Ali & Hichaam Aboutaam

Never afraid to innovative when it comes to bringing the beauty and excitement of ancient art to a wider audience, the Aboutaam brothers, Hicham and Ali instituted e-tiquities in May, 2009. Not only can items be purchased on-line, via e-tiquities™ but potential collectors can also participate in on-line auctions. After launching e-tiquities in May, 2009 the first auctioned art work was a core-formed glass amphoriskos, which is a type of perfume bottle, from the Greek Hellinistic epoch of the 3rd to 2nd century B.C.E. The bidding was set to begin at $8,000.
Hicham Aboutaam explained that purchasing antiquities can be a sound investment which not only maintains its monetary value, but adds value to the enjoyment of the collector’s life.

As Mr. Aboutaam put it:

“Given current economic conditions, people of all financial status are looking for safer havens for their investments. Antiquities have always been a good alternative through both booms and busts and unlike stocks or bonds, the return on investment includes a piece of timeless beauty.”

Some people might be nervous about purchasing ancient art. They might be unsure of the authenticity or chain of ownership (provenance) of the piece of art they are considering. At

Bronze Pendant

Phoenix Ancient Art this kind of worrying is completely unfounded.  According to Hicham Aboutaam,

“One of the things which makes Phoenix Ancient Art special in our field is the guarantee of authenticity that we provide to our clients, whether they buy works in our galleries or on our new website. Over the years, we’ve developed procedures to establish provenance to ensure that our pieces are both authentic and on the market in accordance with international law.”

Always at the forefront of new trends in antiquity dealing, the Aboutaam brothers, Ali and Hicham have decided to launch a truly innovative method for people to acquire antiquities, through their computer. All a prospective customer has to do is point their mouse to www.e-tiquities.com and examine, at their own convenience, the large array of ancient works of art available for sale.

When the hopeful collector enters this web site he or she will find beautiful objects of art in the widest possible range of prices, from as little as $500 and all the way up to $25,000, all available at the mere touch of a button.

The purpose of this venture, which was inaugurated on May 1st, 2009, is to bring antiquities to a new audience, an audience that did not have access to antiquities, or believe that ancient art collecting is only for the mega-rich. Ali and Hicham Aboutaam also want to make collecting ancient art easier for those already involved.  As Hicham explained it,

“In launching e-tiquities™ by Phoenix Ancient Art, we hope both to introduce a new audience to the cultures of the ancient world, and to give our existing clients an easy way to expand their collections.”