Sentence examples for condition and provenance from inspiring English sources

Prices depend on quality, condition, and provenance.

When considering the value of a work of art, factors such as rarity, quality, condition, and provenance all play a role.

Nicholas Hall, Christie's co-chairman of Old Masters and 19th century art, called the 1624 work "a superlative painting on all levels, with its composition, condition and provenance".

How To Buy: Since Salgado is a contemporary photographer, issues like condition and provenance don't play much of a role in selecting one of his photographs over another.

It is a very tough job to accurately price one-of-a-kind and autograph material in particular because there are so many variables, like condition and provenance.

Depending on timber condition and provenance, this method is able to secure typically a depth of 5 30 mm [42] which agrees with the penetration determined for the investigated material.

One of the most evocative pictures of Rome ever painted, this picture has everything: a colourful, relaxed beauty, exquisite detail, flawless condition, and superlative provenance and exhibition history". The auction record for the painter's work was for a view of Venice, sold in April 2006 at the height of the art boom for £20.5m – then also a record for any British painting.

The collection had everything that a modern bidder could possibly want: a single owner, rarity, quantity, condition and long provenance.

"It's impossible to find anything Shaker in quantity with this condition, quality, color and provenance," said Ronald Bourgeault, the owner of Northeast Auctions.

"Do your homework," Marion counsels in one chapter: "Check out the auction house's reputation," "study the catalogue," "check out the merchandise," "ask the experts," "attend an auction just to observe". He also discusses nine criteria for assessing value: authenticity, condition, rarity, historic importance and provenance, size, medium, subject matter, fashion and aesthetic quality.

Even the coins don't necessarily have any special allure for having been part of a fabled wreck: Coins trade primarily on scarcity and condition, not provenance.