Rembrandt Bugatti

LONDON – Bit of a dilemma this week. I thought I’d write about collecting bronzes … so we visited one of our local antiques fairs but failed to find a single one. And then we came across the large grouping pictured below. There’s not an antique among them, although at the outset, let me make […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A magnificent elephant bronze was carried into a local appraisal fair where a representative of Burchard Galleries was working. The owner had no idea of the importance or value but a Burchard representative certainly did. The piece was gifted from several wealthy women, who were world travelers, to their caretaker over […]

LONDON – Among those spotted strolling the stands at the glitzy champagne opening of London’s Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair this week was Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman. He seemed to be particularly drawn to the stand of film poster dealers the Reel Poster Gallery, but whether he was in serious buying mood or just […]