Author, Jim Craig joins us for a fascinating interview on the finest American eagle carver of all time, John Haley Bellamy. There are myths about the carver, and his life that Jim discusses, high auction records and more!
Dr. Anne Laure Bandle on Skype from Geneva discusses her new book: The Sale of Misattributed Artworks and Antiques at Auction. She brings up several examples of ‘sleepers’ at an auction, where something slipped through the cracks. As someone who has attended auctions for several decades, I have seen this first hand. She tells examples…
Enjoy this perspective of eight-year old Connor McCrory, at the time of the recording, he was known as the youngest picker.
Established in 2009, host, appraiser Martin Willis conducts audio interviews focusing on the full range of collecting antiques, art, decorative art as well as auctions and the history of it all. Martin conduct interviews with Auctioneers, Artists, Antique Dealers, Art Dealers, Appraisers, Experts & Specialists, Historians, Curators, Avid Collectors, Show Promoters and more. Click Here…
Actor Tony Dow, known as “Wally” on Leave it to Beaver is a now a modern sculptor. This interview discusses how he got into acting, and later how he became a sculptor. Check out his work here: Bilotta Gallery
One of the world’s leading Leonardo experts, Martin Kemp, discusses how he helped authenticate the $450 million Salvator Mundi talks about what it was like behind the scenes exploring the authenticity of the discovery of a lifetime. The world record price of $450 million reflects the hype. He also discusses the mystery buyer, which ends…