It’s well known in the antiques trade that “An antiques dealer isn’t made by what he sells, but by what he buys”. This is absolutely true.
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Brimfield Antiques Fair: The Collectors
Taking a look at the thrice-annual phenomenon of the Brimfield Antique Show in Western Massachusetts, this video focuses on the people who travel there from all over the world to collect everything from milk bottle caps to taxidermy peacocks.
Doris Duke
Twelve years old and $80 million to burn. No, it’s not another episode of MTV’s “My Super Sweet Sixteen,” but rather the true headlines from 1925 concerning Doris Duke, heiress to the American Tobacco Company fortune.
Gloria Vanderbilt
To be a stylemaker, you clearly need to make a splash, but there are a gutsy few who actually blaze trails. Gloria Vanderbilt is just such a woman.
Mrs. James Ward Thorne and the Thorne Rooms
Mrs. James Ward Thorne was both a lady of means and passion.
Marquetry – Masterpieces in Wood
Painting, gilding, tooled leather, carving, parchment, mirror, shagreen – you name it. One form that seems to be linked with every age is marquetry.