An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 226 March 27, 2023Clinton HowellI have spent a fair amount of time discussing anti-money laundering (AML) with art and antique dealers because the EU, and the United States governments, consider the art and antiques...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 225 March 20, 2023Clinton HowellThe list of dealers I have not mentioned is long and I have only mentioned those dealers, apart from Mallett, in the Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Fulham areas and not even all...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 224 March 13, 2023Clinton HowellThe dealers I have talked about thusfar were among the best in the business--by that I mean they ran shops where they bought and sold at very expensive levels, not...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 223 March 6, 2023Clinton HowellThe trek around the antiques trade in London--who to visit--was usually defined by geography, particularly if I was walking. If I was visiting Norman Adams on Hans Rd., it was...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 222 February 27, 2023Clinton HowellRunning around London in the 1970's and 80's to look at English antique furniture was so very interesting because the market was in flux from what had been a somewhat...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 221 February 20, 2023Clinton HowellLearning about English antiques furniture (all old furniture for that matter) varies according to how or where you start from. Auctioneers, for example, have little interest in expertise--not that they...