December 12th, 2011 
UAA Team 
Reports from Philadelphia today highlighted a move for the Philadelphia Antiques Show from the Navy Yard to the Philadelphia Convention Center. But that’s not all that’s brewing. According to local media reports, the show will allow dealer’s to display merchandise as new as 1970, as long as the creator isn’t living. I had to read that [...]
December 12th, 2011 UAA Team 
With discussions underway to establish an Antiques Week in the U.S., we thought it would make sense to reach across the pond of some feedback on how Antiques Week has worked in the U.K. The questions are answered by Gail McLeod of National Antiques Week U.K. If you would like to weigh in on when would [...]
December 9th, 2011 UAA Team 
The founders of AmericanaWeek.com, the website that bills itself as the “Gateway to Americana Week,” and a “guide to the shows, auctions and attractions of New York’s Americana Week,” announce plans to cover the major antiques weeks in the United States with destination websites. Currently, websites for three of the biggest weeks of 2012 are [...]
December 6th, 2011 ewmiller 
There’s a growing consortium of folks out there, dealers and promoters included, who say that antiques can be sold purely for their looks without reference to the intrinsic value. Buyers today, they say, don’t care what a thing is, only what it looks like. In that case, I ask, what’s so great about antiques? Take [...]
Posted in Antiques, Antiques Business, Auction 
Tags: Oxford Tub Chair, Restoration Hardware, Sotheby's 
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The debate over how to revive the antiques trade is ongoing. There’s a continual comparison to contemporary art. There’s also talk of how to gather up enough money for a celebrity, perhaps Betty White, perhaps Lady Gaga to come in and save the day. On the first topic, let me say antiques are not contemporary [...]
Posted in Antiques Business Tags: Antiques, betty White, celebrity endorsement, Gary Vaynerchuck, Green, Jeffrey Hayzlett, Lady Gaga, Social Media, Wine 20 Comments » November 28th, 2011 UAA Team 
The latest in our conversation podcast series is Marvin Getman, president of New England Antiques Shows. Among the shows in Getman’s portfolio are the Boston Antiques & Design and the Book, Paper & Photo Exposition and Sale. We covered social media, the demographics of show goers, the (over) use of the word vintage, what marketing works [...]
November 28th, 2011 UAA Team 
There’s been talk of a week dedicated to antiques in the U.S. for years now. We think it’s time to make this happen. That’s the purpose of this short three question survey. Help determine when Antiques Week should be by answering these three short questions at AntiquesWeek.com. COMPLETE THE SURVEY
November 17th, 2011 ewmiller 
If you’ve spent a moment fretting about what is and isn’t vintage or have been aghast to see items in major retail stores labeled as vintage, you’ll want to listen to a new podcast. Eric Miller discusses vintage and authenticity with Massachusetts dealer Jane Hudson, North Shore Flea promoter Melissa Sands and Jon Jenkins of Jenkins Promotions. You can [...]
Posted in Antiques, Antiques Business, Fashion, Vintage Tags: Anthropologie Necklace, Antiques, Jane Hudson, Jars from Hungary, Jenkins Promotions, Jon Jenkins, Melissa Sands, Music Valley, Old or New?, Pottery Barn Jars, Pure Vintage, Retailers, Vintage, Vintage Chicago, What is an antique?, What is Vintage? 1 Comment » November 15th, 2011 ewmiller 
More signs of why its less than the best of times for the antiques, and in particular furniture business. The National Association of Home Builders says homebuilders are feeling less confident about their ability to build homes for Americans who are at least 55 and older. These folks, members of the Baby Boomer generation, have [...]
Posted in Antiques Business Tags: Antiques, baby boomers, condos, generation y, mcmansion, Millennial, NAHB, National Association of Home Builders, rentals, Vintage 1 Comment » November 14th, 2011 ewmiller 
If you’re looking for authenticity at major retailers, yes you might become weary. A recent tale published in the New York Times and elsewhere begins in the apartment of Casey Barber, a writer who has decorated with one-of-a-kind items carefully selected over time to express her individuality and experiences. But sigh, now that major retailers [...]
Posted in Antiques, Antiques Business Tags: Authentic, Casey Barber, CB2, Crate and Barrel, New York Times, pickling jars, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Vintage 1 Comment »
