An enlightening interview with a passionate collector & hunter of one man’s 19th c. trash ~ today’s bottle treasures. From using recent technology to locate finds, as well as scuba diving rivers, to privy digging, Bram Hepburn has done it all.
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Show Notes, Episode 111. John Rinaldi on Scrimshaw
The following is a podcast transcription.
Hi, everyone, this is Martin Wills and welcome to the Antique Auction Forum for episode number 111 with John Rinaldi on whaling scrimshaw.
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Show Notes, Episode 110. Leslie Hindman
Martin Willis: Hello everyone, this is Martin Willis with the Antique Auction Forum and welcome to episode number 110 with Leslie Hindman. I hope you enjoy today’s show. This podcast is sponsored by WorthPoint. Find out what your antiques are worth at WorthPoint.com.
Hi, everyone, I’m on Skype with Leslie Hindman. How are you doing, Leslie?
Leslie: I’m doing really well, great!
Martin: And we’re calling you at your Chicago office. Can you tell us, right off the bat; I want to know how you started because I saw that you opened your first auction gallery there in 1982. What’s your background prior to that?
Leslie: You know I started working for Sotheby’s in 1978 and they opened a Chicago office and I was the assistant to the woman who was running it. It was their first branch office that they started in America. So I started there working, and I didn’t know much about the industry and I loved it immediately. Read more
111. John Rinaldi on Scrimshaw
SHOW NOTES Martin visits longtime dealer/collector John Rinaldi in Kennebunkport and discusses the known history of Scrimshaw, Prison of War pieces from the Lloyd Collection, and the California crackdown on ivory (antique or not) at auction as well as dealer sales. He also talks about the Annual Symposium at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, his catalog sales and much more.
110. Leslie Hindman
Martin talks to Chicago’s Leslie Hindman about her growing auction company with offices in Denver, Naples & Palm Beach, FL as well as Milwaukee. They talk about the transitions over the years, finding an unknown Van Gogh, selling memorabilia from the historic Comiskey Park, the Chicago Stadium as well as the recent upshot of handling Chinese pieces and fine jewelry. Former co-host Phyllis Kao who now works for the auction company chimes in for a quick hello. Visit: lesliehindman.com Read more
109. David Rago
Martin stops in Lambertville, NJ to talk with David Rago about his June 16th & 17th Auction. They further discuss the Arts & Crafts movement and David gets into a very informative discussion about a passion of his ~ American Art Pottery.
Visit: ragoarts.com