Calendar of shows

Magazine Antiques, Dec, 2004

December 9-12. New York, NY. THE NEW YORK ARMORY ANTIQUES & DESIGN SHOW, 7th Regiment Armory, Park Avenue & 67th Street, New York City. 80 top quality dealers from the US, Canada, England, France and Argentina--featuring 17th-20th century furniture, accessories, jewelry, silver, paintings, prints and more! For the serious collector--and the serious shopper--it's all here! Why shop anywhere else for your holiday gifts. Thursday & Friday, 11am-8pm; Saturday, 11am-7:30pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm. Benefit Preview: Wednesday, December 8th, for The Boys' Club of New York. For preview information: 212-677-1105 Ext. 123; Advance show information: 914-698-3442; Show telephone: 212-472-1180/0590; www.wendyantiquesshows.com.

December 28-30. Naples, FL. NAPLES WINTER ANTIQUE SHOW. The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, FL. Features dealers of renown with emphasis on fine antique furniture & decorative accessories, fine arts and paintings, the rare and unusual, jewelry and more. This event will benefit WGCU Public Media. Special lectures and breakfast on Tuesday and Wednesday. Speakers are Claudia Miller "The Importance of the Appraisal" and Bahram Shabahand who will discuss the difference between generic carpets and Persian carpets as an art form, and will include a hands-on session. Tickets are $40 and include show admission. Show hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-6pm and Thursday 10am-5pm. Show admission $15 and includes repeat admission. Zita Waters Bell, Management, (561) 483-4047. For information or reservations call 1-866-237-0599.

January 6-9. Washington, DC. THE 50th WASHINGTON ANTIQUES SHOW will be held on Thursday, January 6 through Sunday, January 9, 2005 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008. The show will feature forty-five premiere North American antiques dealers in 18th and 19th centuries' furniture, paintings, rugs, porcelain, silver and other decorative arts. In keeping with this years' theme, "A Walk Through Time", fabulous walking sticks will be featured throughout. The loan exhibit presents "The Times of Your Life in America" with a series of vignettes depicting each stage of life. Other highlights will be talks by individual exhibitors in their booths designed to introduce the newcomer to the world of antiques and to intrigue the more seasoned collector with tips and tales on the acquisition of particular pieces. Admission is $15 and includes the catalogue. For more information call 202 965-0640 or visit our website at www.washingtonantiques.org.

January 7-9. West Palm Beach, FL. PALM BEACH WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW & SALE. Location has been changed due to the hurricane, now located at the Marriott, West Palm Beach, 1001 Okeechobee Blvd. To benefit The International Children's Museum. Celebrating 23 years this highly diversified and vetted antiques show features 50 dealers of renown with emphasis on period furniture and accessories, fine arts, painting and more. Items for the serious collector, the designer and those who just love antiques. Hours Friday, Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-5pm. Admission $14.00 and includes repeat admission. Reception & Preview Party Thursday, January 6, 5:30-9:30pm. Tickets $150.00 each. Lectures include Claudia Miller "Romantic Hotels of the Past", "45 years at Mar-A-Lago" by Anthony Senecal, Butler to Majorie Merriweather Post & Donald Trump, and Aruthur Samuels, "Current Diamond Market". For additional information and reservation please call the International Childrens Museum, (561) 835-0808. Zita Waters Bell, Mgt. (561) 483-4047.

January 15 and 16, 2005. St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. MAHOGANY AUCTIONS is an annual auction featuring fine, antique, West Indian mahogany furniture from the 1700s and 1800s. Though the focus of the auction is on items made in the U.S. Virgin Islands, namely St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John (the former Danish West Indies), the auction also presents items made during the colonial era on the other sugar islands of the Caribbean--Barbados, Jamaica, and Cuba being some of the most prominent. Antiques made in Europe of exotic Caribbean woods are also offered. And punctuating the auction are a number of intriguing "smalls": a pair of mother-of-pearl opera glasses; a sterling silver corkscrew by Georg Jensen; rare books and maps; a 1950s' motorbike, equipped with all its original special features; a vintage leopardskin coat from a 1940s' socialite; and wine from the 1800s, for example. The collection was hand-picked by St. Croix-born fashion designer/lawyer/historian Wayne James from some of Scandinavia's finest homes and oldest families. James has been collecting colonial antiques of the West Indies for over 20 years and boasts one of the world's leading, privately held collections. All items for the January 2005 auction are museum-quality, and over 200 lots will be presented. Preview Party: Monday, January 10, 2005. Auction Preview: Tuesday, January 11 to Friday, January 14, 2005. Auction (lots 1-99): Saturday, January 15, 2005. Auction (lots 100-225): Sunday, January 16, 2005. Location: Walsh Metal Works Gallery, 14-A Estate Peter's Rest, Chistiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit: www.Mahogany-Auctions.com.