An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 71 March 30, 2020Clinton HowellA quick recap of the tale of the secretaire and slant front bureau to remind my readers about the rarity of two pieces of furniture, allegedly dating to circa 1710,...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 70 March 23, 2020Clinton HowellWhen I first started to really focus on English furniture as being my career in the late 1970's, I wanted to visit all the places where the great furniture could...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 69 March 17, 2020Clinton HowellThe new British Galleries at the Met had me wondering just which is my favorite museum that I have visited in the last fifty years? It is a difficult question.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 68 March 9, 2020Clinton HowellThe British Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of New York reopened to the general public last week. There was a big shindig with dinner the week earlier which had many...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 67 March 2, 2020Clinton HowellThe missing note in my appreciation of London is that I have yet to talk about any buildings. Heaven forfend, London has over a thousand years of buildings within its...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 66 February 18, 2020Clinton HowellI am beginning to believe that the single most important thing we can be endowed with is curiosity. I mean the kind of curiosity that leads into discovery as well...
