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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Thank you, Chicago
I really had no idea what to expect from this show. The promoter, Rosemary Krieger, decided that the summer antiques show needed a radical change. Attendance at O’Hare the past few years has been steadily declining. So she moved the … Continue reading
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Setting up at the Chicago Antiques Fair
Read the directions. Good advice. We didn’t follow it. The show set up today, but setup is usually two days and the show three days, so we booked our flight to Chicago for Tuesday, so we could set up on … Continue reading
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Suggested etiquette when attending an antique show
Having exhibited at hundreds of shows over 35 years, I’ve seen attendees do some unusual and sometimes unacceptable things. As a service to the showgoing public (and also to me), I’ve decided to write about some of them as suggested … Continue reading
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My Icart etching doesn’t look good. What can I do about it?
Most Icart etchings that are in original frames with original mats have problems, such as foxing, light darkening, glue or acidity, amongst others. Read yesterday’s blog for a more complete explanation. Some people like them that way. They show their … Continue reading
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My Icart etching doesn’t look good. What is the problem?
Icart was most popular in the 1920s and ’30s. At the time, it was fashionable to give a gift for a wedding or special occasion, rather than money. What better gift than an Icart etching? They were beautiful, signed by … Continue reading
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An interview with David Rago
David Rago is the owner of the Rago Arts and Auction Center, in Lambertville, NJ, specializing in 20th century design. He also appears on The Antiques Roadshow as an appraiser, specializing in ceramics, porcelain, 20th century furniture, and vintage wine. … Continue reading
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The importance of flowers in French Cameo Glass, especially Daum Nancy
When I first started collecting and selling French cameo glass over 30 years ago, there were red flowers and blue flowers and yellow flowers. Then one day a Japanese client asked me the name of the flower on the vase … Continue reading
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Knowledge is power, part IV
In the early 2000s, I received an email from a lady who had found my website through the Internet. She told me that she had purchased a vase, signed Galle, and that she would like to have it authenticated. I … Continue reading
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Celebrity encounters in the antiques business, part VII
One day while sitting in my shop at the Manhattan Arts & Antiques Center in the late 1980s, I received a call from another dealer asking me if I had any Pairpoint puffy table lamps for sale. He said he … Continue reading
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The road to knowledge is filled with potholes, part II
In the 1970s, I thought I had made friends with an auctioneer named Jerry Schuster. He had an auction house in New Windsor, NY, about an hour north of NYC. I visited him one day while driving past. He had … Continue reading
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