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| Passion Investments: Collectibles |
Bowling for Dollars
Marisa Bartolucci
09/01/2005
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While
there is no question as
to the finest of turned wood’s
creators, the
field’s long-term investment
prospects remain
uncertain. There are no
definitive facts and figures, as the
secondary market is only now
developing. Important collections
have yet to make
their way to the
auction block because so
many prominent collectors have chosen
to gift
their
collections to museums to promote the field. Yet that in itself is
encouraging. Unlike the high-flying contemporary art market, turned
wood’s
collectors are buying for love rather than speculation.
Meanwhile, they continue
to expand in number and diversity.
Mark
Lindquist reports that collectors from
as far away as
Paris, London and
Hong Kong have beaten a path to his rural New
Hampshire studio to
purchase works.
One thing is
certain: While fashions in
art may
come and go, the intrinsic
beauty and technique that define turned wood
are enduring—and this
appears to be its golden age.
Marisa Bartolucci lives in New York, where she writes on a variety of
cultural subjects.
Images by Mel Lindquist Images: John Mcfadden, Lindquist Studios; Lark Lindquist
Images: Mark Lindquist, Lindquist Studios; Bob Stocksdale Images: The
Mint
Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, N.C.
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