Art authentication can be tricky, especially with works on paper. As fine art auctioneers we can often start the authentication process by looking for characteristics of degradation, like foxing or reverse foxing.

Tips on how to remove a painting from its stretcher and how to roll a painting after it has been removed from its stretcher.

Vallot’s history.

Tricks to help you decipher an illegible artist’s signature.

Jamestown Press Dec. 30, 2021: Jamestown resident Michael Dym has relocated his art and antique auction house, Vallot Auctioneers to Rhode Island.

On October 15 at 2 pm Eastern Time, Vallot Auctioneers will feature Finn Juhl furniture designs purchased in the late 1940s by the founding family of Wise Potato Chips for their Pennsylvania modernist residence.

Vallot’s April 13 Auction features Rhode Island Impressionism and Crypto Art

Jamestown Arts Center’s latest exhibit, titled “New Impressions,” focuses on the art of printmaking and features the work of 16 different artists, including a variety of wallpaper prints by artist Andrew Raftery, pictured above. The exhibit is curated by Michael Dym of Vallot Auctioneers, Providence, RI and opens tomorrow and runs through May 1.

Authenticating Fine Art Prints Using Blind stamps