The Bedford Spring Antiques Show
April 12th, 2015
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A circa 1900 still life by Émile Godchaux (1860-1938) was available from David Brooker Fine Art, Southport, Connecticut. Brooker said he bought it at an estate sale in Larchmont, New York, and was asking $12,500 for the 45" x 35" oil.
These Chinese watercolors on pith paper of fruits and vegetables, circa 1870, were displayed by Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Maryknoll, New York. The dealer asked $15,000 for the set of eight, each measuring 13½" x 16¾".
William Pierce Stubbs (1842-1909) was a marine painter born in Maine. His father was a sea captain. Seen here is a signed and dated oil of the American barquentine George W. Sweeney. Black Swan Antiques, Washington, Connecticut, asked $12,950 for the 24" x 36" painting dated 1871. |
Katonah, New York
A quiet antiques show was held in the quiet hamletof Katonah, New York, 45 miles northwest of Manhattan, during a sunny 65-degree weekend, April 11 and 12, at The Harvey School’s gymnasium. Twenty-six dealers set up shop and spent the majority of the show talking among themselves and perusing one another’s booths until an hour before the show closed. That’s when some sales were made.
Benefiting St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in nearby Bedford, the show celebrated its 30th anniversary with a
champagne preview party and dinner on Friday night, April 10. Three years ago the show moved from the nearby Rippowam Cisqua School, which had charged rent and was planning on increasing it, to The Harvey School, which doesn’t charge a rental fee, explained show manager Kathy Abbott.
Abbott, who volunteers her time, is an interior designer in Katonah. A team of volunteers organizes the event, and all proceeds go to St. Matthew’s, she explained.
Although the gate was soft, sales were made, especially in the last hour of the show on Sunday, not atypical.
“There was a rush at the end of the day,” said Debbie Turi, an antiques dealer and show promoter from Roseland, New Jersey. “I made my booth more decorative this year and sold case and wall stuff and small furniture.” Items sold included “sterling silver boxes and fancy perfume bottles, things you could pick up and take home,” she added.
Solomon Suchard Antiques and Fine Art, Shaker Heights, Ohio, sold four paintings during the last hours of the show. Susan Barr of Susan Barr Antiques, Trumbull, Connecticut, said, “I did OK. I didn’t lose money, but I didn’t make a lot. If a few more sales come through it’ll end up being a good show.”
Don Rich of Donald Rich Antiques, New Canaan, Connecticut, said he had a great show, selling a Georgian-style desk with a leather top, a pair of Georgian stands from the 1790s, two 19th-century children’s chairs, and some decorative accessories. “It was an attractive show,” Rich commented, adding that he sold to both old and new customers.
“There are high-end dealers here, but there’s no energy,” said one dealer, whose booth did not see a lot of action. Others said they made good connections in an upscale community of both year-round and weekend houses.
The mix of exhibitors included jewelry, prints and maps, fine art, American and English furniture, decorative arts, vintage hotel
silver, textiles, copperware, brass, and Oriental rugs and tapestries.
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Zane Moss Antiques, New York City, offered this pair of 19th-century leather wing chairs for $9500 the pair. A 19th-century English tea tin made into a lamp was $1250. A set of Sheraton mahogany library/bed steps with leather treads was $3350, and a mid-19th-century mahogany luggage rack, 25" x 17" x 16", was $1850.
Debbie Turi, an antiques and collectibles dealer from Roseland, New Jersey, also manages shows, some on her own and some with Brad Reh, a jewelry dealer from New Canaan, Connecticut, who also had a booth at the show. She sold several decorative items and small pieces of furniture.
Ann Wilbanks, owner of Find Weatherly, with booths at the Hiden Gallery in Stamford, Connecticut, had this 33" x 42" painting cleaned and relined recently and asked $7500 for it. The circa 1850 painting is of a view along the Merrimack River in New Hampshire.
Eve Stone Antiques, East Haven, Connecticut, had a corner booth filled with period copperware and brass, andirons, fire tools, candlesticks, and containers.
Susan Barr Antiques has a booth at The Antique and Artisan Gallery in Stamford, Connecticut, and one at the Fairfield County Antique & Design Center in Norwalk, Connecticut. She sells English and French furniture, nautical lights and accessories, and English copper. She had a few things “out for measurements,” and although she didn’t lose money doing the show, she didn’t make a lot either.Originally published in the July 2015 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2015 Maine Antique Digest
