She likes to sell work to museums, above all, but, she says, "Some of my favourite collectors are people my own age, of fairly modest means, who just get pleasure out of it every day".
Although they exhibited virtually all techniques of ornamental glassmaking, including millefiori, cameo, sculpture, engraving, and casings, the Baccarat paperweights were relatively inexpensive and became great favourites with collectors.
Modigliani was always destined to be a collector's favourite because he mixes modernist thrills with traditional seduction.
Accepting it promptly, they asked, "Have you got any more?" The Collector is a favourite of many who dislike Fowles' other work.
David Walsh, your favourite renegade professional gambler turned art collector and founder of Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) has unveiled his next phase of plans for the museum.
It was bequeathed by Pauline to a handsome admirer, Alexander Duke of Hamilton, a voracious art collector, who employed Napoleon's favourite architect to build Hamilton Palace, one of the most celebrated Scottish treasure houses until it was demolished in the 1920s.
It is probably no coincidence that among my other favourite poets both WB Yeats and Robert Burns were collectors of songs.
Moriarty-like illegal art collectors commissioning cat burglars to steal their favourite masterpieces simply don't exist.
Qin Jie, a collector of ancient books, has a few favourites he would like to see back on Chinese soil.
One recent exhibit, Personal Choice, includes the favourite works of more than 20 of Russia's leading contemporary art collectors.
