The antiques trade has seen a vast change in how dealers procure and turnover inventory.  Today, you don’t have large...

Booms and busts have littered the decorative and fine arts markets just as financial cycles have their segmented ups and...

Only the Sotheby’s/Christie’s duopoly can do it, and nobody dares make a comment on the possibility of some sort of...

What is going on here?  A second auctioneer recently announced a change of practice in their method of auctioning to...

I have to admit, I never thought an auctioneer could so clearly elaborate on some of the critical issues that...

In Carol Vogel’s article “One Market Remains Sound: Money Is Still There for Best Art” in Saturday’s (11/17/07) New York...

You might remember 9 months ago, I commented (2/8/2007 blog) on a New York Times did a feature article in...

What happens when you have 20 various creditors to a dealer’s bankruptcy, who wants to opt out first?  Sotheby’s, of...

There are a lot of believers in the need for a reserve at auction, even if it has to be...

The Art and Antique Dealers League of America, Inc., is the oldest and principal antiques and fine arts organization in...