A spate of salesMy hat is doffed in the direction of the Antiques Trade Gazette. Their reporting on the spate of dealer disbursals recently has included…May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
The death of the tradeSo my gentle readers know, I am not generally given to hyperbole. Although excitable by nature, I nevertheless try to rein this in. If I…Feb 11, 2023Feb 11, 2023
Beware the Xmas pantoA few of my devoted readers know of my link to Fresno County, and a few of you know that, with death absenting our last familial…Jun 28, 2022Jun 28, 2022
Queer BritainTomorrow marks the opening of Queer Britain, the museum space in newly redeveloped old warehouses behind King’s Cross Station. With a…May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
The Ginger Fop meets WoIAnd I thought camp was dead. If you, gentle reader, mournfully thought so too then you’ll be cheered to read the debut letter penned by…Apr 20, 2022Apr 20, 2022
Lived moving forward…‘Life must be lived moving forward, but can only be understood looking backward.’ Where was it I read this bit of worldly wisdom? Perhaps a…Apr 10, 2022Apr 10, 2022
‘Friend’The major news flap this week surrounding the Facebook whistle blower puts me in mind of our own experiences with social media which, it…Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021
Mallett is dead… but Stella McCartney twists the knifeThe Antiques Trade Gazette is reporting that troubled coin and stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons Group, who retained the Mallett brand in the US…Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
Deaccessioning reduxWe do from time to time welcome student groups from the local university, and one student in one such group asked upon visiting whether any…Sep 8, 2021Sep 8, 2021