http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=John+Cohen Arts and Crafts John Cohen Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=49101&ca=Arts+and+Crafts As rather specialised Asian antique collectors, over a very long period, we have managed to help form collections of really fine Japanese netsuke, inro, lacquer boxes, Chinese snuff bottles, pendants, jade and hard stone carvings. One advantage of collecting in such specialised fields is that most p... Arts and Crafts John Cohen Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=48880&ca=Arts+and+Crafts As a collector of antique Japanese netsuke, inro, lacquer boxes, as well as Chinese snuff bottles and Jade carvings (particularly pendants) like all other collectors I have always been looking out for the chance to buy a bargain! Values One has to be able to evaluate the value to be able to recognis... Automotive John Cohen Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=47746&ca=Automotive Having been a keen British classic car enthusiast for many years (particularly fond of the Jensen classic cars of the early sixties) I only recently purchased a very advanced luxurious modern car. My new car is packed with what amounts to amazing technology. But even with such expensive modern cars... Automotive John Cohen Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39876&ca=Automotive Values A phenomenal amount of interest in classic cars a few years ago, caused much to be published and prices to escalate beyond belief. This was at a time when an Aston Martin Zagato, racing car (that never won a race), sold for over a million and a half pounds. An 'E' type Jaguar commanded as muc... Arts and Crafts John Cohen Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39873&ca=Arts+and+Crafts The first bottles we decided to buy that were not carved out of stone were made of glass. A huge range of glass bottles is to be found in all shapes and colours as well as a variety of manufacturing techniques. Much more research is needed in order to date these bottles, but it is generally now agre... Arts and Crafts John Cohen Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39875&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Before I describe these unique and beautiful works of art, exclusively Japanese, I feel that you need to know more about Lacquer, the extraordinary medium that was used. Only then will you fully appreciate these brilliant creations. For readers who are unfamiliar with old Japanese Lacquer, I suspect...