Archive for June, 2008

Antitrust and the Art and Antiques Industry

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

I just had a letter to the editor of The Maine Antiques Digest published in the July 2008 issue. I took exception to the position of the author of a monthly column on Auction Law as it related to bid rigging and antitrust. It’s a topic I hope to discuss in future blogs. Letter to [...]

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Selling Art vs. Antiques; Apples vs. Oranges

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Antiques and art are not really so similar. While they both fall under the same industry category, selling these items seems to require very different approaches. As I strolled down the side streets of Chelsea’s West 24/25/26th Streets, I saw techniques and environments for selling art that just doesn’t happen for antiques and made for [...]

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