An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 158 December 6, 2021Clinton HowellThe County of Norfolk boasts some extraordinary country houses and the most significant, at least from my point of view, is Houghton Hall. Houghton was built by Robert Walpole, England's...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 157 November 29, 2021Clinton HowellCoincidentally, after my observation that skirt lengths changed after the introduction of the mini skirt, I learned that Parisian women (how many I have no idea) painted their knees to...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 156 November 22, 2021Clinton HowellI have been invited to have a booth at the Winter Antiques Show in January, 2022, which will be a return to the show for me--the last time I had...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 155 November 15, 2021Clinton HowellI have visited a number of houses two, three, four or even more times, often, like the London houses, because they are easy for me to get to. Chatsworth in...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 154 November 8, 2021Clinton HowellTwickenham is in West London, south of the river, and part of the Borough of Richmond. It's the home of Twickers, where England plays its international rugby matches and it...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 153 November 1, 2021Clinton HowellIt is fairly easy to grasp Robert Adam's decorative style by visiting the three stand alone houses he worked on--Osterley, Syon and Kenwood, (also known as the Iveagh Bequest as...
