Dec Arts Fairs in January

With January quickly approaching, the Antiques Trade Gazette takes a quick look at some of the US shows including the Winter Show, the 59th year with 8 new dealers in the 73 dealer show, the NY Ceramics Fair, New York International Numismatic Convention, and Master Drawings New York.  These are only the main fairs and does not include the satellite fairs or the scheduled auctions.

Given the economic concerns and pending tax issues currently going on in the US, it will be interesting to see how the dec arts perform over the next month or two.  We normally get a good idea of what is happening in fine arts, but the dec arts usually gets less coverage.

The ATG reports

The global art market moves firmly to North America in the New Year – first to New York for the series of events that have grown up around the venerable ‘Winter Antiques Show’ (January 25-February 3) and then to Florida for warmer climes and the ‘Original Miami Beach Show’ (January 31-February 4).

The Winter Show

Top dog in the New York antiques scene is the Winter Antiques Show, now just a year short of her 60th birthday and still going strong.

The 59th Winter Antiques Show takes place from January 25-February 3 as usual at the Park Avenue Armory, and you can be sure that the great and the good from across America will be flying in for the event, not least the glitzy opening night party where tickets can set you back an eye-watering $2500.

All proceeds from this night go to East Side House Settlement, a charity that helps immigrants and low-income families in the South Bronx. Hoping to encourage the next generation, the Young Collectors Night on January 31 is also a buzzy society evening, with tickets a touch more affordable at $175 a head.

This year's show welcomes eight new faces among the 73 exhibitors of American, English, European, and Asian art and antiques. Three are New Yorkers: Glass Past, specialists in Italian glass from 1870-1970; Carlton Hobbs, a British dealer in 17th-19th century British and Continental furniture and works of art, and Magen H with French post-War design.

Meanwhile, from Connecticut come Cove Landing, with 18th and early 19th century English and Continental decorative objects and American folk art and Americana specialist Allan Katz Americana, while Delaney Antique Clocks travel from Massachusetts for the first time.

The remainder are London dealers - the artist's jewellery dealers Didier and Old Master specialists Derek Johns and Theo Johns Fine Art, who will share a stand.

They join other UK exhibitors for whom the Winter Show has become an annual pilgrimage, among them Roger Keverne, Rupert Wace, Daniel Katz and Peter Finer.

Source: The Antiques Trade Gazette