Services
Advising
Curious Objects owner Ben L. Miller routinely advises clients on acquisitions and collection strategy. Specific goals include:
- Avoiding fakes, forgeries, and misrepresented pieces
- Achieving value with your purchases
- Assembling a satisfying and logical collection
- Decorating your home
Public Speaking
Ben L. Miller regularly speaks to groups at galleries, museums, universities, clubs, and art fairs. He speaks on subjects including antique silver, decorative arts, the antiques trade, philosophy of collecting, connoisseurship, and more. Past appearances include:
- The Winter Show
- The Philadelphia Show
- Christie’s
- Sotheby’s
- New York Adventure Club
- Decorative Arts Trust
- Salmagundi Club
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Bayou Bend Collection
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Svenskt Tenn at Salon 94
Selling and Consignment
Curious Objects is always seeking pieces with rich stories and great craftsmanship. If you are a dealer, a collector, or otherwise owner of a piece you think would be a good fit, please get in touch.