An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 201 October 3, 2022Clinton HowellI recently finished reading, "The Radical Potter", a book by Tristram Hunt about Josiah Wedgwood, the man who built by the time of his death in 1795 the most successful...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 200 September 26, 2022Clinton HowellI was visiting a friend a couple of weekends ago who is quite curious about the antiques world. She has bought antiques in the past and she has sold many...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 199 September 19, 2022Clinton HowellBefore English furniture hit the boom of the 1980's and 90's, decorators used furniture as an accent to a life style. Whether the choice was English, French, Biedermeier (check out...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 198 September 12, 2022Clinton HowellThe great mixer upper, market-wise, in the story of English furniture world over the last forty years has been the auction world. I am not putting a value on that...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 197 September 5, 2022Clinton HowellFlying to and from the UK in the 1970's, 80's and 90's was always an adventure (in getting the cheapest ticket) as jet travel had become quite competitive.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 196 August 29, 2022Clinton HowellThe characters I have met in this business have been many and varied. I have met dealers who really aren't dealers, just gifted salespeople, usually with great charm and often...