Collecting Antiques for Pleasure And Profit the Narrative of Twenty Five Years
Collecting Antiques for Pleasure And Profit the Narrative of Twenty Five Years
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184 CHAPTER VI THE ANTIQUE AND THE COUNTRYMAN IN the course of my journeyings in search of antiques I have met many curious characters, especially among the country antique dealers, and certainly the quaint old dealer so admirably described by Vachell in " Quinney's " is an easily recognized type. I remember one old man who would not sell nor show anything to people whose appearance or manner in any way displeased him. I contrived to buy many good things from him, especially engravings, but it ...was usually a long process. On entering his shop I could generally see in what humour he was, and if it was one of his bad days it was best to talk about the weather or any subject farthest removed from antiques. At such times if I asked if he had anything interesting he was sure to say "No, " but after a lengthy con- 185 Collecting Antiques versation he would probably produce from some hiding-place a fine old piece which I was eventually able to secure at a fairly reasonable figure.
I have always found that it is necessary to be well known in a district before it is possible to buy really good things privately; the country people are very chary of strangers, and it takes a considerable time to secure their confidence, but once you have achieved this the path is com- paratively smooth.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
184 CHAPTER VI THE ANTIQUE AND THE COUNTRYMAN IN the course of my journeyings in search of antiques I have met many curious characters, especially among the country antique dealers, and certainly the quaint old dealer so admirably described by Vachell in " Quinney's " is an easily recognized type. I remember one old man who would not sell nor show anything to people whose appearance or manner in any way displeased him. I contrived to buy many good things from him, especially engravings, but it ...was usually a long process. On entering his shop I could generally see in what humour he was, and if it was one of his bad days it was best to talk about the weather or any subject farthest removed from antiques. At such times if I asked if he had anything interesting he was sure to say "No, " but after a lengthy con- 185 Collecting Antiques versation he would probably produce from some hiding-place a fine old piece which I was eventually able to secure at a fairly reasonable figure.
I have always found that it is necessary to be well known in a district before it is possible to buy really good things privately; the country people are very chary of strangers, and it takes a considerable time to secure their confidence, but once you have achieved this the path is com- paratively smooth.
What to read after Collecting Antiques for Pleasure And Profit the Narrative of Twenty Five Years?
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