Running a Risky Business
Running a Risky Business – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 By Ed Welch The antique trade is a risky business. The most basic form of capitalism. A dealer pays his or her…
The Graphic Excitement of Mocha and Related Dipped Wares
The Graphic Excitement of Mocha and Related Dipped Wares – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 By Jonathan Rickard The following is an excerpt—Chapter 5, The Multichambered Slip Pot—from [amazon_link id=”1584655135″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Mocha and Related Dipped…
Guess What? May 2006
Guess What Article for May 2006 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Form and function, function and form – they go hand in hand… and this month’s GUESS WHAT is loaded with both. A cylinder cage is formed by a…
Ken's Korner: Billionaire donates music manuscripts
Ken’s Korner: Billionaire donates music manuscripts – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 Bruce Kovner – a billionaire hedge fund manager and amateur pianist — has, over the past dozen years, quietly amassed a substantial collection of…
Ken's Korner: Flat-faced figures were built on Keros, but why?
Ken’s Korner: Flat-faced figures were built on Keros, but why? – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 Archaeologists are planning a major dig on the Greek island of Keros in an attempt to explain just why the…
Ken's Korner: N.Y.C. Public Library buys William S. Burroughs trove
Ken’s Korner: N.Y.C. Public Library buys William S. Burroughs trove – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 William S. Burroughs is the third best known Beat Generation writer — behind Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg — but…
Ken's Korner: Hawaiian group buries 83 artifacts, won’t say where
Ken’s Korner: Hawaiian group buries 83 artifacts, won’t say where – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 A Hawaiian group that says it has “a greater responsibility to our beliefs than to the federal government” won’t say…
Ken's Korner: Tests are planned for Joan of Arc’s remains
Ken’s Korner: Tests are planned for Joan of Arc’s remains – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 A team of French scientists will analyze what are thought to be the remains of Joan of Arc, the 15th-century…
Ken's Korner: Memorial is planned for slaves who built Capitol
Ken’s Korner: Memorial is planned for slaves who built Capitol – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 Slaves helped build much of the building and grounds of Congress in Washington, D.C., from the late 1700s until the…
Ken's Korner: Kirby Puckett’s death brings spike in memorabilia
Ken’s Korner: Kirby Puckett’s death brings spike in memorabilia – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 Whenever someone famous dies, the value of their signature and memorabilia often sees a sharp spike in value. Case in point:…