If nature abhors a vacuum so does the auction business. WIth Ritchies in bankruptcy, new kid on the block A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals is stepping in to fill the gap, or would be if they could get their proverbial shit together. In my in-box this morning was a notice about the next Wilkens decorative arts auction, which happens to be TONIGHT! How about a bit of notice boys? Maybe a weekend-long preview to give folks a chance to peruse the merch? The woefully low resolution thumbnails in your downloadable catalogue are barely discernible.
More notice and better tech would go a long way to giving this fledgling business a boost. And there’s nothing I’d like more than to go bat for this start-up: I miss Ritchies soooo much and Waddington’s has moved more and more of its trade online, thus killing the buzz and fun of actually going to an auction. StyleNorth will endeavour to keep you in the loop.
A note on my recent MIA status; things have gone horribly awry in my personal life and even my new address may be short lived (please allow me to skip the gory details). Thanks for your patience . . . I don’t want to let styleNorth go completely and I’ll be trying to pick up the pieces in the days and weeks ahead.
February 9th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Keeping good thoughts for you Chris. Your readers will be here when you’re back.
February 9th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Take care.
I’ll be here waiting for a good read.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I’ve been missing the auctions since Ritchies went down. Nothing seems comparable in the GTA for fun hunting. :(
Hope everything is ok. Love your posts – and am always excited when I see that you’ve updated us with something awesome about design.
February 9th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Talk about procastination in sales!
Hugs and waves of positive vibes Chris!
BTW….My tables love their new home! :)
February 9th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Lovely to see some Style North again in my inbox! Was wondering what was going on. Sorry to hear you’re hitting a rough patch and wish you all the best and looking forward to more of your stylish information.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Welcome back!
February 9th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Chris, missed your posts.
Sending good thoughts your way.
February 9th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Sorry to hear things are awry…hope it all works out for the best. Glad to see you haven’t given up StyleNorth…I miss reading your posts every day.
Cheers.
Guy
February 10th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Good morning, miss you like crazy…Lois of keep us in the loop and keeping good thoughts about the rest
February 13th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Stay calm and carry on. Wishing you well.
February 14th, 2010 at 1:02 am
Stay strong. Wishing you well and looking forward to future posts.
February 16th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
sending good energy your way – may you find silver linings amid the chaos
February 16th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Dear Chris,
Good to see a notice for a fresh Style North post; not so good to read the reason for the gap since the last one.
I too am sorry for the difficult times you’re having. I wish you courage to get through the next day and then the one after that, patience with yourself, enough time to heal and clarity when you come through it all.
Your loyal following will be here waiting for you!
Thinking of you,
cbm
February 18th, 2010 at 12:27 am
sorry about the rough patch Chris. Will spare you any cheerful platitudes (you`re welcome :-) and just say hope things are better soon. Look forward to more great design news when you`re ready.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:35 am
Good morning…Lois of I’m ready for more posts (please)
March 31st, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Couldn’t agree more with you about A.H. Wilkens. They definitely do not have their shit together, are all over the place, and highly unprofessional. Andrea Zeifman CRIED during the last auction. Who does that?