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The Next Generation

April 20, 2013martin

by Lee Kalfon

One of the most pressing issues in our industry today, and one near to my heart, is how to engage the next generation of auction goers and antique collectors. I have read a good many articles on how the younger generations; the millennials in particular don’t care about antiques. All too many times I’ve heard “kids these days would rather have a cell phone than a bedroom suite”. Frankly I am starting to take offense. I am a millennial. I am 25, and yes, I own an IPhone, but I also work for an auction house. I care about antiques, vintage, and preserving our material culture for the next generation. Maybe I’m an anomaly, but I don’t think so.

132. Lee Kalfon, The Millennial Generation & Antiques

April 20, 2013March 11, 2018martin

Martin chats with Lee Kalfon about what is going on in the antique world and the opinions of Generation Y. They talk about why younger people may have lost some interest in antiques. They discuss vintage and repurposing as well as steampunk movements.

131. James Callahan on Asian Art

April 3, 2013March 11, 2018martin

PBS Antiques Roadshow Appraiser, Director of Asian Arts, for James D. Julia Auctioneers, James Callahan talks about the Asian Art Market and much more.

130. Paul Brown, Auction Kings

March 22, 2013March 11, 2018martin

Repeat guest Paul Brown of Discovery Channel’s Auction Kings, and Gallery 63 of Atlanta comes back on to talk about recent happenings, Season IV and auctions in general.

129. Adrien von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver

February 26, 2013March 11, 2018martin

An informational conversation with Adrien von Ferscht, of Glasgow, Scotland on the subject of antique Chinese Export Silver. Adrien is a pure academic researcher and provides an astounding amount of resources on his blog: chinese-export-silver.com His catalog of marks, 1785-1940 is available here, with a new edition soon to be published.

Presidential Auction Results, Emotions & Prices Run High

February 18, 2013February 19, 2013martin

A historic auction, media frenzy and a night owl’s delight

by Martin Willis

Check out our interview with Dan Meader prior to this auction here.

jfk-bomber-jacket-fetches-570000-at-auction — JFK Bomber Jacket sells for, $665,550!

When you have so many objects of a great fallen president in one auction, anything can happen. The collection was from the estate of David F. Powers, special assistant to Kennedy and the first curator of the JFK Library. I made an appearance at the auction, braving four hours of dangerous travel in a typical New England snowstorm. I went as I said in the podcast, just to see the people and watch the event.

I want to start by saying, no one in the business could have done a better job, and that is not easy to say, considering that I am a competitor of my good friend John McInnis as well as a friend of Dan Meader who held the auction in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The one thing I certainly bet John wishes he had done differently is, make it a two-day auction. As fate would have it, the auction ended up being a two-day event after all (18 hours long), but not by choice.