Agrees, VERY good buys for some very nice examples of early american furniture! SHAKER EXCEPTED! it just keeps rolling along, what price...
Skinner had their spring sale last month and it offered a broad scope of American objects, everything from furniture, folk art, jugs,...
Yeah, you see his stuff fairly often at antique furniture auctions even though it's not antique.
Well, i dunno about the highest rate possible. I would argue that dealers i know that are most successful are the ones that keep the product...
True that but, the house isn't cash either and very little doubt that it will be converted into cash.
Yeah, I remember seeing this collection, very impressive.
Yes, no one ever says NO to cash!
Oh yeah, they are very well aware that some of these larger pieces are museum quality and quite valuable even if they are not interested in...
Yeah, basically same dealio, NOBODY WANTS YOUR JUNK! I don't think i will have this problem, i suspect the early american tavern tables, work...
Hilarious essay by Hollie Davis on MAD https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/heirloom-without-an-heir-hollie-davis-and-andrew-richmond/6883
This could very well be 1890s, i say that because of the feet and dark stain on the quarter sawn oak. America basically ran out of cheap...
Yeah, I am goin with Marie on this one, it's the main reason i come in here!
They don't look at objects the same as collectors, not even close. They are all about where, when and who. Is sure I was mentioned in blog post as...
No, matter of fact dealer teases me about this fiasco to this very day. Wasn't scholar's fault, it was mine! Couple of 17th century chests by...
No, dealer didn't think it was a Dennis chest & did not even bid. The blog post by the furniture scholar was what did me in, it alerted everyone...
Good Idea! my problem was, i informed EVERYONE in the nation EXCEPT the seller, although i didn't mean too.:muted:
There is a flip side to that scenario as well. Several years ago at a small auction house in Asheville NC there was a 17th century american...
OMG, The IT girl is having children in here!
The IT girl huh, wasn't that Clara Bow?
This kind of thing is "normal" in the old furniture world, even by the best auction houses. They simply don't have the time or expertise to...
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