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...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 25 February 5, 2018Clinton HowellRestoring furniture is a great way to make a living, but I was a true proselytizer in those days and wanted to get the word out about both English furniture...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 24 January 22, 2018Clinton HowellThe opening of a restoration business requires patience. The essential necessity is to remember that few people understand what restoration means, at least from the point of view I was...