An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 309 October 21, 2024Clinton HowellI have been saving a book review from last summer that was in The New York Times Book Review entitled, "As the Art World Turns", which is the story of...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 308 October 14, 2024Clinton HowellI have nothing against auction houses--they play an enormously important role in the clearing of estates and in supplying the trade with goods. If heirs had to sell everything left...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 307 October 7, 2024Clinton HowellThe advantage of getting older in the antiques business is that you can, occasionally, remember things that you have seen before. Oddly, an item you were attracted to once, even...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 306 September 30, 2024Clinton HowellWe all have inherent biases about aesthetics (and lots of other things as well) which is a tough nut to crack when you are selling something that appeals to one...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 305 September 23, 2024Clinton HowellThe wholesale dismantling of English country houses begun in the 1860's (city houses as well) was partly caused by the high cost of maintenance, usually to a roof, but not...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 304 September 16, 2024Clinton HowellThe single most difficult task in selling English antique furniture is in giving the client an accurate portrayal of just how good, or lacking, a piece of furniture might be....
