Category Archives: Galle
Setting up at the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, August 31, 2010
The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show is now open to the public and will end on Sunday, September 2, 2010, at 6 PM. Tuesday and Wednesday was orchestrated chaos with dealers busy hauling in their treasures and setting up the show. … Continue reading
Setting up at the Chicago Summer Antiques Show, August 26, 2010
Set up went smoothly at the Chicago Summer Antiques Show. My booth was large enough that we weren’t stepping over each other. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa The show is small, but good quality, with several high-end dealers. There’s a nice, diverse selection of … Continue reading
Repeating designs in French cameo glass by Daum Nancy and Gallé
When the Daum and Galle factories chose designs that sold well, they repeated them on different shapes. It permits an interesting way to collect — buying multiple items with the same design, but different shapes. Mixing shapes with the same … Continue reading
Some extraordinary results for French cameo glass at Christie’s Interior sale, July 22, 2010
Christie’s New York held another of their Interior sales on July 22, 2010, with some noteworthy results for French cameo glass. The French cameo glass section of the sale began with lot 204 and ended with lot 236. A nice … Continue reading
Results of the Denver Antiques Show, July 16-18, 2010
2:20 PM Sunday. Although attendance has been decent throughout the show, sales have been poor (read non-existent) since Friday afternoon. So based on the results to this minute, we will not be returning to exhibit in Denver. Should something dramatic … Continue reading
The summer antique show season is about to begin in Denver, July 16-18, 2010
Spring is always a slow time for antiques and antique shows. There just aren’t any good shows, so I redirect my attention elsewhere, but not too far astray. Mainly I spend the time trying to acquire wonderful new items for … Continue reading
Tiffany Studios items do well at Julia’s Important Lamp and Glass auction, June 22-23, 2010
James D. Julia, Inc. held their annual June Important Lamps and Glass Auction on June 22-23, 2010. I asked Jim to write some comments about his sale. His response appears in its entirety at the end of this blog post. … Continue reading
The importance of dragonflies in French cameo glass
The dragonfly is the quintessential symbol of the Art Nouveau movement, so it’s understandable that the addition of a dragonfly to a French glass object is important. Of all the French glass makers, the firm of Emile Gallé most often … Continue reading
A day in the life of an antiques dealer
I exhibit at shows around the country and one question that is often asked of me is “How do you get these things?” Well, here’s one day in my life that will partially answer the question. Yesterday, Saturday, was planned … Continue reading
Results for the Chicago Merchandise Mart Antique Show, April 30-May 3, 2010
The Chicago Merchandise Mart Antique Show was held this past weekend, April 30-May 3, 2010. Attendance was very good, but appeared to be down a bit from previous years. Dealer results were mixed, after having spoken to more than a … Continue reading