While dealing in a wide variety of 17th, 18th, and early 19th c. material, they specialize in 17th and 18th c. American vernacular furniture in old or original finish, textiles of the 17th and 18th c, and early metalwork, particularly candlesticks of the 15th-17th century. Both have taught courses on antiques, and have lectured extensively at museums, historical societies, and several colleges on a range of antiques-related topics, with Elliott focusing on American furniture, and addressing questions of authenticity, aesthetics, and comparative evaluation. He has taught courses in antiques appreciation at Simon’s Rock College of Bard, has lectured at the American Folk Art Museum, Colby-Sawyer College, the Springfield Museum, and the University of New Hampshire. Grace has lectured on samplers at the Albany Institute of History and Art, on quilts and rugs at Simon’s Rock, and at various historical societies in Connecticut and Massachusetts. They have helped organize and loaned material to various exhibitions on early American rugs, including to the “The Great Cover-Up” at the American Folk Art Museum in New York. In addition, Grace has co-authored an article with Jan Whitlock entitled “Wool Embroidered Blankets.”

Founding members of the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America (ADA), they have served that organization in various capacities: Elliott as past president, member of the Board of Directors, head of vetting for the ADA show, and longtime member of the furniture and metalwork vetting committees. Grace has also served that organization as a current Board member, chair of the Membership Committee, and head of textile vetting for the show. In addition to having participated in the Winter Antiques Show and several of its vetting committees , they have also participated in the Philadelphia Antiques Show, the Connecticut Antiques Show, the ADA Show for Historic Deerfield, and the Collector’s Fair in Manchester NH. Elliott and Grace continue to participate in the Delaware Antiques Show, the new “Philadelphia” show for Historic Trappe, and now happily, in the NHADA show in Manchester. The antiques life still beckons.