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If our industry ever needed regulation… Lewis Baer
While dealer organizations may not want to advocate for changes in the industry and regulation of auction methods, the strongest motivation for an evolving industry will ultimately come down to economics. Lower prices never hurt to motivate; and disclosure of dealer prices on the internet, at an art / antiques show, or in a showroom, […]
Price Guides – Clinton Howell
Is there a need for price guides in the world of English antique furniture? Our corporate culture likes to think that everything can be quantified as long as we have enough information from which to draw a conclusion. However, I don’t think English furniture lends itself to this analysis. I have expounded many times on […]
What is Photographic Fine Art? Thomas Hodges
We read a great deal about “Fine Art Photography”, and see a lot of images that have been catgorized as such. However, does simply “categorizing” an image as “fine art” render it as such? Firstly, let us look at the definition of “fine art” itself. Depending upon where you look, it is apparent that there […]
‘THE HISTORY OF FRENCH TASTE’ – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – By Susan Boullier and Elizabeth Chase Rochette
Having come back from Miami inspired by all the amazing design we saw there, and excited by the news of the 2015 opening of the new Design Museum in London, not to mention the V & A design gallery which is open now, we decided to revisit the Musée des Arts Décoratifs just around the corner […]
Beam me up Scottie……Tom Higginson
“’ till the Sun grows cold / the Stars grow old /and the leaves of the Judgment Book unfold” (Bayard Taylor 1825-78) Wow, that’s a relief then, the world didn’t end on the 21st after all. I woke up on the 22nd with a thumping hangover and the dawning realisation that a number of very […]
Question of the Moment.
Should auction houses be invited to participate in Art and Antiques Fairs? If so, in what format?
NEWS – TEFAF Restoration Fund Grants awarded
The Worcester Art Museum in the United States and the Ashmolean Museum in the United Kingdom are to receive grants from the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund to help them carry out important conservation projects. The Fund was set up by TEFAF Maastricht, as one of its 2012 Silver Jubilee initiatives and provides up to €50,000 […]
Collectable drama – Tim Corfield
Concerning the sale of Dreweatts and Bloomsbury, or to be more exact The Fine Art Auction Group, to Baldwins the major coin dealer. Baldwins, or in fact to be more exact, Noble Investments are a quoted company which in turn owns Baldwins the major coin dealer. This first sentence I have deliberately written in a […]
Traditional Interiors – Lloyd J. Princeton
Is a traditional interior style right for you? Traditional style celebrates simple elegance, classic shapes, and unfussy details. It provides soothing comfort for relaxing at home and allows guests to take a greater share of attention. Below are 6 questions and answers to help you see if this style will give you the setting you […]
December 31, 2012 by Editors
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