You will find ebony-veneered cabinets dripping with gilt ormolu at the 58th Annual Winter Antiques Show, and some glossy Beaux Arts paintings of scenes from ancient mythology, mixed in with homespun and plainspoken Americana. This year’s enthralling roundup of 75 antiques and folk art dealers at the Park Avenue Armory. Skip to next paragraph
The show includes game boards that resemble abstract paintings, quirky tables, optically stunning silk carpets, jewelry, pottery, maps and all kinds of offbeat sculptures. Furniture styles range from fine George II to Fine French Art Deco Furniture, Lighting and Objects d’art., and several galleries present Native American blankets, masks, pipes and other artifacts. There is almost nothing here that is not an excellent example of its kind.
Organized by the Park Avenue Armory as a fund-raiser for the East Side House Settlement, the show will delight antiques buffs and thrill anyone in search of signature pieces of the past 300 years.
A good place to begin would be with a display of about 30 exquisite English furniture pieces at Hyde Park Antiques a New York City gallery. They showcase of selection of antique English furniture drawn from our vast collection. For the past 40 years, they have specialized in the highest quality 18th and early 19th century furniture, hand crafted by the finest cabinet makers of their time. (www.hydeparkantiques.com)
A George II Mahogany Oak Spice Cabinet c. 1745
George II Table top Walnut and Marquetry (Front View)
George II Table top Walnut and Marquetry (Top View)
Fans of the American master John Singer Sargent will want to visit The Fine Art Society PLC’s booth, which has fabulous examples of his work. Especially notable is a 1923 charcoal on paper portrait of Robert Gould Shaw III, in uniform.
Portrait of Robert Gould Shaw III by John S Sargent
Also, at The Fine Art Society PLC, don’t miss the wonderful a pair of Anglo-Japanesque inlaid and ebonized side chairs, c. 1880 – 1885. (www.faslondon.com)
Pair of Anglo-Japanesque inlaid and ebonized side chairs, c. 1880-1885
Some of the show’s most engaging pieces are among the most humble. See, for example, a small, primitive figure of a man, at Donald Ellis of Canada.
The Okvik, ivory figure is archetypal; it was whittled from a single piece of walrus ivory between 200 BC and – 100 AD by an unknown early craftsman from the Bering Sea, Alaska area (www.donaldellisgallery.com).
Okvik, walrus Ivory figure 5" tall
The 2012 Winter Antiques Show is open daily from January 20-29 at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street NYC. For information visit www.winterantiquesshow.com or call 718-292-7392. For information on East Side House visit www.eastsidehouse.org.
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