Shows, Auctions, Exhibitions, Seminars, Receptions

Saturday, January 15

 

Exhibitions

The Splendid Peasant Ltd, folk art dealers from South Egremont, Mass., will host their second annual private showing and sale of American Folk Art in Manhattan during Americana week. Prompted by numerous requests from clients who plan to be in New York City for the auctions and shows, they will open their Greenwich Village studio for an exhibition featuring folk sculpture, weathervanes, game boards, and decoys. The studio will be open January 15–23.  For details, call 212-995-0319.

 

Tuesday, January 18

 

Shows

The New York Ceramics Fair Preview, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 5–9 pm. Admission $75. Advance 301-933-6994, show phone 212-289-0496.

 

 

Wednesday, January 19

 

Shows

The American Antiques Show Preview, Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor, Jazz at Lincoln Center entrance, West 60th Street at Columbus Circle, 5–9 pm. Admission prices are staggered; Platinum Angel tickets for early viewers at 5 pm are $750 per person, Gold Angel tickets at 6:30 pm are $350 per person and Silver Angel tickets at 7:30 pm are $250 per person; 718-292-7392.

The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15. Advance 301-933-6994, show phone 212-289-0496.

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

Noon, “False Dawn: The Exhibition of the Castellani Collection of Italian Renaissance Maiolica in Philadelphia and New York, 1876–1877” by Dean Walker, The Henry P. McIlhenny Senior Curator of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Philadelphia Museum of Art. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

2 pm, “One Bowl More and Then…English Drinking Vessels and Drinking Traditions in Colonial America” by Leslie B. Grigsby, curator, ceramics and glass, Winterthur. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

 

4 pm, “The Talbot Hotel Pit Group: Recovered Ceramics Help Reveal the English Tavern Life of the Late Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries” by Peter Williams, British specialist ceramics author, dealer and consultant. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

 

 

Auctions

Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000. 10 am and 2 pm, 100 Years of Georg Jensen: Magnificent Silver from The Rowler Collection.

Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000. 10:15 am, Impressionist paintings and Modern art.

 

Thursday, January 20

 

Shows

The Winter Antiques Show Preview, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 5–9 pm. Admission is staggered: Philanthropists and Benefactors Reception at 5 pm, $2,500 and $1,000, respectively, per person; Collectors Reception at 6 pm is $500 per person; and the Patrons Reception opens at 7 pm at $300 per person; 718-292-7392.

The American Antiques Show, Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor, Jazz at Lincoln Center entrance, West 60th Street at Columbus Circle, noon to 8 pm. Admission $15. 212-977-7170.

The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15. Advance 301-933-6994, show phone 212-289-0496.

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

Noon, “That Fine and Distinguish’d Manufactory, Chelsea Porcelain, 1745–1769” by Sally DeVille-Davies, ceramics specialist for BBC Antiques Roadshow. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance reservations 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

 

2 pm, “Dirty Dishes: Archaeology, Ceramics and Historic Interiors” by Suzanne Findlen, assistant curator, ceramics and glass, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

 

4 pm, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin Ceramics: A Look at Mid-Nineteenth Century Popular Culture and Merchandizing” by Jill Fenichell, Jill Fenichell, Inc. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

 

5–6:30 pm “Booth Talks — Meet the Exhibitors” at The American Antiques Show, Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor Jazz at Lincoln Center, entrance West 60th Street at Columbus Circle. Free with paid show admission; 212-977-7170.

 

Auctions

Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000. 2 pm, Americana, prints and Chinese export, porcelain and ceramics of American interest.

 

Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000. 10 am and 2 pm, American furniture, folk art, silver and prints

 

Friday, January 21

 

Shows

Antiques at the Armory, 26th Street and Lexington Avenue, 11 am to 8 pm. Admission $12; 212-255-0020.

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67 Street and Park Avenue, 11 am to 7:30 pm. Admission $20; 718-292-7392.

The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15. Advance 301-933-6994, show phone 212-289-0496.

 

The American Antiques Show, Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor, Jazz at Lincoln Center entrance, West 60th Street at Columbus Circle, noon to 8 pm. Admission $15; 212-977-7170.

 

 

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

“Folk Art Explorers’ Day, Exploring American Art and Antiques in New York City.” A day trip sponsored by the American Folk Art Museum that will begin at the museum with curatorial tours of the exhibitions “Blue” and “Folk Art Revealed.” The afternoon will consist of a tour of a private home, afternoon tea at Gracie Mansion and a private tour of The American Antiques Show with guide Lee Kogan. American Folk Art Museum members only, 212-977-7170, ext 328.

10 am, VIP Days at The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Dealers’ tour and luncheon in the Tiffany Room. Admission $85.

10:30 am, a tour of the exhibition “Folk Art Revealed” at the American Folk Art Museum by curators Stacey Hollander and Brooke Davis Anderson, followed by a guided visit to The American Antiques Show with Folk Art Museum Director Lee Kogan. Admission $50; 212-977-7170.

Noon, “Print and Design Sources for Philadelphia’s Tucker Porcelain” by Alexandra Kirtley, assistant curator, American art, Philadelphia Museum of Art. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

 

2 pm, “Venetian Glass — A Luxurious Collectible From 1500–1900” by Dr Jutta-Annette Page, PhD, curator of glass, Toledo Museum of Art. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

 

4 pm, “More Than Dirt Dishes and Face Jugs: The North Carolina Pottery Tradition” by Barbara Perry, curator of decorative arts, Mint Museum of Art. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

 

5–6:30 pm, “Booth Talks — Meet the Exhibitors” at the American Antiques Show, Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor, Jazz at Lincoln Center entrance, West 60th Street at Columbus Circle. Free with paid show admission; 212-977-7170.

 

Auctions

Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000. 10:15 am, Americana, English salt-glazed stoneware from the collection of Bernard and Judith Newman.

 

Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000. 2 pm, American silver, including silver from the First Church of Christ, Congregational, Farmington, Conn.

 

Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000. 10 am and 2 pm, American furniture, folk art, silver and prints.

 

Saturday, January 22

 

Shows

Antiques @ The Piers, Passenger Ship Terminal, 12th Avenue and 55th Street, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission $15; 212-255-0020.

 

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 11 am to 7:30 pm. Admission $20; 718-292-7392.

The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15. Advance 301-933-6994, show phone 212-289-0496.

 

Antiques at the Armory, 26th Street and Lexington Avenue, 11 am to 8 pm. Admission $12; 212-255-0020.

The American Antiques Show, Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor, Jazz at Lincoln Center entrance, West 60th Street at Columbus Circle, noon to 7 pm. Admission $15; 212-977-7170.

 

 

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

10 am, VIP Days at The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Dealers’ tour and luncheon in the Tiffany Room. Admission $85.

10:30 to noon, “In The Company of Experts,” a walking tour before the show opens to the public at The American Antiques Show conducted by Margot Rosenberg of the American Folk Art department at Christie’s. Continental breakfast will be served. Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor, Jazz at Lincoln Center entrance, West 60th Street at Columbus Circle. Admission $45; 212-977-7170.

10:30 am, “In The Company Of Objects: What’s It Worth & Fabulous Fakes,” appraisals will be provided by experts in the field. The American Antiques Show, Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor, Jazz at Lincoln Center entrance, West 60th Street at Columbus Circle. Continental breakfast will be served. Admission $45; 212-977-7170.

Noon, “A Nature Walk Through Central Park, Translated into Glass” by Paul Stankard, studio artist. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

Noon, Weekend Walkabout at Doyle’s, 175 East 87th Street, 212-427-2730.

2 pm, “Collecting Maine Redware: a Curator’s Perspective” by Douglas Hawes, freelance consultant. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

4 pm, “The Transition Period of North Carolina Art Pottery 1900–1960” by A. Everette James, Jr, MD, SCD, St James Place Museum. The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Admission $10* plus show admission. Advance 301-933-6994, during show 212-289-0496.

Auctions

Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000. 10:15 am, the American Folk Art collection of Jon and Rebecca Zoler.

Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000. 2 pm, property from the Goddard family.

Sunday, January 23

 

Shows

The New York Ceramics Fair, The National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, noon to 6 pm. Admission $15. Advance 301-933-6994, show phone 212-289-0496.

 

The American Antiques Show, Time Warner Center, North Tower, 7th floor, Jazz at Lincoln Center entrance, West 60th Street at Columbus Circle, noon to 5 pm. Admission $15; 212-977-7170.

Antiques @ The Piers, Passenger Ship Terminal, 12th Avenue and 55th Street, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission $15; 212-255-0020.

 

Antiques at the Armory, 26th Street and Lexington Avenue, 11 am to 5 pm. Admission $12; 212-255-0020.

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 6 pm. Admission $20; 718-292-7392.

 

 

Auctions

Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000. Noon, Americana, folk art and furniture, including rugs.

Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000. Following the noon session, Americana, property of a distinguished Rhode Island family.

 

 

Monday January 24

 

Shows

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 11 am to 7:30 pm. Admission $20; 718-292-7392.

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

2:30 pm, “Nature and the American Vision: Masterworks of the Hudson River School at the New-York Historical Society” presented by Lee A. Vedder, Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow in American Art. The Winter Antiques Show, in the Tiffany Room at The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Lectures are free with $20 admission to the show; 718-292-7392.

 

Auctions

Swann’s, 104 East 25th Street, 212-254-4710. 2:30 pm, Old Master drawings.

Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000. 1 pm, Chinese export art.

Tuesday, January 25

 

Shows

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 11 am to 7:30 pm. Admission $20; 718-292-7392.

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

10 am, VIP Days at The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Dealers’ tour and luncheon in the Tiffany Room. Admission $70; 718-292-7392.

2:30 pm, “All that Glimmers: American Silver at the New-York Historical Society” presented by Margaret K. Hofer, curator of decorative arts. The Winter Antiques Show, in the Tiffany Room at The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Lectures are free with $20 admission to the show; 718-292-7392.

Auctions

Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000. 10 am, Old Masters and Nineteenth Century drawings.

 

Wednesday, January 26

 

Shows

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 11 am to 7:30 pm. Admission $20;718-292-7392.

 

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

2:30 pm, “On the Wing: An Inside View of John James Audubon and the Watercolors for The Birds of America” presented by Roberta J.M. Olson, associate curator of drawings. The Winter Antiques Show, in the Tiffany Room at The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Lectures are free with $20 admission to the show; 718-292-7392.

Auctions

Doyle, 175 East 87th Street, 212-427-2730. 10 am, English and Continental furniture and decorations, Old Master paintings and drawings.

 

Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000. 10 am and 2 pm, Old Masters paintings.

Thursday, January 27

 

Shows

Outsider Art Fair Preview, The Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette Streets, SoHo, 6–9 pm. Admission $100 per person and includes catalog and one readmission; 212-777-5218.

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 6 pm. Admission $20; 718-292-7392.

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

10 am, VIP Days at The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Dealers’ tour and luncheon in the Tiffany Room. Admission $70; 718-292-7392

2:30 pm, “Ceramics and Glass at the New-York Historical Society” presented by Ellen Paul Denker, guest curator, the New-York Historical Society. The Winter Antiques Show, in the Tiffany Room at The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Lectures are free with $20 admission to the show; 718-292-7392.

6:30–9:30 pm, Young Collector’s Night, The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Admission $125 in advance, $150 at the door per person; 718-292-7392.

 

Friday, January 28

 

Shows

Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette Streets, SoHo, noon to 8 pm. Admission $15.

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 11 am to 7:30 pm. Admission $20; 718-292-7392

Seminars, Lectures and Special Events

2:30 pm, “Shades of Shades: Nuance and Variation in Tiffany Lamps at the New-York Historical Society” presented by Nina Gray, independent curator; former associate curator of decorative arts, New-York Historical Society. The Winter Antiques Show, in the Tiffany Room at The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. Lectures are free with $20 admission to the show; 718-292-7392.

 

Saturday, January 29

 

Shows

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 11 am to 7:30 pm. Admission $20. 718-292-7392.

Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette Streets, SoHo, 11 am to 8 pm. Admission $15. 212-777-5218.

 

Sunday, January 30

 

Shows

The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 11 am to 7:30 pm. Admission $20; 718-292-7392.

Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette Streets, SoHo, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15; 212-777-5218.

*Discounts for multiple lectures at The New York Ceramics Fair are also available. Pricing is $15 for two lectures, and $20 for three lectures, plus show admission.