Interviews Archive
Author Interview
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An interview with Michael Backman, author of Malay Silver and Gold
London-based author, gallerist and collector Michael Backman has produced a large and comprehensively-researched book Malay Silver and Gold: Courtly Splendour from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand (River Books, 2024)…
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Author Interview
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An interview with Thweep Rittinaphakorn, author of Unseen Burma
Author, scholar and collector Thweep Rittinaphakorn, who is based in Bangkok, Thailand, has produced a book Unseen Burma (published by River Books) in which he tells the story of Burma…
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Collector Interview
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An interview with collector Graham Honeybill, inspiration for Burmese Silver from the Colonial Period
Graham Honeybill has been a banker for all his adult life. He has also been a collector. He has collected in several important areas. One, Burmese silver, is now the…
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Author Interview
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An interview with Viberto Selochan, author of The Portuguese Lady’s Earrings
Viberto Selochan, based in Melbourne, Australia, has worked as an academic, diplomat, defence analyst, public commentator & businessman. Of mixed Portuguese-Indian-Jewish heritage, The Portuguese Lady’s Earrings tells of his family’s…
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Author Interview
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An interview with Billy Steinberg, author of Wild Beads of Africa
Los Angeles-based Billy Steinberg is one of the world’s most successful songwriters of the last 35 years. Madonna’s Like a Virgin, Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors, Whitney Houston’s So Emotional, The…
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Author Interview
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An interview with David Owens, author of Burmese Silver Art
David Owens is the author of Burmese Silver Art: Masterpieces Illuminating Buddhist, Hindu and Mythological Stories of Purpose and Wisdom, published by Marshall Cavendish Editions (2020). A British-Canadian citizen now…
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Author Interview
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An interview with Paul Bromberg, author of Thai Silver and Nielloware
Paul Bromberg is the author of Thai Silver and Nielloware, published by River Books (2019). A British citizen living in Bangkok, he has written the first authoritative account of Thai…
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