I’m taking a time-out from my regular topics on the antiques industry.  I have two children in college and one...

With all the questions of how they operate, only Sotheby’s and Christie’s (that infamous duopoly) are in the advantageous position...

As I mentioned in my prior blog, Sotheby’s (and one would expect Christie’s to follow) is abandoning the market for...

I am back from my first 2 week vacation since I left Coopers & Lybrand in 1974; is there a...

If there is a demand for antiques and decorative arts, their intrinsic value and functionality has to be determined by...

I feel like a relic in the antiques industry; I was in it before the buyer’s premium and before the...

I love history.  It is the type of reading I do most and helps me get insight into how our...

In New York, every business that buys and sells goods must be registered to collect and pay State sales taxes....

News can travel fast in our industry, with the internet giving anyone quick access to information as well as rumors....

(Following is a letter I sent to the publisher the Maine Antiques Digest and Steve Proffitt who writes a monthly column...