The higher-end art and antiques industry as discussed by a 13-year veteran of the business. Humorous, insightful and frequently irreverent, an honest assessment of the industry as it exists today.
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Excerpts from: The Young Collector: It’s All Relevant (Or at least it used to be), Hollie Davis & Andrew Richmond, Maine Antique Digest, December 2009
“We hear all the time that people used to care more about antiques, or at least it seems that way,...
From John Fiske’s December ’09 column in the New England Antique Journal:
“For the first time since we’ve been antiques dealers, it appears that supply is greater than demand. At the very topmost reaches of the market, of course, supply can never...
I spent some time this weekend visiting numerous web venues which promote the overall antiques industry. I’m including two of them here to encourage the mid-range dealer to take a look and consider the possibilities. Clearly, expanding beyond the...
Great! A blog written from within the industry which discusses working in the business from all perspectives. Interesting to learn that the antiques business is also subject to the same market threats as other industries. This has been very helpful to me as I have not been able to find a lot of information on the web about actually working in the industry.
