An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 189 July 11, 2022Clinton HowellWhen I was growing up, American car companies had a period where the most exciting aspect of a new model car would be the tail fin. The influences behind the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 188 July 4, 2022Clinton HowellOur days in Brussels with dealers from around the world is a kind of heaven for me. As I said last week, we are not large businesses, most of us...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 187 June 27, 2022Clinton HowellThe size of the art and antiques trade has always amazed me. Specifically, the number of buyers and sellers has always has been rather small and yet the trade generates...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 186 June 20, 2022Clinton HowellAs the apex predators on this planet, we more or less get to call the shots on who or what lives or dies. This isn't a facetious observation--a bear known...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 185 June 13, 2022Clinton HowellThere have been a couple of stories in the news recently about animals attacking humans. One comes out of Yellowstone where a woman was gored by a bison.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 184 June 7, 2022Clinton HowellI think most everyone would like to be able to fly. How can one not want to when you can see what birds can do, let alone bats, butterflies, bees,...