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(Young Collectors)Texas (and Several Other Places) in the Rearview Mirror
The Young Collector
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
We've been at it again. Within the last month, we've been to Delaware for the Winterthur furniture forum, to Texas for the Round Top shows, and to Wheeling, West Virginia, for the Oglebay show.
This year, Andrew decided we'd drive to Delaware on Wednesday, ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Connoisseurship Revisited
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondSome time ago, we talked about how we believe the "good, better, best" paradigm had run amok with "best" becoming the focus, as the paradigm seemed to be moving toward "junk, less junky, worth owning." Now we've started wondering if the whole idea of connoisseurship ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Brilliant Image, Fuzzy Concept
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondThe antiques industry needs a public relations agent desperately. We have a real image problem, and public relations agents can cure all sorts of bad press. Celebrity scandals are routinely swept away by good PR, and whenever the political winds change, companies come out of ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Self-Service with a Smile
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondNow that all our Christmas secrets are out in the open, we can talk about what an ordeal Christmas shopping was this past year. First of all, let's just acknowledge that Andrew is possibly the worst person in the world to buy a gift for. ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)All I Really Need to Know about Antiques I Learned in Kindergarten
The Young Collector
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondSometimes adults have a tendency to overcomplicate things. We talk about extenuating circumstances, right and wrong, gray areas, and we use big words or abstract concepts, but in reality, most things either are or they're not.Most of the time, life is really simple—get ... (Read More)
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