An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 233 May 15, 2023Clinton HowellPower, if you look back through the ages, is expressed most overtly by what an empire builds. ("Ozymandias", Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem on the ephemerality of that power is a...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 232 May 8, 2023Clinton HowellLondon life for the wealthy in the 18th century included all sorts of pastimes. In a book I recently finished, "Aristocrats" by Stella Tillyard, she writes about the four Lennox...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 231 May 1, 2023Clinton HowellDealers of antiques always look for "smalls", items that sit on or around furniture that can captivate potential buyers for either the small itself or the furniture.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 230 April 24, 2023Clinton HowellI was very lucky to have a father who could network in ways that few could surpass. He seemed to know everyone. He succeeded in getting me a job in...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 229 April 17, 2023Clinton HowellThe news I hear from the UK about English antique furniture sales by the trade is very positive, meaning that the US is lagging in its appreciation of English antiques.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 228 April 10, 2023Clinton HowellI received my copy of "Industry and Ingenuity, The Partnership of William Ince and John Mayhew" (not Jane Austen's missing manuscript of the love affair between a clergyman and a...