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Twenty years ago, when I first entered the revered doors of an auction house, I was overwhelmed, and I asked myself, “how can anyone or any business know so much about so many things”? Well it only took me a few auctions to realize that they really do not know everything about everything [...]
Many people have asked me, “how can you tell the difference between a new and old (19th C or earlier) bronze sculpture”? Moreover, I suspect many beg the question but hesitate to ask it for a variety of reasons.
I remember not so long a when dealers and auction houses considered 19th century bronzes decorative items, [...]
Twenty years ago, when I first entered this business, it was taboo to suggest that buying a piece of art was a good investment. In fact, we never uttered the two words in the same sentence. It was also around that same time that you could count on the fact that properly invested money would [...]
I am pleased to invite you to the new M.S. Rau Antiques website! While you’ve always been very complimentary about our website, we felt it was time to spruce things up…the result is an exciting new, feature-rich site that showcases the wonderful things we have to offer you.
Among the new features:
• Videos and Audio. Ever [...]
For any American silver collector, this coffee pot by Paul Revere would most likely represent the most important piece of American silver that anyone collector can hope to acquire. It is so incredibly rare and beautiful, just holding it makes people feel differently. Their reactions have ranged from awe, to reverence, and privilege. Not surprisingly, [...]
