20th Century by HKFA Blog Archive September 2011- ArtfixDaily.com

20th Century by HKFA

Heather Karlie Vieira

I'm an antiques dealer for this generation and the next. Being part of the history of works of art as they pass through hands and through time is an honor. The works I encounter, open me to learning a new category, or style, or artist, or... everything!

Heather Karlie Fine Art presents 20th Century by HKFA. Our important selection of well curated 20th Century finds is offered in our store in Philadelphia. From art and antiques to furniture and furnishings, from decorative accessories to once in a lifetime finds - we have that special piece for you. Read on and visit us to see more!

Blog entries from 20th Century by HKFA for September 2011

Amazing Old Master painting from 1550 purchased at the NYC Flea Market

The End of an Era... Almost

Posted: August 31, 2011 20:29 Last Updated: | Heather Karlie Vieira

Ever since I moved to New York City in 2002, I have been an early morning (well before dawn) shopper at the flea markets along 6th Avenue. By the time I had arrived on the scene, and I do mean scene, there were a few different parking lots and an indoor parking garage packed with hundreds of dealers set up selling every imaginable treasure, and some trash, you could ever hope to find. Celebrities and rarities. Sure, I was told of the good old days in the 80's and 90's, when there were many more lots and even better choices, but this was my time and I made the most of it. I was the ...

New York Real Estate is Location, Location, Location

Posted: September 08, 2011 08:33 Last Updated: | Heather Karlie Vieira

You know this already. We've all heard it. The three most important things in real estate are location, location and location. And when you're speaking of Manhattan real estate you had better add numerous zeros. This 'City that Never Sleeps' offers everything you could want (and maybe some things that you don't) throughout the city. And there's a price for that convenience. Whether you rent or own, a Manhattan store is no small investment. With rents in the 10's of thousands of dollars per month and prices to own in the millions, what is a start up business to do? That all depends o...

A great pair of vintage oversized copper lamps

Are You Single?

Posted: September 13, 2011 22:25 Last Updated: | Heather Karlie Vieira

Have you heard that? Have you said that? I'm not speaking about dating, but rather singles and pairs in the antiques and design business. Lamps, chairs, vases, chandeliers, mirrors, sconces - just about anything. For those of us in the antiques and design business we seem to be all too preoccupied by pairs. The desire to have a mirror copy of a room, to have even numbers throughout, to have a numerical balance - it just doesn't add up. Let's examine your living room. A sofa with a matched pair of end tables on either side with a matched pair of lamps or vases sitting on top. Ther...

The truck packed for May Brimfield. And to think, this was all in our apartment!

Off The Shoulder and On Line...

Posted: September 23, 2011 22:07 Last Updated: | Heather Karlie Vieira

It's been a pretty interesting transition so far. The days when I would pile frames on my shoulders and hoof it to the nearest subway station to travel to the Upper East Side art galleries are now only fond memories. Or when I would bring home piles of frames, paintings, even a six foot tall metal easel on either the Metro North or LIRR train (and then, of course, on the subway to my tiny apartment in the West Village) are also now just funny stories. Family life has brought me into the 21st Century and all that the internet has to offer. Websites, social networking, blogs... you name, ...

Robert Loughlin

Posted: September 29, 2011 17:03 Last Updated: | Heather Karlie Vieira

For those of you who have set foot in New York City within the last thirty years or so - you have probably seen 'The Brute'. Square jawed. Strong. Felt tip marker or paint. He's been everywhere. On mid century furniture, books, art, walls - you name, 'The Brute' has been there. He's the creation of famous New York City artist and icon, Robert Loughlin. Robert's story is a great one. He's been in all the right places at all the right times. He was buying important mid century furniture before it was important. He was creating art and selling it to the movers and shakers of the ...