Furniture

My Financial Times article this week is all about desks and writing accoutrements. Called 'On the Write Lines' you can read it HERE

My Collectors Corner article in today's Daily Telegraph is all about antique beds. Take into account that we spend one third of our lives in them, and choosing a bed becomes a rather important decision. You can read it HERE

I've always said that the price that any antique or collectable realizes is not a simple matter. It can vary due to condition, age, rarity, desirability, provenance and style. If any one of these things is slightly 'off' it can fundamentally affect the value when they are sold.

This is exactly what happened with two Victorian desks that had been used at Grimsby fish market, probably since they were new. The two desks smelled so bad that if they were placed in a warm room the smell was overpowering. They sold for £10o, for the two, which was around a tenth of what they might have been expected to reach.

There's a interview I did while I was in Philadelphia about the Chairs book HERE

There's a nice little piece in the Toronoto Globe & Mail about Chairs, you can read it HERE