An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 195 August 22, 2022Clinton HowellThere doesn't need to be fisticuffs (see last week's blog) for an auction to be memorable. And it is seldom the top lot in a sale that is the most...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 194 August 15, 2022Clinton HowellI have attended some memorable auctions over the years. About twenty or so years ago, there was a sale that was advertised in "The Art and Antiques Weekly" (also known...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 193 August 8, 2022Clinton HowellThe taste for antique furniture is a passion that evolves by taking the time to look closely and to make judgments. That experience began for me by visiting the Victoria and Albert...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 192 August 1, 2022Clinton HowellI thought it might be interesting to write about something newsworthy for a change. This is a small introduction to what a few of us at CINOA (this is a French...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 191 July 25, 2022Clinton HowellThe summer sales held at Christie's and Sotheby's in London used to be the highlight of the season for English furniture and I made a habit of attending those sales...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 190 July 18, 2022Clinton HowellThe Royal Academy is in the heart of London on Piccadilly St., located in Burlington House, the same Burlington who did so much to foster classicism in England in the...
