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...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 269 January 15, 2024Clinton HowellVetting, takes place, once again, the day after tomorrow at the Winter Show. Vetting is the process of looking carefully at every object on a dealer's booth to see that...