An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 286 May 13, 2024Clinton HowellOne of my great pleasures is reading about the history and the characters of the 18th century. "Meet the Georgians", by Robert Peal, teases us with an introduction that has...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 285 May 6, 2024Clinton HowellThe untold wealth that is being created at this time in history is extraordinary--it is estimated that the first trillionaire will be created in the next decade. The business side...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 284 April 29, 2024Clinton HowellThe rather sobering news that a French tourist, a woman who visited Luxor and purchased a metal statuette at a souvenir shop, was arrested by customs agents while leaving the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 283 April 22, 2024Clinton HowellThe creative process leads to what we call art. That much I know, but the causal relationship between the artist or artisan and their art is something else altogether. How...
An Antiquarian'sTale, Issue 282 April 15, 2024Clinton HowellI would like to write about my good friend for over forty-five years, Mindy Papp, who died on March 11. Mindy was one of the two scions along with her...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 281 April 8, 2024Clinton HowellWhenever I want to remind myself just how good some of the things I have that are for sale, I visit the Met. I don't mean for this to sound...
