Ali Aboutaam

Aboutaam Offerings at Recent Exhibit

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:38:59 +0000

The buzz was felt by all at the recent International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show at the Park Avenue Armory in October. Apter-Fredericks of London, which sells 18th-century English furniture, had a fantastic opening night. London book dealer Bernard Shapero sold a large “Ricci map” which is one of seven copes of the map fo the world that was made by Italian Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci in 1602.

Certainly, Phoenix Ancient Art, with Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam, was there, showing their exceptional antiques. At the opening, the Aboutaam gallery sold a Greek oinochoe-shaped head vase that dated from the 5th century B.C. It went for $300,000. They also sold a large fragment of a basalt turtle from Egypt or Mesopotamia from around 3000 B.C.

Another antiques dealer, James Ede, sold 13 pieces on the opening night and had three more on reserves. A great success for everyone!

Hicham Aboutaam: Attic Greek Stamnos Depicts Chariot Race In an interview with Hicham Aboutaam, we learn about a beautiful and rare stamnos....
Growing Interest in Antiques Today, the market is showing an exciting growing interest in antiques. As Hicham Aboutaam explains, “There are antiquities available for purchase that are considered among the finest five in the world. Compare that to an Impressionist painting or the Old Masters, where the top 20 or 30 are off the market – in public [...]...
The Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair One of the largest antique shows in the world just concluded. The 55th Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair ran in Brussels from January 22nd to January 31st. 130 antique dealers, including Hicham Aboutaam and Ali Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art, came out to display their outstanding antiques. 36,000 visitors from Belgium and [...]...

Tips for Shopping for Antiques

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:36:12 +0000

Certainly, it’s not always easy to know how to go about purchasing an antique. There are a number of precautions that you can take to make sure that you get a legitimate antique and one from a reputable company.

Take a look at the U.S. State Departments website where you’ll see which countries have bilateral agreements on antiques or emergency rulings. The site also offers an image database where you can see pictures of restricted artifacts.

You can also check images against the Art Loss Register which is an international database of lost and stolen art. Certainly, the more that you know about the piece that you are buying, the more valuable it will be. Make sure to work with a reputable auction house and that you buy from auction houses that offer money-back guarantees. Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam, for instance, offer this money-back guarantee at Phoenix Ancient Art, which makes a tremendous difference in the dependability of the purchase.

The Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair One of the largest antique shows in the world just concluded. The 55th Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair ran in Brussels from January 22nd to January 31st. 130 antique dealers, including Hicham Aboutaam and Ali Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art, came out to display their outstanding antiques. 36,000 visitors from Belgium and [...]...
Growing Interest in Antiques Today, the market is showing an exciting growing interest in antiques. As Hicham Aboutaam explains, “There are antiquities available for purchase that are considered among the finest five in the world. Compare that to an Impressionist painting or the Old Masters, where the top 20 or 30 are off the market – in public [...]...
Byzantine Lamp Lights the Way at Phoenix Ancient Art The Aboutaams of Phoenix Ancient Art describe this lamp as the finest of a known group of similar lamps....

Growing Interest in Antiques

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:33:59 +0000

Today, the market is showing an exciting growing interest in antiques. As Hicham Aboutaam explains, “There are antiquities available for purchase that are considered among the finest five in the world. Compare that to an Impressionist painting or the Old Masters, where the top 20 or 30 are off the market – in public institutions – and it’s obvious why there’s so much interest in antiquities.”

There is a great deal of opportunity with antiques, and a chance that some of the world’s most amazing antiques could still become for sale. The Vatican, for instance, has a massive store of antiques in their possession. Ali Aboutaam, as another example, recently returned from a visit to a Delaware family that has antiques simply sitting in their warehouse.

This all makes for exciting opportunities in the ever-changing field of antiquities.

Tips for Shopping for Antiques Certainly, it’s not always easy to know how to go about purchasing an antique. There are a number of precautions that you can take to make sure that you get a legitimate antique and one from a reputable company. Take a look at the U.S. State Departments website where you’ll see which countries have bilateral [...]...
The Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair One of the largest antique shows in the world just concluded. The 55th Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair ran in Brussels from January 22nd to January 31st. 130 antique dealers, including Hicham Aboutaam and Ali Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art, came out to display their outstanding antiques. 36,000 visitors from Belgium and [...]...
Aboutaam & Phoenix Ancient Art Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam are the brother team of Phoenix Ancient Art who welcome you on a journey into the fascinating world of ancient civilization....

Egyptian Antiquities

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:40:44 +0000

Here is an example of the beautiful antiquities from Egypt available from Phoenix Ancient Art. The scarab is an example of the most popular type of amulet worn in ancient Egypt. This scarab, dating from the 1600 BC to the 1200 BC has a carved exterior that is made to look like a scarab beetle. The scarab beetle was a symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt and was also representative of Ra, the Egyptian sun god.

This type of scarab theme in amulets was first seen in the First Intermediary period and it persisted through the Late period. The Egyptians believed that a giant scarab beetle pushed the sun across the sky each day and this popularity led to its depiction in jewelry and other items. This is one of the many examples of ancient Egyptian antiques available from Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam.

Investing in Antiquities Find out more about why investing in antiquities could be a great idea for your portolio. Hicham Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art shares suggestions for purchasing antiquities. ...
Statuette of a Grotesque from the Roman-Hellenistic Era Pheonix Ancient Art, under the proprietorship of Ali and Hicham Aboutaam has a wide variety of ancient works of art....
Byzantine Lamp Lights the Way at Phoenix Ancient Art The Aboutaams of Phoenix Ancient Art describe this lamp as the finest of a known group of similar lamps....

The Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:35:33 +0000

One of the largest antique shows in the world just concluded. The 55th Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair ran in Brussels from January 22nd to January 31st. 130 antique dealers, including Hicham Aboutaam and Ali Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art, came out to display their outstanding antiques. 36,000 visitors from Belgium and abroad were expected to come to the Tour & Taxi site which includes 133,472 square feet of space.

Started in 1955, the Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair was originally named the Belgium Antiques and Fine Arts Fair. It is said to be the oldest annual event of its type in the world and it welcomes antique dealers from throughout the world to come and display their wares. Antiques on display include Oceanic art, African art, Oriental art, silver, antique jewelery, ceramics, earthenware and porcelain, drawings, engravings, old masters, modern painting, sculpture, carpets, tapestry, antique and modern books, numismatic, contemporary painting and sculpture, and photography.

Upcoming Art Show is Showcase for Phoenix Ancient Art Ali and Hicham Aboutaam will be anchoring their booth at position E2 at the Park Avenue Armory....
Tips for Shopping for Antiques Certainly, it’s not always easy to know how to go about purchasing an antique. There are a number of precautions that you can take to make sure that you get a legitimate antique and one from a reputable company. Take a look at the U.S. State Departments website where you’ll see which countries have bilateral [...]...
Aboutaam Offerings at Recent Exhibit The buzz was felt by all at the recent International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show at the Park Avenue Armory in October. Apter-Fredericks of London, which sells 18th-century English furniture, had a fantastic opening night. London book dealer Bernard Shapero sold a large “Ricci map” which is one of seven copes of [...]...

Investing in Antiquities

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:35:27 +0000

Find out more about why investing in antiquities could be a great idea for your portolio. Hicham Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art shares suggestions for purchasing antiquities.

Egyptian Antiquities Here is an example of the beautiful antiquities from Egypt available from Phoenix Ancient Art. The scarab is an example of the most popular type of amulet worn in ancient Egypt. This scarab, dating from the 1600 BC to the 1200 BC has a carved exterior that is made to look like a [...]...
Antiquities Meet High Tech at Phoenix Ancient Art Hicham and Ali Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art launched their landmark web site, e-tiquities....
Tips for Shopping for Antiques Certainly, it’s not always easy to know how to go about purchasing an antique. There are a number of precautions that you can take to make sure that you get a legitimate antique and one from a reputable company. Take a look at the U.S. State Departments website where you’ll see which countries have bilateral [...]...

Safavid Bottle Available for Purchase at Phoenix Ancient Art

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03:48 +0000

For sale at Phoenix Ancient Art is a beautiful ceramic bottle from the Safavid dynasty which ruled in Iran from 1501 until 1736. The Safavids ruled over one of the greatest of the Persian Empires since the Islamic conquest of Persia in 644, thus this 11cm high bottle is a wonderful synthesis of two great cultures, Islam and Persia.

The bottle is simply, but elegantly adorned with a white floral decoration, which is painted on the light beige ceramic and then glazed in green celadon.

This bottle dates from about the 17th century, and is a beautiful addition to any antiquities collection.

Byzantine Lamp Lights the Way at Phoenix Ancient Art The Aboutaams of Phoenix Ancient Art describe this lamp as the finest of a known group of similar lamps....
Aboutaam & Phoenix Ancient Art Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam are the brother team of Phoenix Ancient Art who welcome you on a journey into the fascinating world of ancient civilization....
Marble Idol at Phoenix Ancient Art Ali Aboutaam and his brother Hicham are happy to present to the public on behalf of Phoenix Ancient Art amazing objects of beauty from the ancient world....

On-Line Auction ala E-Bay at Phoenix Ancient Art

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:54:00 +0000

Neolithic Idol

Becoming an owner of fine, genuine and beautiful antiquities has never been so easy. Until Phoenix Ancient Art established E-tiquities™, their innovative web site where collectors as well as novices can shop or bid for the finest examples of ancient art, prospective buyers had to find a reputable gallery in a large city, like New York or Geneva, to make their purchases. Not anymore. Thanks to an idea born in the minds of Ali and Hicham Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art, anyone with a computer can purchase or even bid on an amazing ancient object of enduring beauty and unquestioned worth. Your purchase will be shipped to you, anywhere in the world, for free. If you are not perfectly satisfied with your purchase, there is a money-back guarantee within 14 days of purchase.

Now available for purchase on E-tiquities ™ are a large assortment of art pieces, varying in price from $500 and rising to $25,000. Objects are from all different regions and date from as early as before 3500 B.C.E. and as late as the 14th century A.D.

Antiquities Meet High Tech at Phoenix Ancient Art Hicham and Ali Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art launched their landmark web site, e-tiquities....
The Ancient World Meets the Modern On-Line at E-tiquities Hicham and Ali Aboutaam, co-owners of Phoenix Ancient Art, want collecting antiquities accessible to the widest possible range of people with e-tiquities....
Tips for Shopping for Antiques Certainly, it’s not always easy to know how to go about purchasing an antique. There are a number of precautions that you can take to make sure that you get a legitimate antique and one from a reputable company. Take a look at the U.S. State Departments website where you’ll see which countries have bilateral [...]...

Antiquities Meet High Tech at Phoenix Ancient Art

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:53:35 +0000

In an amazing synthesis of the extraordinarily old with the most up-to-the-minute new, Hicham and Ali Aboutaam of Phoenix Ancient Art launched their landmark web site, E-tiquities. Click your way over to E-tiquities and get a gander of the most beautiful objects which have been cherished and preserved for thousands of years until our day. You are more than welcome to just browse, since one of the goals of this unique web-site is to open up the world of ancient art to a broader audience, to educate them about art from the deep past, and to hopefully interest them to belong to this special club of people who, more than owning the precious objects, become guardians of them for the future.

Even computer geeks might want to participate in the chain of ownership through the millennia, acknowledging that not everything is measured in nanoseconds, or gets obsolete in 5 years time.

The Ancient World Meets the Modern On-Line at E-tiquities Hicham and Ali Aboutaam, co-owners of Phoenix Ancient Art, want collecting antiquities accessible to the widest possible range of people with e-tiquities....
Aboutaam & Phoenix Ancient Art Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam are the brother team of Phoenix Ancient Art who welcome you on a journey into the fascinating world of ancient civilization....
Upcoming Art Show is Showcase for Phoenix Ancient Art Ali and Hicham Aboutaam will be anchoring their booth at position E2 at the Park Avenue Armory....

Byzantine Lamp Lights the Way at Phoenix Ancient Art

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:15:38 +0000

Also from the Byzantine period is a silver lamp made from a sheet done in the open work technique of silver engraving. There are three small chains which end at a central hook attached to the lamps upper edge. A clear glass cup was placed inside the silver lamp, which was filled with oil to create light. (Unfortunately the glass cup is lost.) Because the silver is an open work type, light was able to filter through the lamp and was gently diffused onto the surrounding area, while the solid silver parts reflected the light onto the ceiling, creating maximum light by utilizing the reflective properties of the metal.

Most likely the lamp hung above an altar.

The Aboutaams of Phoenix Ancient Art describe this lamp as the finest of a known group of similar lamps, all dating to between the 10th and 12th centuries. A lamp of similar shape is still in use today at the Armenian Church in Jerusalem.

Exquisite Byzantine Marriage Ring at Phoenix Ancient Art The Aboutaam brothers Ali and Hicham of Phoenix Ancient Art offer a beautiful marriage ring under the category of “jewels and gemstones.” ...
Upcoming Art Show is Showcase for Phoenix Ancient Art Ali and Hicham Aboutaam will be anchoring their booth at position E2 at the Park Avenue Armory....
Marble Idol at Phoenix Ancient Art Ali Aboutaam and his brother Hicham are happy to present to the public on behalf of Phoenix Ancient Art amazing objects of beauty from the ancient world....