Artfact.com, the largest and most complete database of antiques and art auction sales results in the world, now accepts international registrations and subscriptions.
(PRWEB) March 29, 2004--Artfact, the largest and most complete online database of antiques and art auction sales results in the world, now accepts international registrations and subscriptions, making its vital information accessible to the antiques and art trade as well as collectors around the globe. For more information, please visit www.artfact.com.
Artfact pioneered the first complete art and antiques auction price database in 1989. The service re-launched in December 2003 with a wide array of new features and subscription options, powered by dramatically improved technology. In less than two months since its re-launch, Artfact has gained the endorsement of all three national appraisal associations in the United States: the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), the Appraisers Association of America (AAA), and the International Society of Appraisers (ISA). These organizations combined represent almost nine thousand appraisers. Now, Artfacts superior technology and quality market information are available to international customers.
The Artfact database contains more than 1 million photos and 5 million unabridged lot descriptions direct from 1,000 leading auction houses worldwide. Furniture, jewelry, paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, wine...virtually everything that is sold by traditional auction houses. Artfact is the only service licensed by auction houses such as Sothebys and Christies to publish all of the original auction house information, research, provenance, estimated and realized prices, and photos – with the highest concentration of digital photos available anywhere.
Artfacts subscribers include demanding, knowledgeable antiques and art experts including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Smithsonian Institute, The Frick Art Reference Library, Dallas Museum of Art, The Antiques Roadshow, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Chubb Corporation.
Artfact offers free Basic Service to search complete upcoming auction catalogs comprising tens of thousands of antiques and art objects for sale at 100 leading auction houses, as well as abridged portions of the past auction sales price database. Artfacts upcoming auctions are updated daily, with most transmitted directly from participating auction houses.
Artfact Annual is a breakthrough in affordability and quality, it allows subscribers access to over 250,000 auction records from about 600 auctions over the latest 12 calendar months. Artfact Annual is available for as little as US$7.95 for a one-day subscription with unlimited searches.
Subscribers to Artfact Professional have access to the largest archives of antiques and fine art information in the world — including a million photographs and over five million auction sales results. This is the premier service for professionals in the field of antiques and fine art. Artfact Professional is available for as little as US $29.95 for a one-day subscription with unlimited searches. One month, six month and twelve month subscriptions are also available to both Artfact Annual and Artfact Professional.
For more information, visit www.artfact.com or call 617-252-5090.
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