First, let me apologize for being slow to participate on the iantique site.  I am as busy as a non-busy guy can be!  In the meantime, feel free to follow my three primary sites, DULL TOOL DIM BULB which is about antiques, art, photography and more.

VINTAGE SLEAZE which tells a true story about the art and history of the Pin up, burlesque and smut business…

Amanda Addams Auctions ---- 6^th May 2013----Auction starts 6.30 pm.

IMPORTANT AUCTION-ONE OF OUR FINEST IN OUR ROOMS FOR YEARS

 Under instructions of Estate of E. P. Wilkinson, major collections from Kew, Camberwell, Blackburn, Glen Iris, Ballarat, Balwyn North and Forest Hill plus Tatts Group Ltd- Melbourne.

Viewing Saturday 4^th May 11- 4 pm. Monday 6^th May 12 noon…

When what you love needs a facelift”

This article is dedicated to the art of furniture repair and restoration.

Those of us who collect antiques or have been given family heirlooms understand the love for owning and cherishing something that was used by someone else. We like that it is old, used, and has character. Sometimes the “character” of a piece extends beyond the distinctive qualities a piece of furniture has taken on over the…

 Celebrating The Woolworth Building's Centennial Eve Kahn

A HUNDRED YEARS LATER

Just in time for this spring’s centennial of the Woolworth Building in Manhattan, descendants of its architect, Cass Gilbert, put a commemorative Tiffany silver bowl on the market. The heirloom, which weighs about 15 pounds,…