Incase You Missed It: The Five Most Exquisite Booths at the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show
Incase You Missed It: The Five Most Exquisite Booths at the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show Richard…
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Collectibles…Compliments of the Chef
Many years ago, I had a friend who was known for throwing lavish dinner parties. He was a chef in…
Cufflinks: Antiques for Gentlemen
It is a sad point of societal evolution that men’s clothing, particularly formalwear, has, in modern times, become almost a…
Antiques Investing is in the Bag
Part of being a savvy collector is not only understanding the current market value of fully-vetted antiques and art pieces,…
Antiques collecting gets personal
Many, many years ago (the early 90’s) in a land far away from Palm Beach (Breaux Bridge, LA), I was…
ANTIQUES: Beginner’s Class on Glass
Antique glassware is such a labyrinthine world all its own that I could practically do an entire blog on just…
ANTIQUES: Nobody Does It Belter
It used to be a given among older antiques dealers that, whenever someone would mention modern furniture, someone would always…
ANTIQUES: The Tiny Table That Could
I love antiques; I really do. But if it doesn’t work for me, I don’t really want it. Therefore, I…
Collectibles Corner: Masterpiece in Miniature
In a time when we can carry, literally, thousands of photographs around on our telephones, it’s easy to forget how…
Antiques as table-top treasures
Few things are as universal and as bonding as the experience of dining with others. Therefore, I have always loved…
Antiques not solely defined by age
As long as there have been antiques there have been reproductions, and even the most studied antiquarian can be fooled…
ANTIQUES: One For Your Bookshelf
Over the years of dealing art and antiques, I have worked with many old home restorationists. They are a very…
Make Chest a Treasured Addition to Antiques Decor
I have always been of the opinion that one’s home should introduce guests to the person who lives there, even…
Boulled Over by Fine Art
Our tastes change and, hopefully, we get smarter. The first part is a fact. The second part is an ambition.…
Classic antiques: Louis, Louis!
Those of us who dabble in antiques have all seen it…every one of us. It has even developed its own…
Are you an antiques collector…or a hoarder?
Once, many years ago, I knew a restoration architect (Let’s call him “Bob”) who was also an avid collector…of nothing…
Antiques, Vintage, Or Just Old?
In all my years of dealing, I have come to find that the word “antiques” means different things to different…
Collectibles: The Simple Salt Cellar
Part of the appeal of antiques is the specificity of purpose that many items had, and how this particularity offers…
Through the Eyes of a Jeweler
Exhibitor Raymond Lee Jewelers recaps the 2015 Baltimore Summer Antiques Show highlighting their favorite pieces and interviewing other jewelers at…
