Benjamin Miller speaks with nine dealers who exhibited this past January at the antiques world’s marquee event: the Winter Antiques Show
Curious Objects: Wade Lege on Mistakes Collectors or Restorers Make
Independent collector Wade Lege on mistakes collectors and restorers make.
Curious Objects: Wade Lege’s Advice for New Restorers
Independent collector Wade Lege offers advice to new restorers
Curious Objects: Historic Preservationist Wade Lege on Living in a Collection
Independent collector Wade Lege on restoring a Mississippi bayou home and filling it with Americana.
Curious Objects: Wartski expert Katherine Purcell on René Lalique and Poetry in Jewelry
In the third episode of The Magazine ANTIQUES’ podcast Curious Objects, host Benjamin Miller interviewed Katherine Purcell, principal in the London jewelry firm Wartski. A peerless scholar and an engaging storyteller, Purcell gives us the particulars on a magnificent enameled necklace by René Lalique, the “genius of art nouveau jewelry.”
Curious Objects: Stuart Feld on the mistakes collectors make
In the latest episode of our new podcast, Curious Objects, Benjamin Miller interviews Stuart Feld of Hirschl & Adler. In this excerpt, Miller asks Feld about the mistakes he often sees collectors make. The biggest? Bargain-hunting.
Curious Objects: Dealer Stuart Feld: An “Expert in Everything” and an early American linen press
Benjamin Miller caught up with Hirschl & Adler Galleries president Stuart Feld in this second episode of The Magazine ANTIQUES’ podcast Curious Objects. In question was a Boston-made neoclassical linen press, which served as entry point into a discussion about provenance and the more general ins-and-outs of antiquing.
Curious Objects: Katherine Purcell’s advice for serious collectors
Benjamin Miller, host of The Magazine ANTIQUES’ podcast Curious Objects, interviewed Katherine Purcell. In this excerpt, Purcell—a principal in the London jewelry firm Wartski—offers her advice for serious collectors.
Curious Objects: Katherine Purcell’s advice for new collectors
Benjamin Miller interviewed Katherine Purcell—principal in the London jewelry firm Wartski—for the third episode of The Magazine ANTIQUES’ podcast Curious Objects. In this excerpt from their conversation, Purcell offers advice for new collectors. First, be brave. Second, be on the que vive: much of your success will depend on your ability to spot a forgery. For more Curious Objects with Benjamin Miller, listen to us on iTunes or SoundCloud. If …
Curious Objects: Stuart Feld’s sage advice for young collectors
In the upcoming episode of our new podcast, Curious Objects, Benjamin Miller interviews Stuart Feld of Hirschl & Adler. The star of the show is a masterfully carved mahogany linen press, but their wide-ranging conversation delves into the crucial role research plays in antiquing, auction trends, and Feld’s own august resume.