Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show
There are a few shows each years that I really look forward to and the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show is one of them. It’s the show that kicks off the season. I still think like a teacher. My year starts … Continue reading
Knowledge is power, part II
In the early 1990s, during a difficult recession, I was exhibiting at a show at the New York Coliseum. For the first couple of days, the dealers were setting up the show, walking around and buying from each other — … Continue reading
How can you tell an etching is authentic?
If I post an entry every Monday to Friday, I’ve got to come up with over 250 posts per year, so I need ideas. Please suggest some to me. This one comes from my daughter, Nicole. She asked me to … Continue reading
Celebrity encounters in the antiques business, part V
Johnny Carson and a much younger woman came into my shop at the Manhattan Arts & Antiques Center on Second Ave. in New York City in the late 1980s. I now assume the younger woman was Alexis Maas, whom he … Continue reading
Thanks, Los Angeles
What a difference a city makes. Each city has a personality based on who shows up. Interest was completely different here in LA, compared to Denver. Tiffany seemed to garner the most interest, with many questions about lamps, glass and … Continue reading
Knowledge is power, part I
Everyone likes to hear stories about a “score”, so I’ll tell you one of mine. About 10 years ago, my wife and I were in Paris, buying antiques at the flea market. There are many flea markets in Paris, with … Continue reading
Setting up at the Redondo Beach Antiques Show
Setting up a show is the non-glamorous part of the antiques show business. It’s hard work, unpacking, arranging the items, cleaning up, etc., etc. Not fun. Antique dealers get a chance to walk around the show and buy from each … Continue reading
Celebrity encounters in the antiques business, part IV
Kari Wigton, Dick Clark’s third wife, came into my shop at the Manhattan Arts & Antiques Center in the mid 1980s. She bought a small Pairpoint puffy table lamp. I invited her and her husband to a preview party at … Continue reading
American Illustration Art
I became interested in American Illustration art way before it became outrageously popular. I remember an auction of illustration art that was held at the 67th Street Armory in New York City, in the mid 1980s. I attended the exhibition … Continue reading
Thank you, Denver.
I’ve never exhibited at a show in Denver, so I didn’t know what to expect. The results are in. We did well enough to want to exhibit in Denver again. Attendance was reasonably good, but that’s not a surprise as … Continue reading