Antique and Art Exchange·Mar 4, 2022BOOKSGUTENBERG CHANGED THE WORLD WITH HIS PRESS. BEFORE THIS BOOKS IN THE WEST WHERE HAND WRITTEN OR COPIED OFTEN BY MONKS. AN INTERESTING STUDY…
Antique and Art Exchange·Feb 28, 2022May you live in interesting times…….We are very pleased to introduce our new art director Jon W. Hite. You might have noticed the new and greatly improved Instagram feed. More…
Antique and Art Exchange·Sep 25, 2021Does it matter if something is real?Recently and actually fairly slowly this thought about whether or not something is real and does it matter has been developing. Classic…
Antique and Art Exchange·Feb 2, 2021A new Generation of Collectors Takes ChargeA fascinating thing happened when COVID19 freed up time for people to explore what is available. Collectors are no longer tethered to…
Antique and Art Exchange·Jan 26, 2021Good old fashioned MagicThrough a series of fortunate circumstances a very large crystal ball came into our lives. A short while latter it was on its way to…
Antique and Art Exchange·Jan 19, 2021How to tell roughly when a piece was made.At the moment there is an a huge rotation in the antiques market. In case you have not heard some of the best buyers are about 30 or…
Antique and Art Exchange·Jan 11, 2021The 900 lb uninvited guest.Like it or not we are all subject to what I like to call big Mother. Far from the meritocracy we where pitched it has become an electronic…
Antique and Art Exchange·Jan 6, 2021Can you make a sows ear into a silk purse?One of my favorite colleagues, a rare and talented survivor of the incredible finicky antiques trade regularly makes jokes about the…
Antique and Art Exchange·Jan 3, 2021Evaluating art in general or for purchase.I spent a fair amount of time fiddling with some
Antique and Art Exchange·Dec 31, 2020Some quick words about antique restoration.Sooner or later you probably will have a piece you own or are thinking of buying that needs some professional attention / repair. A…