Art + Auction Magazine’s 30th Anniversary Issue was enjoyable to read and reminisce about the great events and personalities that...
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Antiques, An Investment Opportunity
Before I started working at Newel full time, I had a position as a staff accountant at Coopers and Lybrand,...
Ode to Woodstock
It’s been 40 years since the Woodstock event, and I regret every last moment that I didn’t go. At the...
The Consignment Shop, a Format for Dealers
The more you think about all the different ways antiques dealers operate, the more you realize there is still one...
The Trend In Antiques, Will Mid-Century Modern Wither?
Mid 20th Century decorative and fine arts has been the dominant period of collecting and decorating, certainly for the last...
The New Antiques Business Method: Commercial Alliances Among Dealers
The first question concerning how the antiques business will operate down the road is will it survive at all or...
The New Auction Format, Private Treaty Dealers
The Sotheby’s/Christie’s duopoly has been devastated by the recent bust in the contemporary art market as well as just about...
The Antiques Trade, Opportunities For The Next Generation
When I inquired if my teenage daughter was considering working at the family business any time this summer, she remarked...
Why Are Some Institutions Above the Law?
It amazes me how some institutions, both public like our government, and private institutions can arbitrarily create their own rules...
Antiques, Back In Favor?
Its been a constant tendency over the last decade that 20th Century modern design and decorative arts have been the...