I am definitely an artifact of another time left to make my own way in this twenty-first Millennium. I have learned much and been surprised less. Something unexpected has occurred as of late though and something I didn’t anticipate....
I first saw this beauty about 18 years ago. At that point the statue was not for sale. It had sat nicely outside Thomas Church’s breakfast room in his secret garden. Church was Olmsted’s favorite student. Olmsted designed Central park....
From the moment I first started collecting antiques, I wanted to know how to tell if something was old or not. Most dealers are not willing to share trade secrets so their answers tended to be vague at best. A...
Don’t know exactly how it happened but I am not so young. In this age of disruption and globalization I thought I might pass on some information to collectors and potential collectors that they might find useful. The market for...
Few things will add more to your life than a great partner, a great pet, and, a great piece of art. Early in my career I bought attractive and relatively inexpensive art. Price is not a good measure of quality...
I thought you might enjoy a peak behind the curtain about this mysterious and weird part of the fine art and antiques business. Where there is great money there is usually a fair amount of funny business or misdirection. I...
