Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
Preface
Introduction
Section I ♦ A Plethora of Feelings: What Collectors Experience and Why
Chapter 1 – Anticipation – MAD
Chapter 2 – A Collector’s Concerns
Chapter 3 – Courage – MAD
Chapter 4 – Disappointment
Chapter 5 – Hope
Chapter 6 – Nostalgia
Chapter 7 – Passion – MAD
Chapter 8 – Sentimentality
Chapter 9 – Trust (Faith) and the American Antique World
Section II ♦ A Tasteful Indulgence (Most of the Time)
Chapter 10 – Color– MAD
Chapter 11 – Condition
Chapter 12 – Psychology of a Well-Designed Show Booth – Accepted for MAD
Chapter 13 – The Realm of Rejected Values and Behavior of Collectors (and others) –MAD
Section III ♦ Self-Reflection Isn’t Just for Self
Chapter 14 – American Antiques are a Window to Our Nation’s Past, Present and Future
Chapter 15 – Collectors’ Angst: What Will I Do with My Collection? – MAD
Chapter 16 – The Frenzy for Fresh to the Market – published in MAD
Chapter 17 – Mine
Chapter 18 – Notes on a Pandemic: What I Will Never Take for Granted Again – MAD
Chapter 19 – Occam’s Razor: Happiness or Fulfillment?
Chapter 20 – Too Much Stuff
Chapter 21 – The “Top Sellers” Fascination
Section IV ♦ Lessons (Sometimes Waiting to be Learned)
Chapter 22 – Auctions and Collectors: The Psychology of Our bidding (often more than we had planned)
Chapter 23 – Choice
Chapter 24 – The Importance of the Word “Important”
Chapter 25 – The Prime Directive: Be Prepared – MAD
Chapter 26 – Surrounded by One’s Collection or Not
Chapter 27 – A Timed Auction
Chapter 28 – Using Style and Connoisseurship Criteria to Buy the Best you Can Afford
Chapter 29 – The Virtues of Patience
Section V ♦ A Wish or Two and Ending With Praise
Chapter 30 – An American Antique Critic
Chapter 31 – The American Antique Market
Chapter 32 – A Paean for American Antique Dealers
Index
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