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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Setting up at the Denver Antiques Show
I’ve never exhibited in Denver before, so I’m curious about business here. The show is being held at the Denver Merchandise Mart on 58th Ave., off I-25. Lia and I fly into cities where we exhibit and Bill, our employee, … Continue reading
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Celebrity encounters in the antiques business, part III
I used to have a shop in the Manhattan Arts & Antiques Center on Second Avenue in New York City in the 1980s. One day my wife, Lia, was in the shop. I met her as she was leaving and … Continue reading
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Tiffany Favrile shades
Tiffany Studios is most famous for leaded glass lamps, but they produced lamps with hand-blown shades, called Favrile glass shades. Most of them are similar in shape (domical) and decoration (wave decoration). They fit into harp lamps or counterbalance lamps, … Continue reading
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Celebrity encounters in the antiques business, part II
OK, I admit it. I’m a sucker for celebrities. I’ve met many of them and had some amusing encounters. Here are a couple more of them. I used to have a shop on Madison Avenue in New York City called … Continue reading
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Celebrity encounters in the antiques business, part I
Being in the antiques business for over 30 years has allowed me ample opportunities to meet many celebrities. Some of the encounters were rather amusing, so here are a couple of them, not in any particular order. My wife and … Continue reading
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The market in Louis Icart oil paintings
Louis Icart was a prolific artist who enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime. He was not the typical starving artist. His popularity was greatest in the 1920s and 1930s, during which time he came to the US to promote his … Continue reading
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I'm on my way to the Denver show
I’ve been so busy preparing for my west coast shows that I haven’t posted for the last few days. I’ll will post more shortly. Thanks for your understanding.
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The ebb and flow of the market in the works of Louis Icart
I’ve been dealing in the etchings and paintings of Louis Icart since the 1970s, when his works were rediscovered by the buying public. At the time, Phillips Auctioneers occupied the Rhinelander Mansion on Madison Ave. and 72nd St., in New … Continue reading
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French Cameo Glass shines at Christie's Interior sale
Christie’s New York sold a group of approximately 30 French cameo vases by Daum, Galle, and Muller, from the Pinhas collection of Los Angeles, on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 with superb results. Everything was there to sell as judged by … Continue reading
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You can lose your shirt buying at auction, part II
What else can go wrong at an auction? Plenty. Consider restoration, for example. Many times antiques get damaged, whether it’s a vase that gets chipped or a lamp that breaks. Sometimes the restorations are excellent and sometimes they’re not. If … Continue reading
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