Gallery owner Aarne Anton has made a name for himself selling American folk art for the past 20 years, but his skills of custom mounter are, according to Marc Charbonnet, a valuable untapped resource. "I've seen all kinds of work in this field, and Aarne's is the finest," says Charbonnet (above, with some mounted wood and metal folk art pieces). "He can take an antique Japanese suite of armor or a vintage baseball catcher's uniform and mount them so they're not only standing, but standing in action, with rhythm and movement." Anton's Manhattan space, American Primitive, has both a		gallery and an extensive mounting workshop. Charbonnet recently brought in a small Roman head (left) that he found years ago in Europe, which Anton had mounted onto a stepped base. "Quite often bases become as important in scale as the items they are holding," explains Charbonnet. "But I didn't know whether the piece of sculpture was going on a Biedermeier table or on a Ruhlmann commode. Aarne's mounts allow the objects to come through without6 any competition or additional decorative elements." American primitive, 594 Broadway, New York, NY 10012; 212/966-1530

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