EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS TO BAIRNCO CORPORATION: As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our reports included and incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Files 33-36330 and 33 41313). Orlando, Florida March 19, 1999 Arthur Andersen LLP