The (hot) summer of 2010 is upon us in New York City, but telling the temperature in the art and...
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Are The Decorative Arts Losing Their Appeal?
It seems that the art world has experienced a roller coaster period of demand and price fluctuation. Some areas seem...
A Legal Indictment Against the Duopoly
My faith in the legal process may yet be tested. My son, a law student, sent me an article in...
Millennium Modern, the Style of Contemporary
I have always tried to slice and dice a piece of furniture or decorative arts by associating a style and...
Prices and Pricing of Antiques, of Anything
I have always been a strong advocate of disclosed prices in the art and antiques industry. The fear of disclosing...
Is Business In The Trade Going to Come Back Now?
While I absolutely love macro-economic theory, I deal in a micro-economic business. The decorative arts industry has only recently, with...
NYS Auction Legislation; Not Good Enough
Presently before the NYS Senate is a bill, passed by the Assembly that is attempting to define how public auctions...
Auction Draught; Dealers Rummage Around
As bad as antiques dealers have fallen, so has the entire auction part of the trade. As I looked over...
Hoping For the Best, Antique Furniture
In the commercial world of decorative and fine arts, the present economic environment has been tough on many areas of...
The State of the (Winter) Antiques Show
I started writing this blog when the antiques business was pre “Great Recession” in January of 2007. It was when...