Jul 21, 2020 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
With public school systems and teachers and parents continuing to wonder about what will happen if and when the school year begins, we suppose it seems a little shallow to think about the business of antiques. Yet the “antiques trade” generates in the billions of...
Jun 19, 2020 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
A little context for historians or others who may come across this column a century from now. We’re in the midst of a pandemic and that has altered much of daily life, including shutting down businesses and restricting travel. We’ve regularly looked back...
May 21, 2020 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
Granddaughter Sarah knows my weakness for the various styles of Windsor chairs and she knows that I really don’t need another. So when I talk with her after an auction, she kids me with “Did you buy any Windsors?” Well, I suppose I’ll have to confess that...
May 20, 2019 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
We recently attended a Kelly and Ben Schultz auction in Clarence, NY, not far from our East Aurora Home. This is one auction gallery that hasn’t adopted internet bidding, so the “competitors” are in the room or on the phone. That doesn’t mean the...
Apr 25, 2019 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
I’m not sure what prompted me to think about old trophies and prize ribbons. Perhaps it was Gayle Manley’s piece on Kentucky Derby memorabilia (this issue). While antique trophies aren’t high-priced, for the most part, those associated with...
Mar 20, 2019 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
Helene Marlowe has written to tell me of her plans to end her monthly column, “Collector’s Playtime,” a detailed work on the topic of dolls and related subjects. Her “one year” agreement to write a column stretched into a decade. TheCollector is a labor of love...
