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Entries from May 2005

Name dropping: Collecting celebrity autographs

May 23rd, 2005 · No Comments

Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Portuguêsby Christopher Proudlove©
I have not yet reached that stage yet where people stop me and ask me for my autograph. It’s just a matter of time! But no, seriously, we know several people who are autograph hunters, and one who makes a living out of the hobby.
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Tags: Beatles

Trading up to collectable trade cards

May 23rd, 2005 · No Comments

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Wright Crossley trade cardOriginally uploaded by Christopher Proudlove.
by Christopher Proudlove©
Perhaps it’s because as a junior reporter, I was indentured to a newspaper publisher who was also a jobbing printer.Perhaps it’s simply because my writing for this column gets turned into reading, so to […]

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Tags: Trade cards · Ephemera

Fine art: painting that keeps up with the Joneses

May 23rd, 2005 · No Comments

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By Christopher Proudlove©
One day, I’ll write about the fortunes of a forgotten artist who will suddenly be rediscovered and lauded by art historians far cleverer than I’ll ever be. I’m not holding my breath!
Longstanding readers will know how keen I am. In these pages I’ve […]

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Tags: Paintings · Forgotten artists

Fenton - glass with 100 years of class

May 8th, 2005 · No Comments

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By Christopher Proudlove©There was a time when the antiques trade with the United States was one-way: everything from valuable fine art and antiques to container loads of junk that was unwanted here at home were exiting our shores on a daily basis.
To some extent that […]

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Tags: Glass

Rocks of ages - now coveted collectors’ items

May 2nd, 2005 · No Comments

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by Christopher Proudlove©Fate found me in New York the other week … looking at rocks. No, I wasn’t on a geology field trip – although the boulders and outcrops in Central Park looked fascinating from the back of my taxicab – I was there to attend […]

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Tags: Chinese