Tag Archives: Louis Icart
A visit to the USS New York
What does an antiques dealer do on his day off? Easy. Take his wife to visit the Navy’s newest warship, the USS New York, while it’s docked in New York. And what a wonderful visit it was. Construction of the … Continue reading
Some treasures I’ve owned, part IV, Tiffany Studios desk items
Tiffany Studios desk sets have become quite popular in the last few years. I think publication of the Kemeny book on Tiffany desk sets galvanized public interest. Since the publication of the book, prices have gone up 10-fold on many … Continue reading
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a surprise!
OK, we’re loading the van, preparing for the Morristown Armory Antiques Show this coming weekend, when Lia (my wife) calls me in the office and says “You’ve got to come down right away and see this!”. So I go downstairs … 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
Elvis Presley items do well at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
On October 18, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers held an auction of Elvis Presley memorabilia from the collection of Gary Pepper, who was the president of the Tankers Fan Club, for Elvis fans. Many items exceeded the high estimates, but those items … Continue reading
Thank you, Chicago
We last exhibited at the Chicago Merchandise Mart in May. The spring show is considered the better of the two shows because it’s more established and gets better attendance. But for us the results were the reverse. We were disappointed … Continue reading
What is Art Deco?
The Art Deco movement began developing in the 1910s during a transitional period from the Art Nouveau movement. It was in full bloom by the 1920s and 1930s. Art Deco is characterized by stylized designs of people and flowers, as … Continue reading
Some treasures I’ve owned, part II, Tiffany Studios Favrile glass
Periodically I’ll write about treasures that I’ve owned and sold in my long antiques career. Today I’ve chosen a couple of wonderful Tiffany Studios Favrile vases. Tiffany produced very few cameo vases, probably because of the difficulty in producing them … Continue reading
Tiffany candle lamps lesson
You would think that all Tiffany candle lamps use candles, but not all do. There are actually three versions — electric, kerosene and candle. All candle lamps have three basic components, the base, the insert and the shade. They may … Continue reading
Setting up at the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show
We do get around in this business — Chicago last week, Southern California before that and Denver a few weeks ago. Now we’re in Baltimore for the biggest and best show of the summer. But since I think like the … Continue reading