As Enron was well versed in the smoke and mirrors of accounting practices, so too has Sotheby’s and of course...
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Industry Evolution
I start 2010 with the anticipation that it will be better than the previous year. After reading Niall Ferguson’s book,...
A New Auctioneer’s Model: No Reserve or Estimates
The news in the trade has certainly been anything but robust for the image and financial prospects of the industry....
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...
Antiques Economics
Supply and demand are the measures we use to gauge a price. The influences which have a cause and effect...
Antitrust-The Auction Reserve Starts The Bid Rigging
Bid rigging in the art and antiques world has always been blamed on buyer collusion. It seems that dealers are...
Bid Rigging and Antitrust Considerations
I just had a letter to the editor of The Maine Antiques Digest published in the July 2008 issue. I...
Selling Art vs. Antiques; Apples vs. Oranges
Antiques and art are not really so similar. While they both fall under the same industry category, selling these items...
Real Estate/Antiques- Which Transaction Format
What’s an antique or piece of real estate worth? It’s not a simple answer but requires thought, knowledge, and evaluating...