D VINTAGE FURNISHINGS Craig Kellogg AT HOME WITH PURVEYORS OF ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE FURNISHINGS AT HOME WITH PURVEYORS OF ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE FURNISHINGS Craig Kellogg Foreword by Michael Bruno Edited with additional text by Carolyn Horwitz • • • 7 FOREWORD 196 GALLERYBAC By Michael Bruna Carlos Aparicio, New York 9 INTRODUCTION 208 HEDGE GALLERY By Craig Kellogg Steven Volpe, San Francisco 12 ALEXANDER STUTZ 218 INGRAO Alexander Stutz, Berlin Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper, New York 24 ASLITUNCA 232 ].F. CHEN Asli Tunca and Carl Vercauteren, Istanbul Joel Chen, Los Angeles 36 AXEL VERVOORDT 248 JOHN SALIBELLO ANTIQUES Axel and May Vervoordt, 's-Gravenwezel, Belgium John Salibella, Bridgehampton, New York 54 B4 20TH CENTURY DESIGN 256 JOURDAN ANTIQUES Kerry Beauchemin, New York Mady Jourdan, Paris 62 BLACKMAN CRUZ 270 LAWSON-FENNING Adam Blackman, Los Angeles Glenn Lawson and Grant Fenning, Los Angeles 74 BLACKMAN CRUZ 280 MAGEN GALLERY David Cruz, Los Angeles April and Hugues Magen, New York 86 CRISTINA GRAJALES GALLERY 290 MONDO CANE Cristina Grajales, Hudson Valley, New York Greg Wooten, Dutchess County, New York 96 DAVID GILL GALLERIES 300 RICHARD SHAPIRO ANTIQUES David Gill, Landon AND WORKS OF ART/STUDIOLO Richard Shapiro, Las Angeles 106 DE VERA Federica De Vera, New York 318 ROARK MODERN lisa Bowles, Sag Harbor, New York 118 DOWNTOWN Robert Willson and David Serrano, Los Angeles 328 ROBERT STILIN Robert Stilin, East Hampton, New York 130 ECCOLA Kathleen White-Almanza and Maurizio Almanza, Los Angeles 340 T.C. DONO BE DIAN'S PARIS FLEA Tod Donobedian, San Francisco 138 FLORENCE LOPEZ ANTIQUES Florence Lopez and Patrick Hernandez, Paris 348 TODD MERRILL ANTIQUES120TII CENTURY 148 FREMONTIER ANTIQUAIRES Todd Merrill, New York Patrick and Jo Fremontier, Carcassonne, France 358 WEINBERG MODERN 164 GALERIE HALF Larry Weinberg and Joan Michaels, New York Clifford Fong, Los Angeles 366 WRIGHT 174 GALERIE PATRICK SEGUIN Richard Wright, Chicago Patrick Seguin, Paris 377 RESOURCES 184 GALERIE SAINT JACQUES Daniel Suduca and Thierry Merillou, Toulouse, France 381 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS FORl~v'70RI) When I first heard the title of this book, Dealer's Choice, can go online and, in five minutes, see five hundred antique I thought, "How cool. It sounds like a high-stakes poker game." and vintage chandeliers from some of the world's best dealers and makers-and then have the one they love most shipped Anyone who knows anything about the antiques business will to them within a few days. Such instant gratification is rarely tell you that this is pretty much the way it is. The best dealers possible when dealing with large retailers, who no longer place big bets nearly every day: They locate something keep stock on hand and often take weeks or even months special that they must have, knowing that someone else will to ship purchases, usually from China. Thus, the ready stock want it even more, and at a higher price-and they gamble of fine antiques and design becomes even more desirable. on how long it will take to find that person. The best dealers are prepared to live with the items they buy With the advent of the Internet, the rules have changed -the bets they've made-as waiting is part of the game. dealers can reach buyers around the world and around the This spectacular book showcases many of my favorite dealers block, and buyers have access to everything that is for sale. in their private abodes, in which are stashed their most amazing finds. Most will tell you they won't ever sell certain It is my opinion that there has never been a better time to objects they've brought home. I wouldn't believe them. be a dealer. The overall market for antiques and vintage For the right price ... has grown substantially since 2005, the year people really began to make major online purchases. Small dealers can - Michael Bruno, founder and president, 1 Dibs sl now compete with big auction houses and national retailers due to their extended reach. Today's buyers, meanwhile,