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The wood detective: the cases of the sunken pirate ship, the misunderstood antique, and the wicked pool cue Alex Wiedenhoeft has spent the past 7 years answering the same question about 10,000 times. When foresters, lumber dealers, crime investigators, and ......(Continue Reading) The art and science of furniture connoisseurship Family histories of furniture ownership have helped furniture historians in identifying specific places and times of furniture manufacture. Despite repairs ......(Continue Reading)AVI combines detailed inventory with valuation and appraisal Enhance relationships with clients, increase revenues and boost EGO protection Five years ago, three brothers-Greg, Jeff and Randy Forman-started a company ......(Continue Reading)Behind the Scenes at the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW - Chubb's Antiques Roadshow The Chubb's Antiques Roadshow is a traveling antique appraisal service that stops in cities and appraises items for collectors. Some of the more interesting ......(Continue Reading)R.T.H. Halsey: American Wing founder and champion of Duncan Phyfe - New York Metropolitan Museum, American Wing Richard Townley Haines Halsey (Fig. 1), known to family and friends as R.T., was one of the best friends the Metropolitan Museum of Art ever had. In ......(Continue Reading)
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