Posts tagged "Collect"


Managing the cookie jar: a parable about art and estate planning

Monday, April 2nd, 2018 , , , , Comments

Imagine a big ceramic cookie jar filled with options: chocolate-chip, snickerdoodle, macadamia-cranberry, even gluten-free macarons. You think it has something […]


Whose painting is this? Tracking the ancestry of art

Thursday, February 8th, 2018 , , Comments

In the world of film, questions of provenance are having a moment in both documentaries and fiction. In the 2015 […]


Champagne: a basic primer for a sophisticated wine

Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 , , Comments

“Champagne! In victory one deserves it, in defeat one needs it,” Napoleon Bonaparte famously advised.1 With such generous encouragement, no wonder […]


A perfect pairing: art appraisals and insurance

Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 , , Comments

Tea and biscuits. Peanut butter and jelly. Coffee and cake. Gin and tonic. These are attractive pairings. Yet in my […]


Sidewalk treasures: A conservation lesson from an Eames chair

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 , , Comments

Years ago, while on a walk through an L.A. neighborhood, I came across a pile of junk on the sidewalk—or […]


Adventures in collecting

Thursday, January 18th, 2018 , , Comments

Why is now such an exciting time to get into art collecting? Katja Zigerlig, VP of Art, Wine + Collectibles […]