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88 FALL 2019 shop nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ a way to hit pay dirt, he has done respectably well and additionally cherishes the creativity and independence being a sole proprietor brings. "The key to success [in this business] is working all the time," he says. "You have to be on the hunt all the time and you have to love that part of it." Spindler often spends hours on the road going to auctions, buying from other dealers, and visit- ing the homes of people who want to downsize. Then he clocks more hours transporting the goods back to his shop and cataloguing and researching them before plac- ing them in his ever-changing vignettes labeled with all the important details. "I look for things that have a very strong form and have an age of antiquity but can read as contempo- rary," says Spindler. "I mix things up between the shop and my house and it's a rush to buy, if I can then sell, it because I get to buy more!" In addition to his shop, which is open seven days a week, Spindler sells his goods on-line—through his shop's website and portals like 1st dibs. "For me, the Internet has opened up a huge marketplace and audience I wouldn't have otherwise. It's also exposed me to people with enormous wealth around the world who wouldn't come to Essex but are interested in what I do." As Spindler tells it, the days of hard-core collectors amassing tall clocks and brown furniture are largely over. In fact, he's constantly getting calls from people who don't know what to do with their grandmother's formal china, silverware, and crystal because today's lifestyles are so much more casual. Yet, Spindler re- Spindler says people still want a sense of individuality in their home furnishings and antiques do just that. mains hopeful. "The top of the antique market is still going strong," he says. "People yearn for a sense of individuality. Peo- ple want to be in touch with humanity, and antiques show the hand and heart of the maker, which you're not going to find in anything you buy off the rack." spindlerantiques.com