Return to Real or Fake Galle
Since I wrote an article about “Real or Fake Galle” glass in 2018, I’ve received questions from all over the world. After a reader from Santa Barbara sent me an …
Vintage Maritime Lamp Mystery
I stopped at the Art of Consignment on Gutierrez in Santa Barbara this Sunday, and saw something I’d never seen before. A wood box contained something that looked old and …
Back-In-The-Day Bottle Box
My partner John, a bicycling enthusiast, brings me things he finds in people’s free piles. There’s always the “free stash” these days, as folks grow tired of their spaces. This …
Do You Own An Original Painting?
In Winter of 2020 LS wrote me that he purchased a nineteen by fifteen-and-a-half inch painting. A note on the back said, “Attributed to Kyffin Williams 1918-2006, British.” LS found …
Artists and Their Dachshunds
Lump, Archie, Amos, Bear, Stanley and Boodgie, not to mention Pouce, are/were all dachshunds owned by artists. I believe artists become attracted to the fierce independence of these little dogs, …
Suzuki Illustrates Zen
JS picked up this great book in a flea market: Suzuki’s Zen and Japanese Culture. This classic has gone through hundreds of printings in hundreds of languages. I found it …
Casino de Monte Carlo Historic Photo
TT owns a seafront shot of an unknown location which looked to me like the French Riviera in the 1920s. I searched for a similar vintage photo of a seaside …
Dogs in Art
Many people love their dogs, as I do, and own art related to a certain breed. One fine day at an appraisal in Hollywood, I brought my dachshund BEAR. He …
Bunnell Followed His Own Path
The top art dealers that shaped the way we show and represent art and artists include: Paul Durand-Ruel Joseph Duveen Peggy Guggenheim Edith Halpert Julien Levy Pierre Matisse Paul Rosenberg …
War Waged Over Painted Furniture
JD sent me an interesting lingerie chest someone painted wild green with floral designs. She asked: when the painting happened, and more importantly why? And she wants to know about …