An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 280 April 1, 2024Clinton HowellAccurately dating a piece of furniture is one reason that antiques have such a complicated place in peoples minds. This fact opened the doors to lots of charlatans who chose...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 279 March 25, 2024Clinton HowellStripping away layers of misunderstanding about the decorative arts--becoming expert, that is--requires, as I said last week, a certain amount of failure. It is hard to get away from the...
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...
