Making Plans for an Antique Business – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2005 By Ed Welch Most new antique businesses fail in the first two years. In my opinion, the major reason for…
American Folk Art: Returning to A Simpler Time – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2005 By Ken Hall with Helaine Fendelman Of all the collecting categories in the art market today – and that would include furniture, paintings,…
Mount Washington Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2005 by William C. Marcoux Jr The Mount Washington Glass Works began operating in 1837 in the Mount Washington area of South Boston, Massachusetts and continued operating there until…
Virtual Aviary: Audubon Watercolors come to Life at New-York Historical Society – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2005 For the first time ever the sounds of birds will accompany an exhibit of original Audubon watercolors when the New-York…
Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata Collection Awarded to Morris Museum – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2005 The Morris Museum, located in Morristown, NJ, recently announced it was awarded The Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of historic mechanical musical…
Chinese Rank Badges – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2005 Important men in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties didn’t need printed calling cards to explain their rank. They wore it in splendid color, gold thread and…
Christmas Dolls – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – December 2004 by Dorothy McGonagle What is a Christmas Doll? Surely there are as many answers as there are people who have received dolls or given dolls to girls for Christmas.…
Movie Memorabilia: Collecting Lobby Cards The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – November 2004 by Morris Everett, Jr. Window Cards & Lobby Cards In the movie memorabilia world, window cards (14” x 22”) and lobby cards (11” x 14”) used…
Art Nouveau versus Arts & Crafts Jewelry – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – October 2004 by Elyse Zorn Karlin We usually hear about the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements in the decorative arts as two distinctly separate…
Art Deco 1909 to 1939: Groundbreaking Exhibit’s Final Stop at MFA Boston – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – September 2004 A groundbreaking exhibition in its final U.S. venue at Boston’s MFA by Tony Fusco One of the reasons the…
