An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 291 June 17, 2024Clinton HowellThe New Yorker magazine published an article by Rebecca Mead about the British Museum regarding the theft of gems that were stolen by a curator at the museum and then...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 290 June 9, 2024Clinton HowellThe summer of 1969 was a memorable summer for me as I lived in Paris and worked at the Chemical Bank Representative Office in the Place Vendome. It was a...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 289 June 3, 2024Clinton HowellLike the sapphire case, Hublot, "Unico" camo watch I referenced in a recent blog, however, a great many 18th century pieces of furniture have a story attached to them. Some...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 288 May 27, 2024Clinton Howell"The Blazing World, A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-89", by Jonathan Healey, is my latest read on English history and it is amazing for the granular level of detail...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 287 May 20, 2024Clinton HowellOne of my nieces (I have six) is married to a professor at Columbia University in New York, Ross Perlin. I mention him because he has just published a book...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 286 May 13, 2024Clinton HowellOne of my great pleasures is reading about the history and the characters of the 18th century. "Meet the Georgians", by Robert Peal, teases us with an introduction that has...
