"...Some people simply have the atavistic urge to gather and possess interesting objects..."
I am not in the same League of Extraordinary Art Collectors as you and your friend. But I have the atavistic urge to collect interesting objects; it drives my wife to distraction.
For example this is probably only interesting to me but I love it it has a beauty; plus it reminds me of the light of other days when I work at a Inner City Amusement Park when I was only 15 years old. The Ihle Brothers manufactured, among other things, Bumper Cars, in Bruchsal, Germany. They also designed the iconic Grill on the BMW. But every time I look at that little emblem I'm transported and it is magnificent and compelling, like all good art.
"...Some people simply have the atavistic urge to gather and possess interesting objects..."
I am not in the same League of Extraordinary Art Collectors as you and your friend. But I have the atavistic urge to collect interesting objects; it drives my wife to distraction.
For example this is probably only interesting to me but I love it it has a beauty; plus it reminds me of the light of other days when I work at a Inner City Amusement Park when I was only 15 years old. The Ihle Brothers manufactured, among other things, Bumper Cars, in Bruchsal, Germany. They also designed the iconic Grill on the BMW. But every time I look at that little emblem I'm transported and it is magnificent and compelling, like all good art.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-P0mebdI8VCKD7FgpZzy9TNs3IL90ukF/view?usp=drivesdk