antique dealers in the post-WWII era traded from home, (especially country antique dealers), selling to other dealers higher up the ‘food chain’ so it would not have been that unusual. Bonella’s advert also indicates that he will buy ‘any item over 50 years old’ – so not the ...
What do the names that dealers use for Persian carpets mean? In most cases, the names come from the origin or weaver. A rug’s design does not identify the origin. Nor does it tell us who the people who authored it were. In general, Antique rugs from Persia receive their names from ...
These where made for dealers to display in there stores. There are many varieties in many different languages. There should be a TMK on the back of these can you please tell what TMK they are? The values change greatly between TMK’s. Korin...
The latest find looks like a tea spoon but has a “V” shape formed at the front tip. I have searched on-line, paper books and even asked antique dealers that specialize in silverware what its function is, with no explanation. So the collection or more accurately the obsession continues....
The latest find looks like a tea spoon but has a “V” shape formed at the front tip. I have searched on-line, paper books and even asked antique dealers that specialize in silverware what its function is, with no explanation. So the collection or more accurately the obsession continues....
Established in 1936, Hickmet Fine Arts is an international family run business and one of the world’s most important dealers in original Art Deco and Art NouveauAntique SculptureandArt Glass. David Hickmet is recognised as a leading authority in these fields and serves on the vetting committees...
negotiating a reasonable final price becomes all but impossible. I asked the woman behind the counter if the price was negotiable (pro-tip: the prices in antique stores are almost always negotiable). Because the store was a co-op (several dealers sharing a single physical location), the clerk...
great flex - better than any of my vintage. I still love the vintage pens, but dealers will sell you what you pay for - at best. The established dealers (like Mauricio) are fully aware that good flex is very valuable socaveat emptor.I have bought some (very) high-priced pens with ma...
One topic he brought up was the lack of resale value. Luxury items have resale value. LGD do not. He surveyed three groups of diamond buyers, including online buyers, independent diamond dealers, high street pawnbrokers, and high street jewelers. In total, 24 companies were contacted, asking...