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The Denver Antiques Show, July 16-18, 2010
I’m writing from the floor of the antique show in Denver. It’s the third time I’m exhibiting here and this will be the acid test of whether I’ll return to Denver. After the first few hours of the show, the … Continue reading
Thank you, New York
The Fall edition of the NYC Pier show is over. Attendance was extraordinarily good this time. The place was packed, but sales didn’t quite keep pace with the level of attendance and interest. It was a good show for me, … Continue reading
Amazing antique gold discovery in the UK
For 18 years, 55-year old Terry Herbert’s hobby was to use his metal detector to search for buried metal objects in the ground. On one recent, very special day, he asked permission of a farmer friend in Staffordshire, England, to … Continue reading
No more room to collect? Christie’s has the solution.
I’ve often met collectors who told me they no longer have any room for new purchases. Well if you’re from the greater New York area, you no longer have an excuse. Christie’s New York has signed a lease on a … Continue reading
Sorry, no posts for a couple of days
I’ve just been too busy the last few days preparing for my shows at the Arlington Park Racetrack this coming weekend and at the Denver Merchandise Mart the following week. I’ll be posting shortly.
It’s Yom Kippur today
To my Jewish friends, L’Shana Tovah. May the New Year be a happy and healthy one.
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
One of the perks of the business – a visit to the Blacker House
The Blacker House was named after the lumber magnate, Robert Rue Blacker. It’s an original Greene & Greene house that dates to 1907. It was magnificently appointed with custom furniture, lighting, doors and windows, all in the finest Arts & … Continue reading