An Antiquarian's Tale Issue 31 May 7, 2018Clinton HowellA good and fair profile of the English side of the English antique furniture trade is an almost impossible task. I enjoyed all the UK dealers ,but I felt they...
An Antiquarian's Tale Issue 30 April 16, 2018Clinton HowellBy the beginning of the 1990's, English furniture was in its heyday. The first one million dollar price tag in auction was at Christie's for a partner's desk in the...
An Antiquarian's Tale Issue 29 April 2, 2018Clinton HowellThe more I learned about the houses that dotted the English countryside, the more I wanted to get to them. Saltram, right next to the city of Plymouth in Devon...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 28 March 19, 2018Clinton HowellThe cheap flights available to London in the 1980's were nothing short of fantastic. Freddy Laker came first and then People Express. Occasionally, you could fly for as little as...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 27 March 5, 2018Clinton HowellAs the market was taking off, my wife and I had two children, Henry, born in October of 1981 and Alice, born in April of 1985. Work, however one is...
An Antiquarian's Tale Issue 26 February 19, 2018Clinton HowellThe auction scene in the early 1980's was a free for all. There were auction houses everywhere and staying on top of them all was almost impossible. As it happened, I was...