It is extremely important to pack pieces of art before transportation because the long road may harm them very much. Art packaging is a difficult process, which ultimately affects the quality and safety of transported items. Hence, it is necessary to learn essential information about...
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Different Types of Art Boxes to Pack Paintings
The Importance of Artwork Packaging
The worst nightmare of any art collector is that his/her precious pieces of art are damaged during shipping or transportation. It is not surprising, therefore, that art connoisseurs pay so much attention to proper artwork packaging. Some people may think that it is better to...
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Moving Framed Artwork: Shipping Boxes vs. Wood Crates
Shipping fine art is never easy. This delicate task requires loads of experience, extensive knowledge, natural skill, and certainly proper training, which makes it understandable why many artists, collectors, and dealers prefer to hire professional New York art moving companies rather than move valuables and...
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Artwork Storage: Rules and Recommendations
Everybody knows that different pieces of art need special storage conditions. Many of them are exposed in museums because ordinary people just don’t have an opportunity to provide professional artwork storage. However, if you have some artworks and want to keep them safe, it is...
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How to Pack a Painting for Shipping?
In the contemporary globalized world, transportation of goods and various objects has become an essential thing. However, transportation and shipping can be extremely stressful, especially for art collectors because paintings and other pieces of art need special transport conditions. Each painting needs individual packing to...
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Moving Maurice de Vlaminck’s Masterpiece: Fine Art Shipping Experience
In one of our previous articles, we wrote about our latest collaboration with Shapiro Auctions, a New York-based auction house focused on Russian, American, European, Latin American, and Asian works of art. Moreover, its auctions are known not only for their outstanding selection of decorative and...
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Peculiarities of International Fine Art Shipping
The process of international fine art shipping is associated with many difficulties. Usually, it is challenging to transport paintings or other pieces of art even within the country due to the issues connected with packing/crating, unpacking, possible routes, and other aspects of this work. Moreover,...
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Different Nuances of Art Handling Jobs
Different cargoes are shipped all over the world every day. However, there are some types of goods that cannot be easily shipped because they require careful packaging and transportation. Many antique items, such as porcelain, paintings, sculptures, etc. need to be executed by experienced professionals,...
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