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197. Dan Carlin (replay)
<p>2010 interview with <a href="https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/">HARDCORE HISTORY’S</a> Dan Carlin, a fascinating guest who’s podcast still holds up after 11 years. Dan talks about prep for his shows, the predictable things that happen when you reflect on history and much more.…</p>
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196. Art Guard Bill Anderson
<p>Founder of Art Guard, Bill Anderson discusses the art theft market, as well as Art Guard’s system which is dedicated to protecting anything that’s valuable and portable. A system that is always on, operating discreetly in the background, managed from anywhere on a mobile device.…</p>
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195. Adam Zimmerman, New York Antiques Dealer
<p>Adam discusses the antiques business today in the New York City surroundings, an area of exodus, the merchandise available and how to handle things as a buyer and seller in a COVID restricted environment. Check out his website: <strong><a href="https://www.syl-leeantiques.com/about/">Syl-Lee Antiques</a></strong>…</p>
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194. Stephen Schofield on Coins & Stamps
<p>Martin Willis interviews longtime friend Stephen Schofield on coins and stamps, and how rare are rare coins? What about collecting stamps? What to do for more information about what dad or grandad may have stashed away. Who to trust and what the importance is of condition and care for these historic pieces passing through our lives. For images and info check out his auction website: <a href="http://www.centennialauctions.com/"><strong>http://www.centennialauctions.com/</strong></a>…</p>
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193. Maine Artist, David Vickery
<p>One of Maine’s noted artists, David Vickery discusses his path on becoming an artist by first looking through a camera lens, what challenges him and what inspires him. Check out his Varieties of Maine <em>Realism at: </em><strong><a href="http://www.dvickery.com/">http://www.dvickery.com/</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.dowlingwalsh.com/artists/david-vickery">https://www.dowlingwalsh.com/artists/david-vickery</a></strong>…</p>
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192. Brimfield ONLINE
<p>Martin Willis speaks with Mike Lord & Justin Nash who decided that they were not going to let one of the country’s largest antiques shows not happen during the virus, so they created an online event to rival the experience of being there. Gates open May 12, 10:00 AM EDT.</p>
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<p><a href="https://feelthebrim.com/">https://feelthebrim.com/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrimfieldOnline/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrimfieldOnline/</a>…</p>
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191. Owls Head Transportation Museum
<p>Curator, Rob Verbsky on the collection of planes, antique cars, motorcycles, memorabilia and more. What is considered transportation, interesting stories, the rarest of the collection, how it all began, the future and more.</p>
<p>Check out these related links: <a href="http://owlshead.org">http://owlshead.org</a> <a href="http://owlshead.org/collections/category/aircraft">http://owlshead.org/collections/category/aircraft</a> <a href="http://owlshead.org/collections/category/automobiles">http://owlshead.org/collections/category/automobiles</a> <a href="http://owlshead.org/collections/category/motorcycles">http://owlshead.org/collections/category/motorcycles</a> <a href="http://owlshead.org/collections/category/carriages">http://owlshead.org/collections/category/carriages</a> <a href="http://owlshead.org/collections/category/bicycles">http://owlshead.org/collections/category/bicycles</a>…</p>
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190. Auction Houses Coping with COVID-19
<p>Interviews with auction houses around the country on the new reality of “Online Only Auctions”, with Stephen Fletcher of Skinner Auctioneers in Boston; Wes Cowan of Cowan’s Auctions, Ohio; Rick Unruh of Clars Auction Gallery, Oakland, CA and Greg Willett, a global picker, Wisconsin.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.skinnerinc.com">www.skinnerinc.com </a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.cowanauctions.com">https://www.cowanauctions.com</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://clars.com"><strong>https://clars.com </strong></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.gregwillettantiques.com">https://www.gregwillettantiques.com</a></strong>…</p>
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YouTube Interview with Martin Kemp on da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi
<p><iframe title="Martin Kemp, Behind the Scenes of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi" width="768" height="432" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hMsg7kWge6A?start=177&feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Live Stream interview by Martin Willis with a leading world Leonardo da Vinci expert, Martin Kemp on Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at auction (<strong>$450 million</strong>). This unknown work was purchased by a New York art collector Robert Simon for $10,000 through an auction house somewhere in Louisiana in 2005. The mystery buyer at auction was prince, Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud.…</p>
Show Notes: Rago/ Wright Merger
<p><em>Interview with Richard Wright and David Rago about their Rago/Wright merger, how it is expanding business and their perspectives on material they handle, such as buying, selling and collecting in the current market. Check out the websites:</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.ragoarts.com/"><strong>https://www.ragoarts.com/</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.wright20.com/"><strong>https://www.wright20.com/</strong></a></p>
<h2>Related Links</h2>
<p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nakashima">George Nakashima</a>; <a href="https://nakashimawoodworkers.com/">Nakashima Woodworkers</a> ; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Stickley">Gustav Stickley</a>; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/fashion/paul-evans-furniture-designer-auction.html">Paul Evans</a>; <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-mad-potter-of-biloxi-106065115/">George Ohr Pottery</a>; <a href="https://www.jamesbeardensculpture.com/">James Bearden</a>; <a href="https://www.antiquesaregreen.org/">Antiques Are Green</a></strong></p>
<h2>Show Transcript</h2>
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<p><strong>Note: Transcripts are digitally transcribed, we do not deem them as accurate.</strong></p>
<p><em>Host Martin Willis </em><em>(19s):</em></p>
<p><em>Hello everyone and welcome to the antique auction Forum. We have two great guests. They vote then past guests on the show Richard Wright and David Reagan. And we are going to talk today about their merger that they’re doing pretty excited to speak about that. Welcome to the show guys. Thank you for having us and you we are right now you are down in Lambertville, right? And then at the Lambertville office the auction gallery there in the heart of New Jersey.</em></p>
<p><span id="more-8861"></span>Yes, and if I remember right David, you told me last time we spoke here about four miles from the Nakashima shop as a crow flies. Yes. Yeah, and what …</p>
189. Richard Wright & David Rago
<p>Interview with Richard Wright and David Rago about their Rago/Wright merger, how it is expanding business and their perspectives on material they handle, such as buying, selling and collecting in the current market. Check out the websites:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.ragoarts.com/"><strong>https://www.ragoarts.com/ </strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.wright20.com/"><strong>https://www.wright20.com/</strong></a></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-rago-wright-merger/">Show Notes and Transcript</a></h4>…
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A Simple Phrase from Abraham Lincoln’s Last Hours
<p>An auctioneer’s story, by Martin Willis</p>
<p>Back in early 2001, on a bright sunny day I met an auction goer and former consignor at a bank in Durham, New Hampshire. She said she had something important in her safety deposit box that she wanted me to sell at auction. The bank was a beautiful brick Georgian style building perched above the Oyster River. We went into a private room with frosted glass windows, she opened the box, took out a folded document, and handed it to me. I carefully unfolded it saw it was an official New Hampshire 1865 petition and read the following simple phrase on the side of the document: <strong>“<em>April 14, 1865, To Edwin M. Stanton, </em><em>Hon. Secretary of War, please see and hear Hon. Mr. Rollins, & oblige him if you consistently can. A. LINCOLN”</em></strong><span id="more-8516"></span></p>
<p>When I first read this, I saw the date, and knew right away it was important as only a few pieces written on Lincoln’s last day were known to be in private hands. However, I was struck by how little content it had, it was just a one-liner written by our 16<sup>th</sup> President. I have held several documents, notes …</p>
188. Jim Craig on Carver, John H. Bellamy
<p>Author, <a href="http://james-craig.frankviningsmith.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Craig</a> joins us for a fascinating interview on the finest American eagle carver of all time, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Haley_Bellamy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Haley Bellamy</a>. Check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/johnhaley.bellamy?fref=ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook Page.</a>…</p>
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186. Jim “Griff” Griffith, eBay Today
<p>A delightful conversation with Jim “Griff'” Griffith on eBay today, trends, added enhancements and the changes that social media bring to the platform. Starting with one person in a condo in 1995, growing to a global market of buyers and sellers worldwide with over 1 billion items offered at any given time.</p>
<p>eBay’s Dean of Education, Griff is an eBay seller coach, instructor, mentor and advocate with the eBay North America Marketplaces Team. In addition, he’s the author of <a href="blocked::http://www.ebay.com/griff">The Official eBay Bible</a>, the authoritative eBay guide for the beginning bidder, seller, and professional entrepreneur as well as host of eBay Radio. For more information, join our eBay Radio Group: <a href="http://www.ebayradio.com/">http://www.ebayradio.com</a>…</p>
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185. Dr. Anne Laure Bandle
<p>Anne Laure Bandle joins us from Geneva and discusses the fascinating topic of her 2016 book: <a href="https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/the-sale-of-misattributed-artworks-and-antiques-at-auction">The Sale of Misattributed Artworks and Antiques at Auction </a>Some amazing cases of sleepers, jackpots and the legality of it all. Dr. Anne Laure Bandle is an attorney-at-law at the lawfim Borel & Barbey in Geneva where she advises clients in matters related to works of art, copyright, contracts, estate planning, foundations and trusts. Anne Laure Bandle website: <a href="https://www.artsandlaw.ch/">https://www.artsandlaw.ch/</a>…</p>
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‘MY CHILDREN DO NOT WANT IT’: REASONS WHY THE YOUNG ARE NOT INTO ANTIQUES
<p>A phrase that I hear on a weekly basis, when appraising antiques, is troubling: “My children (or grandchildren),” I am told, “want nothing to do with my antiques.” When I was growing up, there were all sorts of people my age enjoying and appreciating antiques, and many of them were planning on getting into the antique business, one way or another.</p>
<p>Now, I want to note, that not all young people have this attitude; it’s just the majority who do. There are still some young people getting into the business, just far fewer. There is a difference between someone working in the business and someone in the business with a passion for it. When my path crosses with those people, I take a moment to talk with them, and I’m also willing to share what I know. When one of these people ask me for advice on what to specialize in, I tell them to figure out what they love, and find out everything they can about it. If they still love it, then that is a good choice.</p>
<p><span id="more-8426"></span>I am an antiques generalist, which means I cover the gamut as much as I can. A generalist needs to know …</p>
184. Martin Kemp on da Vinci’s, Salvator Mundi
<p>Live Streamed on YouTube, One of the world’s leading Leonardo experts, <a href="http://www.martinjkemp.com/">Martin Kemp</a>, who helped authenticate the $<a href="http://www.christies.com/features/Leonardo-and-Post-War-results-New-York-8729-3.aspx">450 million Salvator Mundi</a> talks about what it was like behind the scenes exploring the authenticity, the depth of the work, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7omwQLuGJQ">emotional quality</a> and more. He later discusses the ongoing speculation of the buyer, (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/insider/salvator-mundi-buyer.html">the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia?</a>) where it may end up (possibly the <a href="https://www.louvreabudhabi.ae/">Louvre Abu Dhabi</a>) as well as other aspects of Leonardo’s work.<span id="more-8414"></span></p>
<p>He will be writing a book on this particular work soon, which you will find on his website: <a href="http://www.martinjkemp.com/">www.martinjkemp.com</a> He said that he knew immediately upon first viewing the restored painting that it was the work of Leonardo: “It’s got that kind of uncanny vortex, as if the hair is a living, moving substance, or like water, which is what Leonardo said hair was like. However skilled Leonardo’s followers and imitators might have been, none of them reached out into such realms of “philosophical and subtle speculation”. We cannot reasonably doubt that here, we are in the presence of the painter from Vinci. Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvator_Mundi_(Leonardo)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvator_Mundi_(Leonardo)</a></p>
<p>Bio: Martin Kemp is Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University. …</p>
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183. Andy Warhol Attic Find!
<p>It has been awhile, glad to be back! Martin talks live streaming with Dan Meader at John McInnis Auctioneers in Amesbury, MA. about a hidden and unknown Andy Warhol work find in a New England family attic. “I’m trudging along, it’s 150 degrees in the attic, I’m on my hands and knees going through this box that was just stuff, I can see this bubble wrap in this box that’s falling apart. … I flipped it over and I see the inscription on the back and I started shaking.” <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/11/warhol_art_found_in_amesbury_attic">Source </a>Auction results will be posted.</p>
<p><span id="more-8320"></span>PRICES REALIZED of a few highlights, including the 23% buyer’s premium: Lot 40. Andy Warhol broken canvas, “Abstraction – Gift to Jon Gould” sculpture: $369,000; Lot 44. Andy Warhol, ‘NY Post’ crumpled sculpture: $43,050; Lot 48. Andy Warhol charcoal drawing, “Body Builder”: $43,050 and Lot 52. Andy Warhol stitched photo collage “Jon Gould”: $61,500 plus so much more.…</p>
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Nathaniel Gould Furniture at the Peabody Essex Museum with Kemble Widmer and Joyce King
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Nathaniel Gould Furniture at the Peabody Essex Museum with Kemble Widmer and Joyce King" width="768" height="432" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eVB-tb1GOfk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>…</p>
Dime Sells for Nearly $2 Million!
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><i> Sold by Heritage Auctions, Jan. 7, 2016, at Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention in Tampa; famous coin makes only its fourth appearance at auction in history</i></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s2">DALLAS – <a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/barber-dimes/dimes/1894-s-10c-branch-mint-pr66-pcgs-secure-cac/p/1231-122001.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515"><span class="s3">An 1894-S Barber Dime, Branch Mint PR66 PCGS CAC, the finest known</span></a>, realized $1,997,500 at auction on Jan. 7, 2016 as the centerpiece of <a href="http://coins.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=1231&ic=breadcrumb-coins-121913-interior"><span class="s3">Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night event at the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention in Tampa, FL</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">It was sold to an experienced collector, who placed their bid online and wishes to remain anonymous. The winning bidder was one of 16 different collectors vying for the piece.</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">“This was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to own one of the most famous, mysterious and elusive coins in American numismatics,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. “It’s a classic of American coinage often grouped with the 1804 dollar and the 1913 Liberty nickel as ‘The Big Three’ of U.S. coin rarities. It has been the stuff of collectors’ dreams since attention was first brought to it in 1900.”</span><span id="more-8288"></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">Only 24 Barber dimes were struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1894, apparently in order to balance a bullion account. No more than nine – and possibly only eight – examples of </span>…</p>
182. Lisa Kroese, Estate Mama
<p>An interesting interview with Lisa Kroese, who was looking to keep herself busy in a new location. A great story of how an estate sale business was born and growing. Lisa helps out with her ideas through books and more. Check out her website<a href="http://expertestates.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> expertestates.com </a>and her helpful blog/website: <a href="http://estatefusion.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estatefusion.com</a>…</p>
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181. Boston MFA, Unfinished Stories Exhibition
<p>Curator Karen E. Haas discusses how Peter J. Cohen has amassed a collection of some 50,000 vernacular photographs. He recently gave more than 1,000 of them to the Museum of Fine Arts. On display are roughly 300 for “Unfinished Stories: Snapshots From the Peter J. Cohen Collection.” The photographs, most of which are in black and white, span the first three-quarters of the last century. The show runs through Feb. 21, 2016.</p>
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180. Auctionata $3.7 Million Clock
<p>Former podcast host, Phyllis Kao joins us with Dr Arne Sildatke from <a href="https://auctionata.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auctionata’s </a> Berlin headquarters and discuss the recent sale of a late 18th century Chinese automaton clock that sold for a record $3.7 million, and further talk about Auctionata’s unique way of running auctions.…</p>
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179. Johanna McBrien
<p>Interview with Editor-in-Chief of<a href="http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a><span class="new-miniprofile-container /biz/miniprofile/1667879?pathWildcard=1667879" data-tracking="mcp_profile_sum" data-li-url="/biz/miniprofile/1667879?pathWildcard=1667879" data-li-getjs="https://static.licdn.com/scds/concat/common/js?h=132v17xg2p77htje03sije4p8&fc=2" data-li-miniprofile-id="LI-6759869">Antiques & Fine Art Magazine: </span><span class="s1"><a href="http://www.afamag.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.afamag.com</a>, </span><span class="new-miniprofile-container /biz/miniprofile/1667879?pathWildcard=1667879" data-tracking="mcp_profile_sum" data-li-url="/biz/miniprofile/1667879?pathWildcard=1667879" data-li-getjs="https://static.licdn.com/scds/concat/common/js?h=132v17xg2p77htje03sije4p8&fc=2" data-li-miniprofile-id="LI-6759869">Johanna McBrien talks about her amazing academic and professional background as well as <a href="https://www.incollect.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">InCollect.com</a>, Johanna is a boots on the ground researcher and lover of fine Period American furniture, she further discusses the importance of the arts and connection through history.</span>…</p>
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178. Gary Sohmers, King of Pop Culture
<p>Aloha, it is a fun interview with the ‘psychic appraiser’ and king of Pop Culture, Gary Sohmers. He knows <a href="http://www.allcollectors.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the value</a> of 100,000 useless objects and is nationally recognized expert in the world of collectibles. Listen in as he talks about his beginnings, and how the business has changed and much more. Check out his <a href="http://980wcap.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">radio show</a> Tuesdays 10-11:00 AM EST and <a href="http://www.necomiccon.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North East Comic Con.</a>…</p>
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177. Gabe Ficht, Antiques Dealer
<p>Oh to be 18 years old, and an antiques dealer! Gabe tells what it’s like to be one of the few out there, he has been buying and selling for four years, and has a nice space in an active antique shop. You can email Gabe at: <a href="mailto:fichtgabe32@yahoo.com">fichtgabe32@yahoo.com</a>…</p>
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Modernistic Silver in Lincoln Massachusetts
<p>by Martin Willis</p>
<p>If you happen to be one of the 5,000 people to live in a beautiful country town to the west of Boston, Lincoln, Massachusetts then you had the chance recently of owning a local treasure of modernism. During a recent call from my friend <a href="http://www.stinsonauctions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Doug Stinson</a>,<b> </b>I learned about a benefit auction he was donating his services at in his home town. He said there was some incredible modernistic silver he was auctioning off the next day, the work of which rivals designs by known silversmith, <a href="http://www.georgjensenheritage.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Georg Jensen.</a><span id="more-8173"></span></p>
<h6><b><a href="https://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" size-medium wp-image-4076 alignright" src="https://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10-300x232.jpg" alt="10" width="300" height="232" /></a>A Gift to the Town</b></h6>
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<p>On April 12th, 60 pieces fine silver and jewelry that Florence Hollingsworth designed and hand-wrought as well as 40 pieces she owned, but not made by her were sold to Lincoln residents and past students only, with 100% of proceeds benefitting the First Parish Church of Lincoln.</p>
<h6><b>Who Was Florence Hollingsworth?</b></h6>
<p><a href="https://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/florence.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4082" src="https://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/florence-215x300.jpg" alt="florence" width="215" height="300" /></a>Florence Scott Hollingsworth was born in 1896 in Oregon. She attended Oregon State University, where she met her future husband Lowell. They both graduated in the midst of the Great Depression and they eventually attended Stanford to better their chances for employment. The couple moved east when Lowell was offered a …</p>
Record Auction Estimate
<p>by Martin Willis</p>
<p>Coming up next month, Christies takes a daring leap and has the distinction of assigning the highest art at auction estimate ever. Picasso’s Les Femmes d’Alger, created in 1955 is going on the block May 11th at the Rockefella Center in New York City. The $140 Million dollar estimate is the lower end of expectations.</p>
<p>This painting in particular is iconic to say the least, but not considered the most valuable artwork in the world. If you could imagine the most viewed painting in the world, the Mona Lisa (6 million people per year) ever for some reason hit the auction block, not only could it somehow cause a war of some kind, but nations would probably bid for it and guessing the price would be very unlikely.</p>
<p><span id="more-8170"></span>Les Femmes d’Alger in particular is iconic to say the least, but not considered the most valuable artwork in the world. If you could imagine the Mona Lisa coming to auction, think of the chaos that would ensue. Over 6 million people a year view the masterpiece of masterpieces. Not only could it somehow cause a war of some kind, but nations would probably bid for it and speculating …</p>
176. James Tumblin, Gone with the Wind Collection
<p>Guest James Tumblin talks about his Gone with the Wind collection coming up at <a href="http://entertainment.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=53+793+794+792+4294950386" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heritage Auction on April 18 & 19</a>, how he got started collecting his now 300,000 Gone with the Wind objects of memorabilia as well his experience and friendship with Marilyn Monroe.</p>
<p>Follow up with auction results <a href="http://bit.ly/1byDkBi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a> Dress sells for $137,000!…</p>
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Tech Proves Monet Authentic
<p>by Martin Willis</p>
<h6><b>60 Years of Waiting Proves Worthwhile</b></h6>
<p>A painting purchased in the 1950s by Finland’s Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation was never proven to be by the artist as it appeared to be unsigned. Thanks to modern technology, Claude Monet’s (1840-1926) signature was recently found under a layer of paint. The piece was painted near his home in Giverny and called “<em>A Haystack in the Evening Sun”</em> (1892).</p>
<p>I had the opportunity to view a Monet exhibition several years ago in Boston, and there is nothing like seeing the work in person. The pieces that struck me the most were, his lily pad paintings and his haystack paintings, both of which can sell for in excess of $10 million.…</p>
The Almost Lost Attributions of a Master Craftsman
<p>by Martin Willis</p>
<p>Not often can so many magnificent pieces travel through time unattributed, but such was the case of many Nathaniel Gould’s masterpieces. It all started several years ago when furniture scholar, Kemble Widmer and Joyce King were contacted by fine antique dealers, <a href="http://www.clprickett.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C.L. Prickett</a> who recently purchased an outstanding mahogany Chippendale bombe secretary/bookcase. Prickett contracted Widmer & King to try to track down the maker of his acquisition, knowing it was most likely a Boston, Massachusetts furniture maker.</p>
<p><em><strong>Detectives at Work</strong></em><span id="more-8117"></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ANTIQUES2-master315.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3633" src="https://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ANTIQUES2-master315.jpg" alt="ANTIQUES2-master315" width="315" height="210" /></a>Now let’s shift gears and talk about three vellum covered account books sitting unregarded on the shelves at the <a href="http://www.masshist.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Massachusetts Historical Society</a> for 174 years. These books were assumed to be nothing more than account ledgers. During their investigation Kemble had a strong hunch that the piece they were researching was by Nathaniel Gould. One evening, it occurred to Joyce King that when all else fails in their research, Google it. Surprisingly in her Google search, Nathaniel Gould account books popped up under the Massachusetts Historical Society. Ironically, this information had only been on the internet for one or two weeks. Joyce immediately called Kem, (as he likes to be called) and told him what she found, …</p>
174. Ken Beach, Vacuum Cleaner History
<p>A show on vacuum cleaner history recorded at the Home & Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California with an old school salesman, Ken Beach. An unusual topic, with an entertaining guest.…</p>
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173. The Rescued Film Project
<p>Guest Levi Bettweiser talks about <a href="http://www.rescuedfilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Rescued Film Project</a>, found film from locations all over the world, in the form of undeveloped rolls of film, which are developed and scanned to a digital archive, check out <a href="http://vimeo.com/116735360" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this video</a> of 31 discovered WWII rolls seen for the first time.…</p>
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172. Paul Revere’s Time Capsule Opening
<p>Our most exciting historic podcast, on location at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for the Reveal Ceremony of the famed Paul Revere, Samuel Adams Time Capsule! Plus, a phone interview with the woman who opened the box, Pam Hatchfield who is Head of Objects Conservation at the MFA. Pam is also president of the <a href="http://www.conservation-us.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #444444;">American Institute for Conservation</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #444444;">.</span></a></p>
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Paul Revere Time Capsule Opened
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The Collecting Bug Caught Early
<p><em>A Collector’s Perspective</em></p>
<p>by Martin Willis</p>
<p>I have to look back in my memory to try and understand why I loved antiques at such an early age. I attribute this to walking around the border of our property in Eliot, Maine at the age of 7 or so and discovering shards of antique bottles from a 19th century dump. I loved the way the glass had turned purple with time, and the embossing on them told stories. I eventually got a garden hoe and started to dig, and found treasure after treasure of these intact examples of history.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/triloids1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-3504" src="http://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/triloids1-159x300.jpg" alt="triloids1" width="80" height="151" /></a>I caught the bug and was hooked right there and then. I eventually got some friends together to search other properties, burrowing deep into the woods, poison ivy and all. I would bring the finds home, clean them as good as I could in a washtub, and display them on shelves in our barn. I had bottles, insulators and inkwells of all kinds, colors and sizes. The shelves became overloaded and eventually went into boxes. I still bear the scar of a bad cut I got at a site and remember it exactly. I was so enthralled in the dig, I tore …</p>
171. Gary Sullivan
<p>Gary Sullivan talks about transitioning from oak furniture in the 1970s to fine American period furniture and clocks. His path has led him to the <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antiques Roadshow</a> and more recently to the White House to document an American musical tall case clock made by <a href="http://www.colonialwatches.com/home/colonialwatches/effingham-embree" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Effingham Embree</a>. For information on clocks and more, check out: <a href="http://www.garysullivanantiques.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">garysullivanantiques.com</a>…</p>
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170. Paul Brown
<p>Former <a href="http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/auction-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auction King</a>, Paul Brown comes back on the show to talk about his new upcoming pilot, <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/shows/endless-yard-sale" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Endless Yard Sale</a> on Scripps Network, HGTV. Check out Paul’s auctions at <a href="http://www.gallery63.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gallery 63</a>…</p>
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169. Lost Archive of Marilyn Monroe
<p>Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien’s Auctions talks to us from London to share the details of Marilyn Monroe’s lost archive. Found are 200 lots of Marilyn’s personal effects that were found at her home upon her death and have only resurfaced recently. The auction takes place on December 6, 2014. <a href="http://www.juliensauctions.com/auctions/2014/marilyn-monroe/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auction information</a> and <a href="https://app.gemr.com/user/j_auctions-2014/items" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlights.</a> Read the <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/marilyn-monroe-an-icon">blog </a>by Martin Willis, written in 2012.<span id="more-8015"></span></p>
<p><strong>Sales Results:</strong> Marilyn Monroe Overcoat sold for $176,400<br />
MM Love Letter from Joe DiMaggio sold for $78,125<br />
MM Star Hair combs sold for $22,500<br />
MM Beaded necklace sold for $37,500<br />
MM signed model release sold for $12,500<br />
MM Nude painting by Earl Moran sold for $37,500<br />
MM letter to Arthur Miller sold for $43,750<br />
MM Compact $46875…</p>
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168. Andrew Truman, Toys, Dolls & Advertising
<p style="text-align: left;">James D. Julia’s Toys, Dolls & Advertising department head, Andrew Truman talks about collecting, past auctions and a record breaking auction that took place on November 7th, 2014. Check out auction results<a href="http://jamesdjulia.com/auction/376-november-advertising-toy-doll-auction/?session=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> here.</a>…</p>
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What People Collect
<p style="color: #444444;">If it exists, it is collected by someone. In my long career in the antiques and auction business, I have seen the vast variety of items that people collect.</p>
<p style="color: #444444;">The reason people usually start collecting is, a connection. Not with the objects per say, but with memories. Sometimes people just plain collect because they realize something appeals to them, this has happened to me with fine art.</p>
<p style="color: #444444;"><span id="more-7987"></span>People don’t always collect just items, sometimes they collect themes. Here are just a few theme examples: <a style="color: #21759b;" href="http://www.finedags.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Photography</a>, <a style="color: #21759b;" href="http://www.uncledaveys.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Civil War</a> & <a style="color: #21759b;" href="http://www.flyingtigerantiques.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">militaria</a>, fine art paintings & sculpture, furniture, <a style="color: #21759b;" href="http://www.guyetteanddeeter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">duck decoys</a>, <a style="color: #21759b;" href="http://www.ephemerasociety.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">historical ephemera</a>, antique toys, coins, beer cans, books. Animal themes collected include: cats, dogs, elephants, tigers, lions, hippopotamuses, squirrels, turtles, loons, ducks and owls. I have been in houses where there are 1,000s of these themed collectibles. The person, couple or family cherished the aspect of collecting, and buying examples, at auction, on vacation, or other various means. Their stories of their collecting experience was often very interesting and meant something to them.</p>
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Winslow Homer, Studio Painter
<p>by Martin Willis</p>
<p>Listen to the associated podcast <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/podcasts/167-winslow-homers-studio/">here.</a></p>
<p>When visiting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prouts_Neck" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prout’s Neck</a>, right away you know you are somewhere special, a peninsula surrounded by water, a harbor on one side and the rocky ocean coast on the other. It is a place where you can become secluded if you choose and take in Maine’s nature at it’s best. It is a place you can paint.</p>
<p><span id="more-7981"></span>I had the opportunity to visit the <a href="http://www.portlandmuseum.org/homer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">studio </a>of a preeminent figure in American art, <a href="http://www.winslowhomer.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Winslow Homer</a>, who was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1836 and later settled to this beautiful surrounding. You can almost picture the artist with easel perched on the shore, creating one of his astounding images. I was disappointed to find out that this never happened. Winslow Homer was a studio painter. To be a studio painter of his magnitude, you could only be a gifted observer, a lover of the visual.</p>
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167. Winslow Homer’s Studio
<p>An interview with<a href="http://www.portlandmuseum.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Portland Museum of Art</a> Director, Mark Bessire at <a href="http://www.portlandmuseum.org/homer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Winslow Homer’s Studio</a>, Prout’s Neck, Maine. Mark discusses the life that shaped Homer into the artist he became, his work and his time as America’s top studio painter on the Maine Coast. <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=winslow+homer+images&qpvt=winslow+homer+images&FORM=IGRE">winslow homer images</a>…</p>
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$905,000 at Auction for Apple 1 Computer?
<p>by Martin Willis</p>
<p><strong>The More You Pay the More You Like It</strong></p>
<p>Values of rarities are only perceived ones and are subjective to the beholder. Only two people have to have this perception, the winning bidder and the under-bidder. Proven history shows that auction is a great method to sell rare items, people fight with their money to claim their prize.<span id="more-7939"></span></p>
<p>This was no exception at Bonham’s groundbreaking <a href="http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22247/?category=results#/aa0=1&w0=results&m0=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">History of Science Auction</a> held in New York on October 22<sup>nd</sup>. Offered were 288 lots including items ranging from <a href="http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22247/lot/1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">18<sup>th</sup> century pocket globes </a>to the ilk of 20<sup>th</sup> century tech.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/26112-apple-1_article.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1944" src="http://blog.gemr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/26112-apple-1_article-300x199.jpg" alt="26112-apple-1_article" width="300" height="199" /></a>The star of the show was a motherboard retaining a label reading, “<a href="http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22247/lot/286/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Computer 1 / Palo Alto, Ca. Copyright 1976”</a>. Let’s face it, not a pretty object, but historically very significant in the digital world. The bottom line is, when the bidding ended and the dust settled, Apple 1 sold for an astonishing $905,000.</p>
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166. Rebekah Kaufman, Steiff
<p>Rebekah Kaufman comes on the show again to talk about recent finds, and collecting Steiff other than the popular Teddy Bear and much more. Check out the accompanying <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebi1_CWZNSg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VIDEO</a>, a moving tale on what started three generations of collecting. Rebekah’s <a href="http://mysteifflife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steiff Blog.</a>…</p>
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The Value of Condition
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Around two dozen years ago, I attended an auction that was being conducted by a legendary auctioneer, Dick Withington, of New Hampshire. Dick was a real character, and he had an amazing memory. If you bought an item at his auction, he would ask your name, and he never forgot it. You could walk into an auction of his five years later, bid on another piece, and he would say “Sold to John Doe”, he always got it right. He refused to use bidder numbers like everyone else until he was late in his 70s.</p>
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<p>At this particular auction there was an offering of a matching pair of NH Chippendale maple chest-on-chests, which translates to a chest of drawers in two parts with the base chest supported by feet or a bracket.The incredible pieces offered were made by the master cabinet maker, Major John Dunlap in the late 18th century. When I say ‘pair’, there was indeed a single difference in the two. One had a mustard yellow original painted surface, the other had been stripped and refinished a number of years ago. It was time for the yellow surfaced one to be on the block, followed </p></div></div></div></div></div>…
165. Anthony Moore, Art Conservation
<p>Martin visits York, Maine and speaks with longtime painting conservator, Anthony Moore on the importance of professional conservation. Anthony further discusses some techniques, as well as tells some interesting stories. <a href="http://anthonymooreconservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anthonymooreconservation.com</a>…</p>
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164. Ryan Servant, Brimfield Antiques App
<p>A chat with app developer, Ryan Servant, who offers the <a href="http://www.brimfieldfleafinder.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brimfield Flea Finder</a> free to the <a href="http://brimfieldantiquefleamarket.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">antique show</a> attendees, listen in to all the brilliant benefits of use, including finding pieces, the facilities/food and more.…</p>
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163. Emily Susanin
<p>Emily Susanin of<a href="http://www.susanins.com/SUSANIN%27S.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Susanin’s Auctioneers & Appraisers</a> joins us for insight on the Chicago auction world, her involvement in the company. She further discusses the fun one can have while dealing with interesting people and pieces as well as educating one’s self in the trade.…</p>
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162. Walt Kolenda
<p>Martin and Walt Kolenda discuss how antiques are green, and give advice for the collector just starting out, plus throw out a few stories and tips. <a href="http://capeannauction.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check out Walt’s website.</a>…</p>
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161. Round-Robin at Randolph Street Antiques Market
<p>An annual round-robin, at the festive <a href="http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Randolph Street Market</a>, with promoter <a href="http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/aboutimagepilots.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sally Schwartz</a>, <a href="http://www.talkschic.com/nena-ivon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nena Ivon</a>, <a href="http://www.harryrinker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harry Rinker</a>, <a href="http://www.illusionjewels.com/bling&things2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Susan Klein Bagdade</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Warmans-English-Continental-Pottery-Porcelain/dp/0873495055/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369606380&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Al Bagdade</a>, and <a href="http://www.tmsfeatures.com/bio/danielle-arnet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Danielle Arnet</a>, Addressing several topics in the world of collecting in 2014.…</p>
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160. Brother Arnold, Shaker
<p>We are honored to host one of the three surviving Shakers, Brother Arnold which was recorded live at the <a href="http://www.shaker.lib.me.us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sabbathday Lake Village</a>. Brother Arnold discusses the history of the Shakers, the way of life and the objects they crafted which are treasured by collectors from coast to coast. Check the <a href="http://www.shaker.lib.me.us/WorkshopsBooklet2014.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Calendar of Events</a>.<a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3076632_1_l.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-7827 alignright" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3076632_1_l-300x181.jpg" alt="3076632_1_l" width="300" height="181" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3076632_1_l-300x181.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3076632_1_l-150x92.jpg 150w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3076632_1_l.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>…</p>
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159. Michael Jefferson, 20th c. Carpets
<p>Michael Jefferson of Wright Auctions dives into a new auction paradigm, 20th century carpets. Listen in as he explains how important what you are walking on can be, and how it can tie a collection together. Check out the auction and images <a href="http://www.wright20.com/auctions/2014/06/SGKZ/TB8W" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here. </a>…</p>
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158. A $10 Million Gold Hoard/Treasure Found!
<p style="text-align: justify;">An exciting interview with <a href="http://www.kaginsinc.com/coins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kagins Inc</a>., Donald Kagin, PhD & David McCarthy who are handling a once in a century find, The Saddle Ridge Hoard, $10 million worth of rare gold coins, buried sometime in the late 1800s and recently discovered when a couple was out walking their dog on their own property in Marin County! Listen in for behind the scenes of this unprecedented event and how it will unfold. <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/saddle-ridge-10-million-hoard-interview-images/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here for an interview transcription with the anonymous couple, plus images.</a>…</p>
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Saddle Ridge $10 Million Hoard Interview & Images
<p><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HOARD INTERVIEW</span> </b></p>
<p><b><i><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bic-pic8.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7795" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bic-pic8-300x224.jpeg" alt="bic - pic8" width="300" height="224" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bic-pic8-300x224.jpeg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bic-pic8.jpeg 321w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Q. You call this the Saddle Ridge Hoard; is that where you found these coins? </i></b></p>
<p><b>Mary: Yes – we found the coins buried on a little area of our property that we call the Saddle Ridge </b></p>
<p><b>Q: <i>Have you lived on this property a long time and possibly passed by the treasure without spying it before?</i></b></p>
<p><b>John: I saw an old can sticking out of the ground on a trail that we had walked almost every day for many, many years.</b></p>
<p><b>Mary: I was looking down in the right spot and saw the side of the can. I bent over to scrape some moss off and noticed that it had both ends on it!</b></p>
<p><b>Q. Had you ever noticed anything peculiar in the area before?</b></p>
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<p><b><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bic-pic10.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-7796" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bic-pic10-300x224.jpeg" alt="bic - pic10" width="300" height="224" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bic-pic10-300x224.jpeg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bic-pic10.jpeg 321w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>John: Years ago, on our first hike, we noticed an old tree growing into the hill. It had an empty rusty can hanging from it that the tree had grown around – that was right at the site where we found the coins… At the time we thought the can might be a place for someone to put flowers in for a gravesite – something which would have been typical at the time.</b>…</p>
156. Richard Wright on Harry Bertoia
<p>Speaking with Richard Wright of <a href="http://www.wright20.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wright20</a> about his new NYC location hosting the <a href="http://www.wright20.com/exhibitions/preview/2014/1/bertoia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harry Bertoia Exhibition</a>, he further discuses the life and works of Bertoia from his famous diamond chairs to installations and highly regarded sounding sculptures.…</p>
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155. Mary Miley Theobald, Stuff After Death
<p>An interview with historian and author Mary Miley Theobald, on a ‘what to do’ book on when you are faced with in inherited household, ‘ How to identify, value and dispose of inherited stuff.’ Check out her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stuff-After-Death-Identify-Inherited-ebook/dp/B0092FE36Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">book.</a></p>
<p>Her website is: <a href="http://marymileytheobald.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marymileytheobald.com</a>…</p>
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154. Jeffrey Herman, Silver Care
<p style="text-align: justify;">Jeffrey Herman passionately discusses how to care for silver, plus freely gives many other tips for the collector or buyer. His comprehensive website has all the advice you may ever need: <a href="http://www.hermansilver.com/care.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.hermansilver.com/silver care</a>…</p>
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153. Michael Lauck, Collecting Magic
<p style="text-align: justify;">Michael Lauck discusses the history of magicians, including women in the field, Houdini, collecting ephemera, posters props and more. A fascinating interview by a specialist that really knows his topic. Check out a <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/collecting-magic/">blog</a> Michael wrote for the forum and also: <a href="http://itricks.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTricks.com</a>…</p>
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152. Dylan Shrub
<p>27 year-old Dylan Shub in Jerusalem of The <a href="http://www.rubylane.com/shop/thegryphonsnest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gryphon’s Nest</a> explains the antique business there as well as what it was like starting as a toddler in the business. He later discusses the social media aspect of the antiques dealing and where that is headed with the “Virtual Generation”.…</p>
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151. The Legends Auction
<p style="text-align: justify;">Martin talks to Dan Meader at John McInnis Auctions about the past record breaking David Powers Auction of JFK’s affects and the monumental upcoming <a href="http://www.mcinnisauctions.com/antique-auctions/auction.php?auctionid=292" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Legends Auction</a>, JFK, Peter Lawford, Ernest Hemingway, Marilyn Monroe and more. Listen to Dan’s enthusiasm as he explains behind the scenes and the contents of the auction that will shake the world of collectors! View auction supplement <a href="http://www.mcinnisauctions.com/legends_auction_kennedy/flipbook/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a>…</p>
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Impressionists on the Water, Images
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/14.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-7661 aligncenter" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/14-300x237.jpg" alt="Boats on the Beach at Berck, ca. 1876." width="300" height="237" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/14-300x237.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/14-1024x810.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/15.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-7662 aligncenter" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/15-300x179.jpg" alt="15" width="300" height="179" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/15-300x179.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/15-1024x610.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
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150. Daniel Finamore, Peabody Essex Museum
<p style="text-align: justify;">Join curator Daniel Finamore, PhD, <em>Russell W. Knight Curator of Maritime Art and History</em> as he discusses the “<a href="http://www.pem.org/exhibitions/159-impressionists_on_the_water" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Impressionists on the Water</a>” exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts that runs from November 9th through February 17th, 2014</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/impressionists-on-the-water-images/">For Images, Click Here</a></strong></p>
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149. Behind the Scenes, An Auction of a Lifetime
<p>A lecture by Martin Willis in Amesbury, MA discussing behind the scenes of the auction of the signer of the Declaration, Josiah Bartlett which was a career highlight held in 1989. <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/videos/the-josiah-bartlett-auction-june-1989/">Check out the news story video.</a>…</p>
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147. Maureen Stanton
<p style="text-align: justify;">A great interview with Maureen Stanton, author of: <a href="http://killerstuffandtonsofmoney.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Killer Stuff and Tons of Money</a>, listen in for the behind the scenes look, the way it really is in the world of the antiques marketplace. This podcast host recommends this book for anyone that wants to know what it is really like out there.…</p>
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146. Elaine Miller, Glass & Ceramic Restoration
<p style="text-align: justify;">A fascinating interview with noted glass and ceramic conservator, Elaine Miller. Listen in as she discusses the art of restoration/repair and her passion for putting the puzzles back together as well as maintaining the integrity of fine objects.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Visit: <a href="http://studiofairmont.com/Site/Home.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fairmont Studios</a>…</p>
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145. Pamela Wiggins
<p style="text-align: justify;">Pamela Wiggins grew up in the antiques business and later became a journalist and joined her two worlds together writing about the subject as well as encouraging the family hobby of antiques interest. <a href="http://antiques.about.com/bio/Pamela-Wiggins-2528.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here for info.</a>…</p>
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144. Martin Kemp, Discovering a Da Vinci
<p>Martin Kemp discusses where science meets art to uncover the La Bella Principessa, a Leonardo Da Vinci that was nearly unattributed and lost through time. Listen in to hear how a $21,000 German 19<sup>th</sup> century portrait can turn into a work by the Old Master himself and be worth over a purported $100 million! Check out: <a href="http://www.martinjkemp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">martinjkemp.com</a></p>
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143. Connor McCrory, The Youngest Picker
<p style="text-align: justify;">Martin has a delightful conversation with 8-year-old Connor McCrory, who is a prodigy picker. Having a passion for collecting and gaining knowledge at such an early age, the antique world is his oyster. We will keep an eye on him and talk again next year. Check out his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Youngest-Picker/104534416300551" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook page</a> and <a href="http://www.estatesalesbyconnor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website.</a>…</p>
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142. Corey Daniels Gallery
<p style="text-align: justify;">Stopping along busy US1 in Wells, Maine, Martin has a conversation with gallery owner ,Corey Daniels and gallery director/artist, Miles Spadone. Cory discusses his transitions from 18th century period furniture, to today’s contemporary art which he displays in a beautiful setting. Check out: <a href="http://coreydanielsgallery.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coreydanielsgallery.com</a> check out their busy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/coreydanielsgallery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook page</a> as well.…</p>
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141. Colby College Museum of Art, Lunder Collection
<p style="text-align: justify;">An interview at the Colby College Museum of Art with: Elizabeth Finch, Lunder Curator of American Art; Hannah Blunt, Langlais Curator for Special Projects and Lauren Lessing, Mirken Curator of Education as they all discuss the Lunder Collection and exhibition. At over $100 million, the largest and most significant gift of art to any institution of higher learning ever. Visit the <a href="http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Website </a>and ‘Like’ on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColbyMuseum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>…</p>
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140. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
<p style="text-align: justify;">On location! After a tour of <a href="http://www.monticello.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monticello,</a> Martin talks with <a href="http://www.studio360.org/people/susan-stein/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Susan Stein</a>, Richard Gilder Senior Curator & Vice President for Museum Programs about Thomas Jefferson, the man and his amazing mountain top home that he called <a href="http://www.monticello.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monticello.</a> Be sure to ‘Like’ on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TJMonticello" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook!</a>…</p>
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Martin Willis, Appraisal Clinic
<p><iframe loading="lazy" width="768" height="432" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fOadUifMlqg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>…</p>
139. Fabergé Revealed at the Peabody Essex Museum
<p style="text-align: justify;">A fascinating discussion with <a href="http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Dean-T-Lahikainen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dean Lahikainen</a>, <a href="http://pem.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peabody Essex Museum</a>‘s Carolyn and Peter Lynch Curator of American Decorative Art about an upcoming exhibition, <a href="http://www.pem.org/exhibitions/156-faberge_revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fabergé Revealed </a>from the collection of the <a href="http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/Default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia Museum of Fine Arts</a> that will be on view at PEM from June 22 until September 29, 2013. Also discussed is, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Faberg%C3%A9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The House of Fabergé </a>and the people who sought the treasured works. Visit:<a href="http://pem.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> http://pem.org</a>…</p>
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138. Keri Seery, Social Media & Antiques
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</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Keri Seery speaks about social media, and the symbiotic relationship it can have in the marketing of antiques. Check out Keri’s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Antique-Therapy/145010585512856?fref=ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook Page.</a>…</p>
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137. Margaret Zoladkowski on Textiles
<p style="text-align: justify;">Margaret Zoladkowski is a recent UNH graduate with a history degree, who is pursuing a career in the antiques and auction industry. She currently interns at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and has knowledge as well as a passion for early textiles. She discusses the quirks of Victorian mourning clothing etiquette and fashion arts of the past.…</p>
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A Show Worth Your Visit
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/images.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-7332" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" alt="images" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/images.jpg" width="146" height="222" /></a>Seldom do I blog about any of the podcasts, but as I am sitting at O’Hare Airport, I decided to write about my experience at the <a href="http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/" target="_blank">Randolph Street Market in Chicago.</a> I had more than an excellent time podcasting at the 10th anniversary celebration, Memorial Day Weekend.</p>
<p>In a conversation a nearly 4 years ago with <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericdbradley" target="_blank">Eric Bradley</a>, (formerly the editor of <a href="http://www.antiquetrader.com/magazine?r=atrcirppcg&gclid=CKGvks7PtrcCFWJlMgodRVYA4g" target="_blank">Antique Trader),</a> he mentioned that I needed to do a podcast with Sally Schwartz. He told me that she was fun and a real Chicago icon in the antiques world.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I found out Sally was all of that and more. Rarely do you meet someone that is entrepreneurial, follows her dreams and make things happen the way Sally does. This market is just one of her great events, she is a very busy woman and somehow keeps it all together. The connection I have made with Sally has certainly enriched this podcast, and my life. By the way, she really does have a great sense of humor. <span id="more-7331"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5e974261dbf9f40b7cbc6ebc7a270cbb.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-7350" alt="5e974261dbf9f40b7cbc6ebc7a270cbb" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5e974261dbf9f40b7cbc6ebc7a270cbb-271x300.jpg" width="130" height="144" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5e974261dbf9f40b7cbc6ebc7a270cbb-271x300.jpg 271w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5e974261dbf9f40b7cbc6ebc7a270cbb.jpg 694w" sizes="(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px" /></a>Speaking of humor, to find out we have a mutual friend, <a href="http://www.gregwillettantiques.com/">Greg Willett</a> who joined us for the podcast (also in <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/picker_door_knocker_greg_willet" target="_blank">podcast 42</a>) was icing on the cake. Besides …</p>
136. Randolph St. Market Anniversary Special
<p style="text-align: justify;">Recorded live in Chicago, a special Round-Robin format podcast celebration of the 10th Anniversary of <a href="http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Randolph Street Market</a>, with co-founder <a href="http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/aboutimagepilots.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sally Schwartz</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=17668296&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=ZmG1&locale=en_US&srchid=571562311369606003911&srchindex=1&srchtotal=4&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A571562311369606003911%2CVSRPtargetId%3A17668296%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathy Finley</a>, <a href="http://www.talkschic.com/nena-ivon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nena Ivon</a>, <a href="http://www.harryrinker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harry Rinker</a>, <a href="http://www.illusionjewels.com/bling&things2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Susan Klein Bagdade</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Warmans-English-Continental-Pottery-Porcelain/dp/0873495055/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369606380&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Al Bagdade</a>, <a href="http://www.gregwillettantiques.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Willett,</a> <a href="http://www.tmsfeatures.com/bio/danielle-arnet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Danielle Arnet</a>, and former podcast co-host<a href="http://www.lesliehindman.com/departments/asian/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Phyllis Kao</a>. A celebration of the anniversary as well as a discussion on the antiques market place makes this a fascinating podcast for all who are interested in antiques and vintage.…</p>
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135. Cari Cucksey at Brimfield
<p>Martin joins Cari Cucksey of <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/cari-cucksey/bio/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HGTV’s Cash & Cari</a> for a fun sit-down at the Brimfield Antique show.</p>
<p>Check out:<a href="http://www.repurposeshop.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> http://www.repurposeshop.com</a>…</p>
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Antiques: A Journey Through Time
<p style="text-align: justify;">by Martin Willis</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>A look at how antiques connect us to forgotten lives of the past</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I was walking my dog this morning on the property of the 1790 House, which is a fine colonial structure in Woburn, Massachusetts that houses the auction company’s office. The property is right next to Rt. 128, which is always very noisy with a constant stream of traffic flowing north and south.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The historic house borders the Middlesex Canal, which was a concept that became a reality in the late 18th century. The canal connected Boston Harbor to the Merrimack River and had 20 locks with the average depth of 3 feet. Barges pulled by oxen transported many goods all the way to Concord, NH and back. The main function of the canal was to transport timber for shipbuilding from the virgin forest of New Hampshire to Medford, Mass. When the canal was built, it was a very substantial feat of engineering for that time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/baldwin_estate.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-7214" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/baldwin_estate-300x166.jpg" alt="baldwin_estate" width="300" height="166" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/baldwin_estate-300x166.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/baldwin_estate.jpg 353w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>As my dog and I walked near the canal, we came to some brush that my dog decided to walk into. I forced my way through the thicket to find my dog, and came upon a magnificent chiseled granite …</p>
134. Richard Wright, Italian 20th c. Glass
<p style="text-align: justify;">Repeat guest, Richard Wright, of <a href="http://www.wright20.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wright</a> in Chicago talks about fine 20th c. Italian, Murano glass such as Venini & Barovier. Check out the important collection at auction on <a href="http://www.wright20.com/auctions/view/QHRR/QHRS/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">June 8th, 2013.</a>…</p>
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133. Antique Violins, Kevin McElroy
<p>Martin speaks with luthier, Kevin McElroy of Frost Gully Violins in Freeport, Maine about what makes antique violins special, and what to look for in a fine instrument. Visit:<a href="http://www.frostgullyviolins.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> frostgullyviolins.com</a>…</p>
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The Next Generation
<address>by Lee Kalfon</address>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chandelier.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-7170" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" alt="chandelier" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chandelier-300x250.jpg" width="210" height="175" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chandelier-300x250.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chandelier.jpg 570w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" /></a>One of the most pressing issues in our industry today, and one near to my heart, is how to engage the next generation of auction goers and antique collectors. I have read a good many articles on how the younger generations; the millennials in particular don’t care about antiques. All too many times I’ve heard “kids these days would rather have a cell phone than a bedroom suite”. Frankly I am starting to take offense. I am a millennial. I am 25, and yes, I own an IPhone, but I also work for an auction house. I care about antiques, vintage, and preserving our material culture for the next generation. Maybe I’m an anomaly, but I don’t think so.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">We have been accused of being the “Ikea generation”. I’m just as guilty. Sometimes it’s easier to buy a cheap but functional piece of furniture that you can easily load into your Honda Civic and drive to your college apartment and throw it out at the end of the semester. However, to say that our generation amounts to 30 dollars of prefabricated particle board is selling us short. There has been a huge move with against waste and …</p>
132. Lee Kalfon, The Millennial Generation & Antiques
<p>Martin chats with Lee Kalfon about what is going on in the antique world and the opinions of Generation Y. They talk about why younger people may have lost some interest in antiques. They discuss vintage and repurposing as well as steampunk movements.…</p>
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What Is It? What Is It Worth?
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dear Mr.Willis,</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I have attached a photo of a painting signed Walt Kuhn in upper right, which belonged to my father. We have reason to believe it was passed down from his paternal side of the family. He never displayed this painting nor had it appraised – he died in 2008. We found the painting among his effects and we think he forgot that he had it.<span id="more-7142"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The painting is on canvas, and it has no signature. There is an old New York gallery label on the reverse of the painting that says “Walt Kuhn, Head of a Young Girl” the painting is 14″x 10″</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Can you tell me what it is worth? NK</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/walter-kuhn-head-of-a-young-girl.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7143" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/walter-kuhn-head-of-a-young-girl-230x300.jpg" alt="walter-kuhn-head-of-a-young-girl" width="230" height="300" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/walter-kuhn-head-of-a-young-girl-230x300.jpg 230w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/walter-kuhn-head-of-a-young-girl.jpg 384w" sizes="(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dear NK,</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thank you for sending this information. Your painting certainly appears to be by the artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). There is a lot to say about Walt Kuhn; besides being an American Modernest Master, he was also instrumental in putting together the landmark 1913 Armory Show. Through this show, he was the first to bring Pablo Picasso among others to the US. Kuhn was offered $20,000 during his life for his masterpiece, The White Clown. At the time, it was the most money ever offered …</p>
131. James Callahan on Asian Art
<p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PBS Antiques Roadshow</a> Appraiser, Director of Asian Arts, for <a href="http://jamesdjulia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James D. Julia Auctioneers</a>, James Callahan talks about the Asian Art Market and much more.…</p>
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130. Paul Brown, Auction Kings
<p style="text-align: justify;">Repeat guest Paul Brown of <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/auction-kings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discovery Channel’s Auction Kings</a>, and <a href="http://gallery63.net/g63site/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gallery 63</a> of Atlanta comes back on to talk about recent happenings, Season IV and auctions in general.…</p>
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129. Adrien von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver
<p style="text-align: justify;">An informational conversation with Adrien von Ferscht, of Glasgow, Scotland on the subject of antique Chinese Export Silver. Adrien is a pure academic researcher and provides an astounding amount of resources on his blog: <a href="http://chinese-export-silver.com/about-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chinese-export-silver.com</a> His catalog of marks, 1785-1940 is available <a href="http://chinese-export-silver.com/catalogue-of-makers-marks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, with a new edition soon to be published.…</p>
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Presidential Auction Results, Emotions & Prices Run High
<h3 style="text-align: justify;">A historic auction, media frenzy and a night owl’s delight</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;">by Martin Willis</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Check out our interview with Dan Meader prior to this auction<a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/podcasts/127-dan-meader-on-jfk-pieces-at-auction/"> here.</a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When you have so many objects of a great fallen president in one auction, anything can happen. The collection was from the estate of David F. Powers, special assistant to Kennedy and the first curator of the JFK Library. I made an appearance at the auction, braving four hours of dangerous travel in a typical New England snowstorm. I went as I said in the podcast, just to see the people and watch the event.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I want to start by saying, no one in the business could have done a better job, and that is not easy to say, considering that I am a competitor of my good friend John McInnis as well as a friend of Dan Meader who held the auction in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The one thing I certainly bet John wishes he had done differently is, make it a two-day auction. As fate would have it, the auction ended up being a two-day event after all (18 hours long), but not by choice.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">As I sat in the audience, I noticed that …</p>
128. Tony Dow, Actor/Director Turned Sculptor
<p style="text-align: justify;">You may remember him as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Cleaver" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Wally”</a> on the iconic show, <a href="http://www.leaveittobeaver.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leave it to Beaver</a>, child actor and more recently film director, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235638/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tony Dow</a> talks about his second career as a sculptor, his journey and how he creates his art. Check out: <a href="http://www.tonydowsculpture.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tonydowsculpture.com</a>…</p>
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127. Dan Meader, JFK Collection at Auction
<p style="text-align: justify;">Martin visits <a href="John McInnis' Auction Gallery " target="_blank" rel="noopener">John McInnis’ Auction Gallery</a> in <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address=76+Main+St&city=Amesbury&state=MA&zipcode=01913&redirect=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amesbury, Massachusetts</a> and talks Dan Meader about the important John F. Kennedy <a href="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/36550_presidential-auction/page1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memorabilia</a> that belonged to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Powers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David F. Powers</a>, JFK’s White House special assistant and longtime confidant. <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/presidential-auction-results-emotions-prices-run-high/">Auction follow-up here!</a></p>
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126. Colleene Fesko on Cape Ann Art
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://colleenefesko.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colleene Fesko</a>, frequently seen on the hit PBS television series <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Antiques Roadshow</em></a> talks about the <a href="http://jamesdjulia.com/press_releases/pr_2013.asp?cID=antique" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Gale Art Collection</a> of Cape Ann School paintings. She also discusses the internet’s changing affects on the art market, fakes and more. Check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tPzrml7iHc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Gale video</a> of him describing his collection. The auction will be held at <a href="http://www.jamesdjulia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Julia Auctioneers.</a>…</p>
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125. Dan Horan, Luxury Wrist Watches
<p>Martin visits Dan Horan and talks about today’s market of collectable timepieces, including Rolex Watches, Patek Philippe Watches and more.</p>
<p>Check out: <a href="http://www.roschmitt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">roschmitt.com</a>…</p>
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Pieces of History on Display in New York City Real Estate Office
<p><em>by Ken Torrino</em></p>
<p><em></em><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-07-at-3.28.12-PM.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-6867" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="Screen Shot 2012-12-07 at 3.28.12 PM" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-07-at-3.28.12-PM-244x300.png" alt="" width="171" height="210" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-07-at-3.28.12-PM-244x300.png 244w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-07-at-3.28.12-PM.png 569w" sizes="(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px" /></a>Here are a few things you’d think you would never see in a New York City real estate office:</p>
<p>Yet, we’d be wrong. Right now, these and other historical documents can be found on display in the Madison Avenue gallery of Douglas Elliman, a premier <a href="http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city">New York City real estate</a> agency. It’s a week-long promotion that will lead to an auction consisting of 300 lots filled with personal documents that belonged to historical figures from King George III to Joe DiMaggio.</p>
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<p>The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector, Part I, this and the upcoming second part of the auction will be hosted by <a href="http://www.profilesinhistory.com/">Profiles in History</a>. Hoping to enhance interest among East Coast buyers, Fraunces Tavern was the original site for the display, which would have been held December 18 in California. Unfortunately, Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath made those plans illogical. Douglas Elliman graciously stepped in and offered to open its doors for the event. In a statement, Douglas Elliman Real Estate CEO, Dottie Herman, said, “In the spirit of true New York resiliency, we were able to provide our gallery space and offer people a unique chance to see this amazing collection before …</p>
124. Richard Wright on Italian Design
<p>Repeat guest Richard Wright from auction house <a href="http://www.wright20.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wright20</a> talks about Italian design including Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass and more.…</p>
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123. Wendy Harvey, on Collectable Ceramic Tiles
<p>Martin along with Rebekah Kaufman co-hosting speak with collectable tile expert, Wendy Harvey about all aspects of tiles, what makes them collectable and more.</p>
<p>Check out <a href="http://www.antiquearticles.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.antiquearticles.com</a>…</p>
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Tossed But Not Lost
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Frank+W.+Benson+1862-1951+Portrait+in+White+1889.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-6801" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="Frank+W.+Benson+(1862-1951)+Portrait+in+White+1889" alt="" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Frank+W.+Benson+1862-1951+Portrait+in+White+1889-237x300.jpg" width="166" height="210" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Frank+W.+Benson+1862-1951+Portrait+in+White+1889-237x300.jpg 237w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Frank+W.+Benson+1862-1951+Portrait+in+White+1889.jpg 316w" sizes="(max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px" /></a>‘One Man’s Trash’ you have heard the expression enough; here is another example how that it rings true.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Back in 1982, my father, (Morgan Willis) and I were at a storage place meeting a woman from a prominent family in York, Maine. She was there for an hour before with family members getting things ready for us, as her main goal was to clear everything out of the storage unit. She ultimately wanted to stop paying rent on it as the family had been doing for at least ten years.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In the storage were items that were inherited from someone in their family, and there were nice period American pieces, boxes of early Canton porcelain and many fine collectibles. My dad and I were both very exited with the items we were listing, but of course, we kept our cool. It is never a good idea to get too excited as it tends to make consignors get excited enough not to sell sometimes.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">We were all loaded up and ready to go, and my father noticed a corner of a crate sticking out of a dumpster they were using. He asked about what was in the crate and the woman …</p>
122. Gregg Elliott on High Grade Shotguns
<p><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-gregg-ell/">Show Notes:</a> Martin talks to blogger and expert Gregg Elliott on high grade shotguns, collecting, and how to make careful decisions when obtaining them. Check out his blog website at: <a href="http://www.dogsanddoubles.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dogsanddoubles.com</a></p>
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Show Notes, Gregg Elliott, 121.
<p><strong><em><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/podcasts/122-gregg-elliott-on-high-grade-shotguns/">Listen to the podcast here.</a></em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Hi everyone, welcome to the Antique Auction Forum. This is Martin Willis. Today is Podcast 122 with Gregg Elliott. His website is <a href="http://www.dogsanddoubles.com/">dogsanddoubles.com</a>. We’re going to be speaking today about collecting high-grade, mostly antique, shotguns. You can like us on our Facebook page, or you can follow us on twitter. Those icons are on our website. If you would like to contact me, that’s <a href="mailto:info@antiqueauctionforum.com">info@antiqueauctionforum.com</a>.<span id="more-6871"></span></p>
<p>Thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy today’s show.</p>
<p>This podcast is sponsored by WorthPoint. Find out what your antiques are worth at<a href="http://worthpoint.com/"> WorthPoint.com</a></p>
<p>I’m with Gregg Elliott. How are you doing, Gregg?</p>
<p><strong>Gregg:</strong> I’m doing well, thanks. How are you doing?</p>
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Great, and we’re going to talk about shotguns, which I never thought I was going to talk about on this blog, but it’s pretty interesting. Right off the bat I’m going to ask you what makes a good shotgun a good shotgun?</p>
<p><strong>Gregg:</strong> I think, from my perspective, one is original condition; I like to find one that hasn’t been refinished or restored in any way. I really value old finishes because those were put there by the original craftsmen, and they …</p>
121. Mary Miley Theobald, on History Myths
<p><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-mary-miley-theobald-121/">Show Notes: </a>Martin talks with historian/author, Mary Miley Theobald about debunking some fun American history myths of Colonial through Victorian times, some involving antiques. Check out: <a href="http://marymileytheobald.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marymileytheobald.com</a>…</p>
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Show Notes, Mary Miley Theobald, 121.
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Hi everyone, this is Martin Willis with the Antique Auction Forum. Welcome to Episode 121 with <a href="http://marymileytheobald.com/">Mary Miley Theobald</a>. Today’s topic is going to be on historical myths. Some of them do apply to antiques; it’s a pretty fun show, I hope you enjoy it. You can follow us on twitter or you can like us on Facebook; those icons are right on our website <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/">http://antiqueauctionforum.com</a>. You can contact me at <a href="mailto:info@antiqueauctionforum.com">info@antiqueauctionforum.com</a>. Thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy today’s show.<span id="more-6830"></span></p>
<p>This podcast is sponsored by WorthPoint. Find out what your antiques are worth at <a href="http://worthpoint.com/">WorthPoint.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> I have Mary Miley Theobald in Virginia on Skype. How are you doing Mary?</p>
<p><strong>Mary:</strong> I’m fine, thank you.</p>
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> And you are a historian, and you live in Virginia.</p>
<p><strong>Mary:</strong> Yes I do.</p>
<p><strong>Martin: </strong> I listened to one of your podcasts, the <a href="http://podcast.history.org/2012/10/15/death-by-petticoat/">Colonial Williamsburg Podcast</a>; I thought it was great and a really interesting topic because we do from time to time some historical podcasts here and a lot of what we are involved in in the business certainly relates to history, so they’re always very popular on these shows. …</p>
Collecting Magic
<address>by Michael Lauck</address>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Thurston-Coin.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-6751" title="Thurston Coin" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Thurston-Coin.png" alt="" width="210" height="210" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Thurston-Coin.png 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Thurston-Coin-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" /></a> Over the last few years it seems like there has been an increased interest in collecting the bizarre and odd, particularly the oddities of yesterday. As collecting the artifacts of the carnival midways, sideshows and traveling medicine shows gain popularity, so does the popularity of these entertainments’ (only slightly) more refined cousin, magic. Although magic and illusion have been popular entertainments for centuries, the hey day of stage magic was arguably around the turn of the last century. This period has left us a legacy of beautiful advertising material, souvenirs and actual stage props. The problem is that magic, by its very nature, is secretive which compounds the normal problems that come with antique verification. Many items sold as magic props, such as puzzle boxes and two headed coins, are actually novelties or gambling items. If you are not a magician (and sometimes even if you are), it can be very difficult to spot a legitimate prop and even harder to tell something relatively old. However, props are only one of the types of magic related antiques you may find.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"> One of the most popular areas of magic collecting is advertising, which basically means posters although …</p>
Show Notes; Polly Bergen, 120.
<p><em><strong>Listen to the podcast<a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/podcasts/120-actress-singer-polly-bergen/"> here.</a></strong></em></p>
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Hi everyone, this is Martin Willis of Antiques Auction Forum episode 120. I’m excited about today’s guest; it’s the award-winning legendary actress, and singer as well as author, Polly Bergen <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Polly-Bergen/150067449164">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Polly-Bergen/150067449164</a>. Because of that I have her music as an intro and outro. Hope you enjoy that. A couple of announcements: You can follow us on twitter and you can like us on facebook; those icons are right on our website. This pod cast is sponsored by Worthpoint: Find Out What Your Antiques are Worth at Worthpoint.com <a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/">http://www.worthpoint.com</a>. Thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy today’s show.</p>
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<p><strong> Martin:</strong> I am in Connecticut with Polly Bergen. How are you doing Polly?</p>
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<p><strong>Polly:</strong> I’m very well. Thank you, Martin.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> It’s such a pleasure to work with you first of all, you are really gracious with me to record about antiques.</p>
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<p><strong>Polly:</strong> Oh it’s my pleasure. I’m old enough to be able to talk about old things!</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> (laughing) Now, you were collecting all the way back into the 1950’s but before we get into that, first of all, for the younger people – we have a lot …</p>
120. Actress & Singer, Polly Bergen
<p><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes-polly-bergen-120/">Show Notes; </a>Martin speaks with legendary award winning actress, singer and best selling author, <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Bergen" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Polly Bergen</span></a></span> about her <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000917/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">career</span></a> </span>as well as her adventures in collecting antiques. They also discuss the restoration of her 18th century home and much more.</p>
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Vintage Cartoons: Humor Through The Ages
<address>by Eve Sparrow</address>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A decidedly interesting part of antiques and collectables is art. In years past there have been stories of paintings or other ephemera relating to artists that have sold for record sums. Some people may argue that it’s silly money, but others take a real interest in it. One aspect of artwork that very often gets neglected, but is just as valid and worthy as expensive paintings, is that of vintage cartoons and an upcoming auction on 18th October is going to be showcasing and hopefully selling, some of the most interesting ones from recent years.<span id="more-6713"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Political satire and historical cartoons through the ages</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/320px-Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-6714" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="320px-Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/320px-Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die-300x216.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="151" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/320px-Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die-300x216.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/320px-Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die-120x85.jpg 120w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/320px-Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" /></a><em>Ben Franklin’s “Join or Die” from 1754. Image courtesy of wikimediacommons</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The US is very lucky in that it is one of the few countries, alongside the UK, that can more or less trace it’s political history through the emergence of cartoons and satire. The very first political cartoon of its kind was one that was created by Ben Franklin in 1754. It was entitled simply “Join or Die” and showed a caricatured image of a snake which became a symbol of the revolutionaries. Since then, images such as these have been used to …</p>
Pinpoint the Unearthed Antique with a Metal Detector
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>By Michael Bernzweig</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Growing up, my mother had a houseful of antiques—which I not-so-affectionately referred to as junk. I felt embarrassed when my friends referred to our house as a museum. Moreover, I had no idea that these items held value. My concern was that I had to help dust around all of these “trinkets” and field questions about their origin. My mom collected old medicine tins and bottles, tobacco tins, inkwells, kitchen spice tins and timepieces. She tried to explain what the colorful lithographs meant and why they were important: nostalgia, historical interest and face value. It was not until a friend asked me years later to join him relic hunting with a metal detector that my attitude toward antiques changed. Below is advice on selecting a <a title="relic metal detectors" href="http://www.metaldetector.com/hobby-metal-detectors/relic-hunting">relic metal detectors</a> for locating antiques for readers of Antique Auction Forum from industry professional Michael Bernzweig of MetalDetector.com.<span id="more-6687"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/antique-auction-forum-relics.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-6689" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="antique auction forum relics" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/antique-auction-forum-relics-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="273" height="182" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/antique-auction-forum-relics-300x200.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/antique-auction-forum-relics.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px" /></a>Antiques like these mini balls, buckles and bullets are common finds for customers of MetalDetector.com who hunt for relics and antiques.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">My friend was poking around on the shoreline searching for antiques (or relics)—in particular, antique rings and jewelry and antique toys. In the process, he came upon an old inkwell that looked …</p>
119. Dale Blackwelder, Tips on Art
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes-dale-blackwelder-119/">Show Notes:</a> In Texas, Martin talks to Arkansas longtime artwork picker Dale Blackwelder who gives good tips for the novice collector. He further discusses some great finds and how he survives without the use of computers.…</p>
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Show Notes, Dale Blackwelder, 119.
<p><em><strong>Listen to the podcast <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/podcasts/119-dale-blackwelder-on-art/">here.</a></strong></em></p>
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Hi everyone, this is Martin Willis with the Antique Auction Forum. Today’s episode is number 119 with Dale Blackwelder. He is a picker who specializes in artwork; very interesting. It’s a short podcast but I hope you enjoy today’s show.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> I’m with Dale Blackwelder. How are you doing Dale?</p>
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<p><strong>Dale:</strong> Real good.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Now you’ve been dealing in art for…?</p>
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<p><strong>Dale:</strong> I had my first store, I think, in 1969 or 70. I used to do clocks and music boxes, (but) I always had an affinity for art. I liked looking at it and I started collecting paper works; now it’s mostly oils.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> So you’ve evolved mostly into art over the years?</p>
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<p><strong>Dale:</strong> Well, yeah. I like mechanical things, and what I could see really well. It was easy to do, and it was quick… you know, I could clean a clock and make a few dollars. And at that time the Europeans were sending everything over to the United States, so you could go into warehouses and buy 50 great clocks – and oil paintings and things. There was just so much of it; it was …</p>
Tempus Fugit: Pocketwatch Auctions
<address>by Eve Sparrow</address>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Pocket watches are something that have had a long and very varied history. As the saying goes “Tempus Fugit”, time flees. These items can be simply designed and functional, meant for every day use, or they can be intricate and ornate objects which are meant to be shown as a display of wealth, as well as serving a useful purpose. Timepieces are now amongst the most collectable items of jewelry for sale at auction these days and over the coming months there are two important and notable events doing just that.<span id="more-6653"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/180px-Pocket_Watch_minature.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-6655" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="180px-Pocket_Watch_minature" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/180px-Pocket_Watch_minature.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="240" /></a>A brief history of timepieces</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Intricately designed pocket watch from the 18th century. Image courtesy of wikimediacommons</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thousands of years ago, man had literally no concept of time. Life was governed by the transition of the seasons and day moving into night. The notion of AM or PM just did not figure at all. Over the centuries, the need to be more concise and recognize how the day evolved became more necessary. The first recorded instance of pocket watches came during the later stages of the middle ages when people from the upper classes of society requested craftsmen to make them timepieces that they could hand …</p>
Criminal Scene Collectables: Buying Into The Dark Side?
<address> by Eve Sparrow</address>
<p style="text-align: justify;">People will always be fascinated with auctions of any kind. The passion for collecting and restoring antiques and other valuable goods is gaining in popularity as people’s interest in vintage items over new continues to increase. However, in terms of collectables, one man’s meat might be another man’s poison and a recent news story about an upcoming auction might just be about to further put this theory to the test.<span id="more-6623"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Crime Scene Collectables</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The public have always had a perhaps slightly grim fascination with anything crime or gore related and the interest in picking up items from crime scenes is not a new one by any stretch of the imagination.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A story published here in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/arts/design/gangsters-outlaws-and-artifacts-of-their-crime-sprees.html?ref=antiques&_r=moc.semityn.www">New York Times</a> tells of how a New Hampshire based auction room are preparing for a live sale at the <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Bonnie_apuntant_de_broma_a_Clyde_amb_una_escopeta.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-6633" title="Bonnie_apuntant_de_broma_a_Clyde_amb_una_escopeta" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Bonnie_apuntant_de_broma_a_Clyde_amb_una_escopeta.jpeg" alt="" width="180" height="178" /></a>end of September, selling some of the most interesting and perhaps macabre collectables that have been purloined from the scenes of some famous crimes US History.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Bonnie and Clyde. Image courtesy of wikimediacommons</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">One of the most interesting parts of this auction will be the selling off of material relating to the crimes of Bonnie and Clyde. In particular, the sale …</p>
Show Notes, Terry Kovel, 118.
<p><strong>Listen to the<a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/podcasts/118-terry-kovel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Podcast Here</a>.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Martin Willis:</strong> I’m on the phone with <a href="http://Kovels.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Terry Kovel </a> How are you Terry?</p>
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<p><strong>Terry Kovel:</strong> I’m fine, thanks. Good to hear from you.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Yes thank you, now, I am talking about Terry Kovel of Ralph and Terry Kovel’s price guides. I have seen these books around and, growing up in the business, God I want to say back in the 70s, I first picked up a Kovel’s. How many books have you published? When did you start?</p>
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<p><strong>Terry:</strong> Now I’m giving my age away. Our first book came out in 1953. It was <em>Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain</em>, and it’s kind of funny, the first copy arrived the day our daughter was born so we kept saying we were to call her Mark if she was a boy but, I got a girl; she lucked out.</p>
<p>At any rate, then they said we were experts, you know, “You wrote a book. You’re an expert”. Price book came along a couple books later, but the one this year, the 2013 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kovels-Antiques-Collectibles-Price-Guide/dp/1579129153/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kovel’s</a> , is the 45th price book, and they’re all new every year so I can count it and, hold …</p>
118. Terry Kovel
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-terry-kovel-118/">Show Notes:</a> Martin talks to antiques & collectibles price list mogul, Terry Kovel. Listen in to hear a perspective spanning back to Kovel’s first edition in 1953 with a view on current trends & much more. Visit:<a href="http://www.kovels.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> kovels.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.kovels.com/Table/Kovels-Komments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kovels Komments</a>…</p>
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Show Notes, Episode 117. Jack Wilson
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> OK I have jack Wilson on Skype, how’re you doing Jack?</p>
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<p><strong>Jack:</strong> I’m doing well Marty, yourself?</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Good, thank you, and where are you? You’re in Arizona?</p>
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<p><strong>Jack:</strong> Prescott Arizona; one of the top retirement locations in the United States.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Ah, well, that right away makes me think of a lot of goodies that may come in that area.</p>
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<p><strong>Jack:</strong> That’s Correct.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Yeah, I think of it this way, in retirement places like Florida, places like that, a lot of people may sell their furniture but a lot of times they’ll bring nice decorative arts with them or art work; in Florida a lot of things end up settling there and I’m sure it must be the same where you’re located.</p>
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<p><strong>Jack:</strong> more so actually in phoenix than in Prescott. There’s a lot of the antiques shops here but not a lot of what I would classify as genuine antiques; more tourist type stuff.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> Ah. So today we are going to talk mostly about the subject of Ruba Rombic glass which has always fascinated me from the very first time I saw it, now how did you get …</p>
Show Notes, Episode 116. Fred Giampietro
<p><strong>Martin Willis</strong>: I’m in New Haven, Connecticut with Fred Giampietro. How you doing, Fred?</p>
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<p><strong>Fred Giampietro</strong>: Fine, fine. How are you?</p>
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<p><strong>Martin</strong>: And I apologize it took me a little while to pronounce your name properly. I’ve known your name, and of the pieces you’ve sold, I’ve seen your ads for many, many, many years of handling very fine things, and I’d like to know how you got started. What was your beginnings, and how did you evolve into handling such fine pieces?</p>
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<p><strong>Fred</strong>: I grew up Cheshire, Connecticut. My parents did not have money. They were very, very middle America, ran a landscaping nursery, and when I went up to school in Florida to study classical music I met Kathy, who – we later got married, so in 1973 I found myself at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida studying classical music, and one of my first dates with Kathy was to an antique shop. Her family always collected. Her father was an artist – is a contemporary artist and they loved antiques and they used to rummage around finding stuff, so first date we go to a place called Carousel Antiques in DeLand, Florida next …</p>
117. Jack Wilson on Ruba Rombic Glass
<p><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-episode-117-jack-wilson/">Show Notes: </a>Martin speaks with expert, Jack Wilson on cubist art deco Ruba Rombic art glass produced by the Consolidated Glass Company in 1928.</p>
<p>Visit Jack’s website <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~jdwilson1/rubarom.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a>…</p>
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116. Fred Giampietro
<p><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-episode-116-fred-giampietro/" target="_blank">Show Notes: </a>Hear his journey of starting out with a $70 broken Shaker rocker in the 1970s, to the top end of folk art as well as his Connecticut contemporary art gallery. Listen in for the insight of Fred Giampietro, a key player in the antique and fine art world. Visit: <a href="http://www.fredgiampietro.com/" target="_blank">fredgiampietro.com</a>…</p>
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Kate Manko at The George Marshall Store Gallery
<address>by Kate Manko</address>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0604.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6540" title="DSC_0604" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0604-201x300.jpeg" alt="" width="201" height="300" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0604-201x300.jpeg 201w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0604.jpeg 429w" sizes="(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px" /></a>I am an east coast gal. I was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and raised in Wells, Maine. I visit York, Maine often, it has always been one of my favorite places because it is part of the route ‘home.’ When I think of why I love the coast of Maine, York is always one of the reasons. <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0003.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6541" title="DSC_0003" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0003-199x300.jpeg" alt="" width="199" height="300" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0003-199x300.jpeg 199w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0003.jpeg 426w" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Recently the George Marshall Store Gallery contacted our business to be apart of the exhibit Accord VIII: A Pairing of Antiquities and Contemporary Art. Up until this point I had never visited the gallery, only heard great things about it. Before working with the museum I went to the site and was amazed. I had no idea the amount of history that existed on this very piece of property. The museum is truly a gem. The seaside setting is the icing on the cake. To smell fresh salty air while looking at art and antiques is what the tourists dream of and the ‘Maine-rs’ sometimes take for granted. <span id="more-6539"></span><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0025.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-6542" title="DSC_0025" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0025-298x300.jpeg" alt="" width="238" height="240" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0025-298x300.jpeg 298w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0025-150x150.jpeg 150w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_0025.jpeg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I am a second generation antique dealer. I have been apart of 7 major exhibits since I joined the family business. This was the first that I was apart of where …</p>
Show Notes, Episode 115. Richard Wright
<p><strong>Martin Willis</strong>: Hi, everyone. I’m with Richard Wright on Skype in Chicago. How you doing, Richard?</p>
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<p><strong>Richard Wright</strong>: I’m doing fine. Good morning to you.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin</strong>: Good morning and thanks for joining us. This is the second time you’ve been on.</p>
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<p><strong>Richard</strong>: Yes.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin</strong>: You were all the way back in the beginnings of this podcast and I appreciate your willingness to come back, and today we’re going to stay on a, or mostly on a topic, of mid–century modern, just for our listeners, out there, who have an interest in that, and so I’m going to, just, fire some questions at you. Your company’s been around for a while and you’ve handled – I saw on your website you’ve handled over 20,000 objects, so far.</p>
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<p><strong>Richard</strong>: That is true.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin</strong>: And, encompassing, mostly, the 20th and 21st century, basically. Right?</p>
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<p><strong>Richard</strong>: Correct.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin</strong>: Yeah. So, as far as mid–century modern – that’s a term you hear all the time, today, and, what does it actually mean and what are the years it encompasses when it comes to furniture and decorative arts?</p>
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<p><strong>Richard</strong>: So, mid–century modern is generally – …</p>
Auction Disasters & Challenges!
<address>by Martin Willis</address>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/May16_Benton71600x367.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-6485" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="May16_Benton71600x367" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/May16_Benton71600x367-300x183.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="146" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/May16_Benton71600x367-300x183.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/May16_Benton71600x367-150x92.jpg 150w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/May16_Benton71600x367.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a>Auction disasters and major challenges are rather rare, but when they happen they certainly leave an impression and they can be very interesting (as an afterthought). I have been a little apprehensive about posting this blog and in no way am I trying to scare people away from the auction method. I believe in auctions as the best possible means of selling almost anything on the secondary market. Some of these stories have a good outcome, but not all of them. Keep in mind, this is a small sampling and I am sure if every auctioneer was polled, there would be some great additional stories.<span id="more-6483"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I figured I would start out with the biggest disaster I ever heard of, but I have to be sketchy on the details to protect my source. Let’s just say that a friend of mine possibly worked at a major auction house in New York City. <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20070905-164910.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-6486" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="20070905-164910" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20070905-164910-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="160" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20070905-164910-300x200.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20070905-164910-1024x682.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a>Her story goes that there was a major piece of Russian Czar porcelain, a monumental piece in size and it was on the cover of the upcoming auction catalog. Just a few days before the auction preview, it was to be moved in place. The handler …</p>
115. Richard Wright on Mid-Century Modern
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-episode-115-richard-wright/"><span style="color: #993300;">Show Notes: </span></a></span>A fun and informative interview with one of the leading specialists, Richard Wright, <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.wright20.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Wright20</span></a> <span style="color: #000000;">on Mid-Century Modern, they touch on contemporary design, auctions and further discuss the company’s informative, evolving website: <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.wright20.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">wright20.com</span></a></span></span></span>…</p>
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114. Caroline Ashleigh on Wine
<p>Antiques Roadshow & HG-TV’s <a href="http://www.carolineashleigh.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Caroline Ashleigh </a> joins Martin for an in depth look at appraising, evaluating and auctioning fine wines.</p>
<p>Visit: <a href="http://www.auctionyourwine.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">auctionyourwine.com</a>…</p>
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Artist Walt Kuhn Was No Clown
<address>by Martin Willis</address>
<p>Back in the 1990s I went on a house call to see a past clerk of my father’s auctions. Louis Sochia was a pleasant man with a great sense of humor. He, his partners Charlie & Tom were selling their B & B (The Inn at Christian Shore) in Portsmouth, NH, and had some nice things to put in my next auction.</p>
<p>After viewing everything, we were at the top of the stairs, and I pointed and said, “How about that painting?” Louis and his partners laughed and Louis said, “You can buy that right now for $300.” I thanked him and told him I would not do that, but instead would take it and do some research. It was a painting of a clown putting make-up on in a mirror. It stuck me as being masterful, but it was unsigned. There was something about it that made me think it was very good. The next day, I brought the painting up to Bruce Collins in Kennebunk, Maine who I thought had a good eye and asked for his opinion. He instantly agreed that it was masterful and most likely by the artist and got out some …</p>
113. Bob Frishman, Clocks
<p>From the study and artwork of horology, to the repair of antique clocks, as well as the history of New England makers is covered in this show. Bob Frishman from <a href="http://bell-time.com/" target="_blank">Bell Time Clocks </a> is an entertaining and knowledgeable guest. Visit: <a href="http://bell-time.com/" target="_blank">http://bell-time.com</a>…</p>
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112. Bram Hepburn, Bottle Archaeologist
<p style="text-align: justify;">An enlightening interview with a passionate collector & hunter of one man’s 19th c. trash ~ today’s bottle treasures. From using recent technology to locate finds, as well as scuba diving rivers, to privy digging, Bram Hepburn has done it all.</p>
<p><a href="mailto:bramiam@aol.com.com?subject=Bottle Information from Podcast Website">Email Bram Bottle Questions Here</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/article/starting-antique-bottle-collection-glass-ink-pots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blog by Bram</a></p>
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Show Notes, Episode 111. John Rinaldi on Scrimshaw
<p>The following is a podcast transcription.</p>
<p>Hi, everyone, this is Martin Wills and welcome to the Antique Auction Forum for episode number 111 with John Rinaldi on whaling scrimshaw.</p>
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<p><span id="more-6306"></span>If you’re listening to us on iTunes or some other podcast site, please do leave us a review. Your comments are welcome on any podcast. There is a comment form underneath each of them.</p>
<p>And if you’d like to give us feedback on our show or any show ideas or guest ideas, please feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:info@antiqueauctionforum.com">info@antiqueauctionforum.com</a>.</p>
<p>Today we have a great informational show and I hope you enjoy it.</p>
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> This podcast is sponsored by WorthPoint. Find out what your antiques are worth at WorthPoint.com. This is Martin Willis and I’m in Kennebunkport, ME with John Rinaldi. How are you doing, John?</p>
<p><strong>John:</strong> Good, how are you doing?</p>
<p><strong>Martin: </strong>Good. Thanks for meeting with me. We met I think it was in the ‘90s sometime and I saw right away you had a lot of knowledge in …</p>
Show Notes, Episode 110. Leslie Hindman
<p><strong>Martin Willis</strong>: Hello everyone, this is Martin Willis with the Antique Auction Forum and welcome to episode number 110 with Leslie Hindman. I hope you enjoy today’s show. This podcast is sponsored by WorthPoint. Find out what your antiques are worth at WorthPoint.com.</p>
<p>Hi, everyone, I’m on Skype with Leslie Hindman. How are you doing, Leslie?</p>
<p><strong>Leslie</strong>: I’m doing really well, great!</p>
<p><strong>Martin</strong>: And we’re calling you at your Chicago office. Can you tell us, right off the bat; I want to know how you started because I saw that you opened your first auction gallery there in 1982. What’s your background prior to that?</p>
<p><strong>Leslie</strong>: You know I started working for Sotheby’s in 1978 and they opened a Chicago office and I was the assistant to the woman who was running it. It was their first branch office that they started in America. So I started there working, and I didn’t know much about the industry and I loved it immediately.<span id="more-6275"></span></p>
<p><strong>Martin</strong>: Did you have an art background or something?</p>
<p><strong>Leslie</strong>: I had somewhat of an art background, but you know, just a general art history background. I was 21, I think and …</p>
111. John Rinaldi on Scrimshaw
<p><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-episode-111-john-rinaldi-on-scrimshaw/">SHOW NOTES</a> Martin visits longtime dealer/collector John Rinaldi in Kennebunkport and discusses the known history of Scrimshaw, Prison of War pieces from the <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.johnrinaldinautical.com/books/napoleonicartifacts.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #993300;">Lloyd Collection</span></a>,</span> and the California crackdown on ivory (antique or not) at auction as well as dealer sales. He also talks about the Annual Symposium at the <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.whalingmuseum.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #993300;">New Bedford Whaling Museum</span></a></span>, his catalog sales and much more.</p>
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110. Leslie Hindman
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<p>Martin talks to Chicago’s <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Hindman_Auctioneers" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Leslie Hindman</span></a> <span style="color: #000000;">about her growing auction company with offices in</span> <a href="http://www.lesliehindman.com/offices/denver/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Denver</span></a>, <a href="http://www.lesliehindman.com/offices/naples/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Naples</span></a> & <a href="http://www.lesliehindman.com/offices/palmbeach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Palm Beach</span></a>, <span style="color: #000000;">FL as well as</span> <a href="http://www.lesliehindman.com/offices/milwaukee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Milwaukee</span></a>. <span style="color: #000000;">They talk about the transitions over the years, finding an unknown <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-03-11/news/9101220679_1_bidder-vincent-van-gogh-paddle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Van Gogh</span></a></span>, selling memorabilia from the historic</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiskey_Park" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Comiskey Park</span></a>, <span style="color: #000000;">the</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Stadium" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Chicago Stadium</span></a> <span style="color: #000000;">as well as the recent upshot of handling Chinese pieces and fine jewelry. Former co-host Phyllis Kao who now works for the auction company chimes in for a quick hello. Visit:</span> <a href="http://www.lesliehindman.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">lesliehindman.com</span></a></span><span id="more-6222"></span></p>
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109. David Rago
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Martin stops in Lambertville, NJ to talk with David Rago about his <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://shop.ragoarts.com/early20th" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">June 16th & 17th Auction</span></a>.</span> They further discuss the Arts & Crafts movement and David gets into a very informative discussion about a passion of his ~ American Art Pottery.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Visit: <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.ragoarts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">ragoarts.com</span></a></span>…</p>
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The iPhone Period
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<p>I was recently inspired to write this because of podcast number <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/podcasts/106-leigh-keno/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>107. with guest Leigh Keno</strong></span></a>.<span style="color: #000000;"> Leigh made a remark that the younger crowd is influenced by the simple</span></span></p>
<p>functionality of the iPhone and similar Apple products. This got me thinking and I pondered if Apple decided to come out with a furniture line, then we (in the antique world), would have to eventually adapt to handling iChairs, iSofas, iLoungers and iDining sets… Ay yi, yi.</p>
<p>I too like simplicity and functionality, but when I think on those lines, my mind drifts immediately to Shaker furniture. It is most likely because I am self-brainwashed into loving just antiques. When I really open my eyes and mind, I can see the attraction and a parallel of appeal. <a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/are-we-living-iphone-period" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING</a></p>
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108. David Schorsch
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.americanantiqueart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">David Schorsch</span></a></span> discusses his early age of collecting and learning. While most kids were reading comic books, this childhood antique prodigy coveted new issues of <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.themagazineantiques.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">The Magazine Antiques</span></a></span>. David gets into details on what makes something a special piece, whether formal, folk or country. He also talks about some of the finer pieces he has handled over the years. David, along with financial partner Eileen Smiles have beautiful selection available at their <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.americanantiqueart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Woodbury Connecticut shop </span></a></span>and are one of the select dealers at the New York <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.winterantiquesshow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Winter Antiques Show</span></a>. <span style="color: #000000;">Check out their website: <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.americanantiqueart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">americanantiqueart.com</span></a></span></span></span>…</p>
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107. Ric Jorgensen
<p style="text-align: justify;">Martin visits<a href="http://www.rjorgensen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;"> R. Jorgensen Antiques</span></a> one of the finest family owned shops along the Northeast coast, located in Wells, Maine. This podcast is an interview with Ric Jorgensen about the company beginnings and what the current market is like, plus more. Visit <a href="http://www.rjorgensen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.rjorgensen.com</a>…</p>
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106. Leigh Keno
<p style="text-align: justify;">You have seen him and his bother Leslie hundreds of times on the <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisers/keno_leigh.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">PBS Antiques Roadshow</span></a></span>, Leigh Keno and Martin discuss aspects of <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://kenoauctions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">Keno Auctions</span></a></span><span style="color: #993300;"><span style="color: #993300;">,</span></span> (est. in 2009), fine Period American furniture, and the effects of restorations of vintage autos to fine period furniture. They also talk about Modern Art, today’s hot trends and more. Check out: <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://kenoauctions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">kenoauctions.com</span></a></span> Also, check out Keno Bros line of furniture:<span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://www.kenobroscollection.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;"> kenobroscollection.com</span></a></span>…</p>
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Brimfield, Social Media & Antiques Collide
<address>photos by Kate Manko</address>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_6114.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-5973" style="border-image: initial; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 10px;" title="IMG_6114" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_6114-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_6114-300x225.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_6114.jpeg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>The year is 2012, the Large Hadron Collider is trying to separate the tiniest of particles, the Kepler Mission is finding all kinds of planets in other solar systems, and the antique market is colliding with social media.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In my attempt to be an antique geek, I am now sitting in the VIP tent at the <a href="http://brimfieldtweetup.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Brimfield Tweet up</a>. It is nicely decorated and I dare say the fanciest tent on the grounds. I am looking around and realize I am the only male in the tent of around a dozen or so 20-30-something year old females. Most of which look like they are in the throws of writing something. It actually warms my heart to see young people typing away here at Brimfield. I mean who would have thunk? Even if they are not really interested in antiques, they are writing to what I would assume would be a young audience who may find out about this fun event.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">My feet are tired and my brain hurts as I just walked what I would guess would be half the show. It is an upbeat event and I saw camera crews everywhere as they are …</p>
Really Digging Bottles
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Many advanced collectors of early American glass bottles will tell you the category they first started collecting was ink bottles. Their diminutive size and alluring colors and shapes catch the eye of anyone with an appreciation for detail and a fascination with the early glass-blowing trade as it developed on this continent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For a beginning collector, or an interior decorator in search of vintage accents for old cupboards and desks, a 120-year-old ink bottle will often fit the bill and is very affordable. For a few dollars, you have an authentic glass container that was used every day by someone with a quill pen, sitting at a desk, filling out bills or invoices, or carefully writing a letter by hand in cursive (which is becoming a lost art).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I have been a bottle “digger” in New England for 30-plus years, digging in the forest, in foundations, in old outhouse pits and even under water with the help of SCUBA equipment. If I didn’t have other responsibilities, this is probably all I would do; it is simply that much fun. Compulsive bottle hunting doesn’t lend well to raising a family and paying bills, however, as the following story …</p>
Martin Willis Assisting Worthpoint in Miami 2012
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105. Cari Cucksey
<p style="text-align: justify;">Martin talks to estate sale specialist & entrepreneur Cari Cucksley of the popular reality show,<span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://cashandcari.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;"> HGTV’s Cash & Cari.</span></a></span> They discuss what has happened to her life since cameras have starting rolling, interesting behind the scenes of an estate sale and more. Check out the following websites: <span style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://repurposeshop.cashandcari.com/cari" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">repurposeshop.com</span></a></span> & <span style="color: #993300;"><a href="http://repurposeestate.cashandcari.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #993300;">repurposeestate.com</span></a></span>…</p>
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104. Laura Trueman, Movie Props
<p style="text-align: justify;">A great interview with one of the trade’s hardest workers. Laura Trueman has warehouses nationwide supplying props to 20 major motion pictures a year. Head’s up, she is looking for scouts! Check out <a href="http://www.truetiques.com/servlet/StoreFront" target="_blank" rel="noopener">truetiques.com</a>…</p>
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103. Artist Kyle Polzin
<p>Martin speaks with a very accomplished artist who portrays “romantic realism” in his work. He is a winner of the Don B. Huntley, Spirit of The West Award among many accomplishments. Kyle is one of the very few artists accepted in the prestigious <a href="http://www.cdaartauction.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coeur d’Alene Art Auctions</a>. Listen in to hear of his beginnings and what it takes to compose one of his paintings – from napkin drawing to finished work.</p>
<p>Visit Kyle’s website: <a href="http://www.kylepolzin.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.kylepolzin.com</a></p>
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Marilyn Monroe, The Legend Lives On
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>An appraiser’s perspective of an icon’s written words</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">by Martin Willis</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/marilyn1946.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-5628" title="marilyn1946" alt="" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/marilyn1946-300x281.jpg" width="210" height="197" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/marilyn1946-300x281.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/marilyn1946.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" /></a>I was recently involved in a very large appraisal and worked with a team of appraisers having varied specialties. It was my job to appraise the entertainment collection which included a vast amount of Marilyn Monroe artifacts, images and correspondence. To protect the client who owns the collection, I cannot get into too much detail in this blog, but I would like to express the experience of it all. I do not consider myself an expert on Marilyn Monroe, but I certainly know a lot more than I did before I took on this project.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When I think of Marilyn, I see those bedroom eyes, her signature mole above her lip and her platinum colored hair. She had a refreshing beauty that was timeless. This coming June 1, she would’ve been 86 years old and on August 5th, it will be the 50th Memorial Anniversary of her demise. Because of this Memorial and growing intrigue, her letters, signed photos and artifacts such as her belongings & apparel are becoming increasingly in demand. A good example of this phenomenon was the famous Subway Dress at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/marilyn-monroe-subway-dress_n_880190.html" target="_blank">Debbie Reynolds Auction</a> last …</p>
Art Theft News Clip
<p>Robert Wittman of <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/podcasts/102-robert-k-wittman-fbi-art-crime-team-retired/">Podcast # 102</a> video</p>
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Show Notes, Episode 102. FBI agent Robert Whitman
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<p><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Robert_Wittman_Newspaper_tif.350w_263h.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-5563" style="border-image: initial; margin: 10px; border: 1px solid black;" title="Robert_Wittman_Newspaper_tif.350w_263h" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Robert_Wittman_Newspaper_tif.350w_263h-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Robert_Wittman_Newspaper_tif.350w_263h-300x225.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Robert_Wittman_Newspaper_tif.350w_263h.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><strong>Martin:</strong> I have Bob on the line now how you doing?</p>
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<p><strong>Bob</strong>: I am doing well; it’s great to be here Martin thank you.</p>
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<p><strong>Martin:</strong> I was pretty excited when Eric Bradley of <a href="http://www.antiquetrader.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antique Trader </a>gave me her name and I thought it would make the perfect podcast. There is a lot of intrigue when it comes to art theft, and you are on the <a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/393825/august-03-2011/robert-wittman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colbert Report</a> what was that like?</p>
<p><strong>Bob:</strong> He is a great guy, very smart man, he works hard at that show, and it’s a great show.</p>
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<p><strong>Bob:</strong> I think he was actually interested in the subject, is after the taping they told me usually gets up and leaves, but he stayed and asked me some questions. I think he was actually interested in the subject itself. When you first go on you go in the green room, any comes in to visit with you. He said listen I just want you to know that this is all in fun, and please don’t take offense at anything. Then the producers tell you don’t try to tell any jokes, let him do the …</p>
102. Robert K. Wittman, FBI Art Crime Team, Ret.
<p style="text-align: justify;">One of our most fascinating guests of all times, former FBI Special Agent Robert Wittman, author of NY Times Best Seller “Priceless” speaks with Martin about traveling the world while posing undercover retrieving a quarter of a billion dollars worth of stolen artworks, Rembrandts, Picassos, ancient artifacts and much more. Robert also discusses aspects of his current business, how to protect your art and what he can do to help you. <a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-episode-102-fbi-agent-robert-whitman/"> SHOW NOTES</a></p>
<p>Check out <a href="http://www.robertwittmaninc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.robertwittmaninc.com</a>…</p>
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Show Notes, Episode 101. Steiff Gal
<p><strong>Martin</strong>: I’m on Skype with Rebekah competent, Steiffgal Cambridge, Massachusetts are you doing Rebekah?</p>
<p><strong>Rebekah:</strong> it is a pleasure to be speaking with you this evening.</p>
<p><strong>Martin:</strong> thank you, and you are the Steiffgal please tell us why you are the Steiffgal?</p>
<p><strong>Rebekah:</strong> I am the Steiffgal, because my absolute love and passion is Steiff which is the vintage German brand, button in ear teddy bear, animals and dolls. I’ve been collecting Steiff the vast majority of my life, over 40 years, I blog about Steiff I work for Steiff as a consultant archivist, meaning I travel the country on behalf of the organization and identify and value Steiff products for the company. I also write extensively about Steiff for many media outlets. My Steiff Life is my blog, and truly describes a good part of my life.<span id="more-5537"></span></p>
<p><strong>Martin</strong>: I love talking to people who are enthusiastic about what they do, and I did meet you, first of all have to say 40 years? You mean at birth, I’m surprised that you are even that old.</p>
<p><strong><!--more-->Rebekah:</strong> well that’s extremely kind of you and thank you, my parents actually have a photograph of me at four days old, …</p>
101. Rebekah Kaufman, Steiffgal
<p style="text-align: justify;">Steiff’s Official Consultant Archivist Rebekah Kaufman, AKA Steiffgal joins Martin and greets all our listeners with teddy bear hugs. A very enthusiastic guest who is passionate about collecting Steiff and preserving the Steiff legacy. Listen in for lots of helpful information and interesting facts (it all started with undergarments) about collecting, rare finds, identifying, restoration and more<a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/show-notes-101-steiff-rebekah-kaufman">. Click here for Show Notes.</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a> </a><a href="http://mysteifflife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://mysteifflife.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="mailto:steifflife@gmail.com?subject=Question on Steiff from listening to the podcast">Send an email to Steiffgal</a>…</p>
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Sweet Chariot (blog)
<p>I recently had the pleasure of vetting <a href="http://www.originalmiamibeachantiqueshow.com/" target="_blank">The Original Miami Beach Antique Show</a>, and saw an amazing bronze by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Louis_Picault" target="_blank">Emile Louis Picault </a>(France, b. 1833-1913). There was a constant buzz at the show about this masterpiece in bronze. It sold for over $300,000 when the show first began and there was a man waiting in line to pay $75,000 more than asking. I was asked by <a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/" target="_blank">Worthpoint</a> to write and article about this amazing piece, so please <a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/swing-high-sweet-chariot-fantastic-sale" target="_blank">click here to read my story</a> and get the inside scoop from my interview with Robin Greenwald at <a href="http://www.junegreenwaldantiques.com/" target="_blank">Greenwald’s Antiques</a>. (photo by Greg Watkins)<a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chariot-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="Image of Emile Pilcault Bronze alignleft" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" title="Emile Picault Bronze" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chariot-1.jpg" alt="" width="302" height="227" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/swing-high-sweet-chariot-fantastic-sale" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING</a>…</p>
Fakes and Reproductions (blog)
<p>I always seem to talk about fakes and reproductions in every podcast that I do. And lately I have been apologizing for doing so. Fakes have always been around and it probably always will be around. As a collector, auctioneer, and dealer I realize that there is nothing that I can do about this. The only thing I attempt to do about this is talk about it my podcast and try to get the information from each specialists in their field, specifically on how the novice and stay away from purchasing a fake by accident.</p>
<p>I’ve heard since a very young age, that the Chinese have been faking ceramics for thousands of years. This phrase does sound rather humorous but I’m sure it’s true. I am not picking on the Chinese specifically, it’s just that this is a good example to explain that takes a been around forever. That being said, I’d love to find 1000-year-old Chinese fake porcelain of an earlier time.<a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Chinese_porcelain_rimcomp1s.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-5465" title="Chinese_porcelain_rimcomp1s" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Chinese_porcelain_rimcomp1s-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="158" srcset="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Chinese_porcelain_rimcomp1s-300x225.jpg 300w, http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Chinese_porcelain_rimcomp1s.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" /></a></p>
<p>From what I can figure out in the 40 years or so that it in doing this is that if something has value, then you’ll see fakes. Sometimes the things that you see are faked are only …</p>
Show Notes, Episode 100. Worthpoint
<p>With worthpoint.com at the Original Miami antique show, Martin introduces Audra Blevins, Maggie Turnipseed, Jason Robbins, and Will Seippel.</p>
<p><strong>Martin</strong>: Will would you consider this show a success?</p>
<p><strong>Will</strong>: Absolutely, and a lot of fun, we met a lot of cool people and have seen a lot of wonderful stuff and things did very well with the appraisals.</p>
<p><strong>Martin</strong>: There were over 200 people at the appraisal clinic. Tell us some examples of items that were brought to the appraisal clinic.</p>
<p><strong> Maggie</strong>: a German Art Nouveau silver liquor set that was figural. There was some fabulous jewelry including a bug shaped costume jewelry pin.<span id="more-5455"></span></p>
<p><strong>Will: </strong>I saw a couple of neat things including, one was a sextant from a German submarine really hard to find, there was also some brandy glasses that was taken out of Hitler’s place in the mountains, Berchtesgaden eagle nest, and there were still in the box wrapped in cardboard, with a letter from a soldier that liberated them from the liar.</p>
<p><strong>Audra</strong> I had beautiful Baccarat compote, a lovely Roseville pottery piece, and a naval dress sword, World War I. A Royal Dux figure and my most interesting thing was from …</p>
100. Worthpoint.com in Miami
<p>Listen in to a roundtable informative chat with <a href="http://www.worthpoint.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worthpoint.com </a>CEO Will Seippel, Maggie Turnipseed, Audra Blevins, Mike Wilcox, Jason Robins joined by host Martin Willis. They chat about the success of sponsoring The Original Miami Beach Antique Show, the launch of <a href="http://www.marksandlibrary.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marksandlibrary.com</a> a data source for over 40k marks of all kinds of marks of your antiques and collectibles. Jason Robins speaks about the remaking of <a href="http://www.goantiques.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">goantiques.com </a>which will launch in March, 2012.</p>
<p><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog/show-notes/show-notes-for-podcast-100/">SHOW NOTES</a>…</p>
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99. Miami Interviews II
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/images1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-5425" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;" title="images" src="http://antiqueauctionforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/images1.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="146" /></a>Episode 2 of 2, we interview Miami Show dealers: Philip Chasen on Galle Glass; Vivienne Hall on Picasso Ceramics and Arty Unger on Georg Jensen Silver.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Philip Chasen Antiques (Galle Glass): <a href="http://www.chasenantiques.com/" target="_blank">chasenantiques.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Squire Antiques (Picasso Ceramics): <a href="http://www.trocadero.com/squireantiques/" target="_blank">trocadero.com/squireantiques</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Imagination Unlimited (Georg Jensen): <a href="http://www.imaginationunlimited.com/" target="_blank">imaginationunlimited.com</a></p>
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