The nation-state is in many ways becoming an antique, because the conditions of humanity have changed.
Mr. Huneck later studied at the Massachusetts College of Art, before becoming an antiques dealer.
They may remain honest to their oldest traditions -- but if they do, they risk becoming sentimental antiques.
"My father was an officer in the army before becoming an antiques dealer, so he had this tough discipline," said Mr. Pourny, who is now based in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
Nowhere is Bleecker more New York, personal and essentially 19th century - there is not even a telephone - than Sam's Place, at 378 Bleecker, a secondhand store on the verge of becoming an antiques store (esteem for the 1950's vases, the cocktail shakers and rhinestone jewelry is escalating).
Annual reports are on their way to becoming glossy antiques.
But some artists were also clearly entranced by the cinematic lure of the medium, like Wu Tang Clan relying on photos to bring their kung fu fantasy to life, or Tupac becoming fascinated with antique large-format film cameras during his iconic Rolling Stone cover shoot.
He later worked in a public relations role for a wiring manufacturer, owned a pub in Guildford, Surrey, and devoted his free time to his love of antiques, becoming an authority on porcelain.
Architectural salvage, which once evoked images of the television show "Sanford and Son," where junk was hauled around in a beat-up pickup truck, is becoming the province of antiques mavens, interior decorators and upscale remodelers.
If you're a collector, antiquing is becoming a lost art.
