August 2020 Journal of Antiques

An Interview with Terry Kovel by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor [divider align=”center”] [row style=”collapse” width=”full-width”] [col span=”6″] [ux_image id=”48020″] [/col] [col span=”6″] [ux_image id=”48019″] [/col] [/row] Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with Terry Kovel, editor and publisher of…
Inheriting a Collection of Musical Note: An Interview with Jane Porter [ux_image_box img=”48082″] Jane Porter with her mother, 2011 [/ux_image_box] When her mother passed away in 2011, Jane Porter thought she was prepared to take on her beloved collection of…
By Bart Bjorneberg, Bernacki & Associates, Inc. [divider align=”center”] What do these words mean and what conditions and responsibilities do they engender when used in connection to furnishings, art objects, environments, and architecture. [row style=”collapse” width=”full-width”] [col span=”6″] [ux_image id=”47959″]…
Using Technology to Keep your Antiques Safe By Kary Pardy [divider align=”center”] [ux_image_box img=”47990″] The restored Rothko murals were installed for the November 16, 2014 opening of the Harvard Arts Museums. Note the projectors hanging from the ceiling. Photo: Peter…
[ux_image_box img=”47850″] After an unfortunate midriff accident, the chalk carnival figurine (right) of a woman with two dogs was left in two parts. Due to disintegrated chalk, even a careful repair left evidence of the damage. A solution acceptable to…
By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod [divider align=”center”] These examples show that eBay has quite a following in the collector marketplace. It sometimes is an auction environment, and sometimes, it is more of a retail market. These examples are unusual…