The Journal · Notes from the House
On objects, periods, & the practice of proof.
Essays on the pieces we handle, the cultures that made them, and the connoisseurship of collecting antiquities well.
Connoisseurship
Connoisseurship · 5 min
What Provenance Is — and What to Ask Before You Buy
An object's ownership history is its second biography. What good documentation looks like, and the questions worth asking.
February 6, 2026 Read →
From the House
From the House · 4 min
How a Piece Earns Its Place: Our Approach to Authenticity
Style, material, wear, patina, provenance — the layers of judgement by which an object proves, or fails to prove, its case.
January 23, 2026 Read →