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...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 274 February 19, 2024Clinton HowellMy impression of the Winter Show, three weeks after, is a blur. It seems so long while you are in it, and so short once it is over. I find...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 273 February 12, 2024Clinton HowellI often think about my father's mother at this time of year as her birthday was February 14. She was a fierce woman, the only grandparent I remember clearly, who...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 272 February 5, 2024Clinton HowellMy favorite source for material to write about, other than the aesthetic triumph of 17th, 18th and early 19th century furniture has to be the NY Times, a paper I...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 271 January 29, 2024Clinton HowellI have yet to find out how the Dutch auction fared. Do I think it is a great idea? No, I don't, but it certainly got him ink in the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 270 January 22, 2024Clinton HowellAn Oped article in the NY Times by Peter Coy entitled, "How to Hold an Anticapitalist Auction" (12/13/23) described how an artist decided to hold a Dutch auction, meaning that...