Chappell & McCullarA 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…4 min read·May 11, 2023----
Chappell & McCullarThe 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…3 min read·Feb 11, 2023----
Chappell & McCullarBeware 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…3 min read·Jun 28, 2022----
Chappell & McCullarQueer BritainTomorrow marks the opening of Queer Britain, the museum space in newly redeveloped old warehouses behind King’s Cross Station. With a…3 min read·May 19, 2022----
Chappell & McCullarThe 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…3 min read·Apr 20, 2022----
Chappell & McCullarLived 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…4 min read·Apr 10, 2022----
Chappell & McCullar‘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…5 min read·Oct 12, 2021----
Chappell & McCullarMallett 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…3 min read·Sep 30, 2021----
Chappell & McCullarDeaccessioning 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…5 min read·Sep 8, 2021----
