An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 176 April 11, 2022Clinton HowellI am writing this while at the Winter Antiques Show. (Postponed from its January time slot for this one year.) In retrospect, it is hard to draw a direct line...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 175 April 4, 2022Clinton HowellThere were no summers, or summers as I knew them which meant temperatures between 70-90 degrees Fahrenheit, the first three years I lived in the UK. The very first summer...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 174 March 28, 2022Clinton HowellOne of the fun aspects of building out the exhibitions that we occasionally did in London in the early 1970's was in being able to go behind the scenes, in...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 173 March 21, 2022Clinton HowellThe earliest finishers, for example, used whatever was at hand, but when cabinet shops became more sophisticated, finishers were entrusted by cabinetmakers to show off their woodworking skills.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 172 March 14, 2022Clinton HowellI have talked extensively about finishes over the years and the role that a finish has in abetting great color. (It should be noted that the finish is not the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 171 March 7, 2022Clinton HowellColor. Who ever thought that color would be a touchy subject for an antiques dealer? It is, and the trade partly has itself to blame for it.
