An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 278 March 18, 2024Clinton HowellIt is hard to imagine, when you see expertise from the outside, just how someone has gotten so good at something. Mikaela Shiffrin, for example, is possibly one of the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 277 March 11, 2024Clinton HowellChatting with a group of current and former dealers is one pleasure of aging. I wish I wasn't aging so fast, but there are some incredible memories that we have...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 276 March 4, 2024Clinton HowellThe resonance of place echoes, I think I can say with some certainty, in everybody's mind. The echo can be good and/or bad or even both, but the resonance is...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 275 February 26, 2024Clinton HowellThe second part of the Winter Show worth talking about are the people that attend the show. Well heeled New Yorkers are not in short supply, but getting them to...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 274 February 19, 2024Clinton HowellMy impression of the Winter Show, three weeks after, is a blur. It seems so long while you are in it, and so short once it is over. I find...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 273 February 12, 2024Clinton HowellI often think about my father's mother at this time of year as her birthday was February 14. She was a fierce woman, the only grandparent I remember clearly, who...