Tuesday, January 13
Shows
The New York Ceramics Fair Preview, National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 5 to 9 pm. Admission $75. Caskey Lees presents 40 dealers through Sunday, January 18. Loan exhibit sponsored by Museum of Arts and Design, lecture series sponsored by The Chipstone Foundation and Ceramics in America; 212-289-0496 or www.caskeylees.com.
Exhibitions
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, 24 East 84th Street, 212-628-7088. Selections from the Vincent Dyckman Andrus collection will be featured during an exhibition coinciding with Americana Week. The exhibition features select American furniture and accessories.
Splendid Peasant, American folk art dealers of South Egermont, Mass., will host a private showing and sale in New York City during Americana Week. Prompted by numerous requests from clients who plan to be in New York for the auctions and shows, they have decided to open their Greenwich Village studio for an exhibition of folk sculpture, weathervanes, game boards and decoys. The studio will be open throughout the week of January 12, 413-528-5755 or 212-995-0319.
Wednesday, January 14
Shows
The American Antiques Show Preview, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125th West 18th Street, 5 to 9 pm. Benefit for the American Folk Art Museum; 45 exhibitors. 5 pm admission is $750 each or $2,500 for four, with unlimited show readmission, 6:30 pm admission is $350 each, or $200 each for collectors 40 and under; 212-977-7170 or www.taas@folkartmuseum.org.
The New York Ceramics Fair, National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15.
Auctions
Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000 or www.christies.com.
10 am: The House Sale offers up an eclectic mix of paintings, prints, silver and furniture geared toward the decorator and up and coming collector.
Seminars/Lectures
The New York Ceramics Fair Lecture Series, sponsored by The Chipstone Foundation and Ceramics in America. Lecture tickets $10 per person per lecture plus show admission. Discounts for multiple seminars, reservations required; 301-933-6994.
10 am: “Taken for Granite: Nineteenth Century New Jersey Terracotta” by Richard Velt, assistant professor, Department of History and Anthropology, Monmouth University.
Noon: “Historical Glass — Contemporary Interpretation” by Art Reed, Sweetwater Glass.
2 pm: “Pottery at Barnes Foundation” by Bea Garvan, retired curator American decorative arts, Philadelphia Museum of Arts.
4 pm: “University City Ceramics: Art Pottery of the American Women’s League, 1909-1914” by Ellen Denker, consultant in American history.
Thursday, January 15
Shows
The 50th Annual Winter Antiques Show Preview, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 5 to 9 pm. Benefit for the East Side House Settlement; 70 exhibitors presenting an eclectic mix of American, English, European and Asian fine and decorative arts. Admission: Philanthropists, $2,500 per person, includes unlimited daily admission; Benefactors, $1,000 per person, includes unlimited daily admission; Collectors, $500 per person, includes six additional daily admissions; Patron (7 to 9 pm), $300 per person, includes three additional daily admissions. Loan exhibition sponsored by The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, “A Celebration of The American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,” lectures daily; 718-292-7392 or www.winterantiquesshow.com.
The Park Avenue Show, Wallace Hall, Park Avenue at 84th Street, 3 to 7 pm. Wendy Management presents 40 exhibitors through January 18. Admission $10; 914-698-3442, 212-288-3588 or www.wendyantiquesshows.com.
The New York Ceramics Fair, National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15.
The American Antiques Show, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125th West 18th Street, noon to 8:30 pm. Admission $15.
Auctions
Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000 or www.christies.com.
2 pm: The opening session for Christie’s Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Self-Taught and Outsider Art will feature 194 lots of silver.
Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000 or www.sothebys.com.
10:15 am: Sotheby’s will kickoff its sales of Important Americana with 250 lots of Chinese export and porcelains, prints and a selection of silver.
Swann Galleries, 104 East 25th Street, 212-254-4710 or www.swanngalleries.com.
10:30 am: The Magic Library of Tom Blue, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century magic rdf_Descriptions.
Seminars/Lectures
The New York Ceramics Fair Lecture Series, sponsored by The Chipstone Foundation and Ceramics in America. Lecture tickets $10 per person per lecture plus show admission. Discounts for multiple seminars, reservations required, 301-933-6994.
10 am: “Blur Zone: Clay as Art, Design and Craft” by David McFadden, chief curator of Museum of Arts and Design.
Noon: “In the Spotlight: Glass at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts,” by Jason Busch, assistant curator, Department of Architecture, Design, Decorative Arts, Craft and Sculpture, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
2 pm: “Art Nouveau Glass in America: Tiffany and Friends,” by Arlie Sulka, managing director Lillian Nassau Ltd.
4 pm: “Dining at the White House” by Jane Shadel Spillman, curator of American glass, The Corning Museum.
The American Antiques Lecture Show, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125th West 18th Street, “Eat, Drink and Discover,” 6:30 to 8:30 pm, $75. A soiree for art enthusiasts and young collectors. Enjoy live music, food and full bar, plus an exclusive tour and visits with selected dealers.
Friday, January 16
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 8:30 pm. Admission $16.
The New York Ceramics Fair, National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15.
The American Antiques Show, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125th West 18th Street, noon to 8 pm. Admission $15.
The Park Avenue Antiques Show, Wallace Hall, Park Avenue at 84th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $10.
Antiques at The Armory, The Armory, 26th Street and Lexington Avenue, 11 am to 8 pm. Admission $12; 212-255-0020 or www.stellashows.com.
Auctions
Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000 or www.sothebys.com.
10:15 am: Important Americana including property from the Raymond and Susan Egan Collection, to be immediately followed by session two of the Americana auction featuring nearly 100 additional lot of furniture and accessories.
Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000 or www.christies.com.
10 am, 2 pm and 4 pm: Important American furniture beginning with folk art in the early session, to be followed up by furniture in the afternoon.
Seminars/Lectures
The New York Ceramics Fair Lecture Series, sponsored by The Chipstone Foundation and Ceramics in America. Lecture tickets $10 per person per lecture plus show admission. Discounts for multiple seminars, reservations required, 301-933-6994.
Noon: “Victorian Majolica in the New Millennium” by Marilyn Karmason, lecturer and author.
2 pm: “What’s Old is New: Archaism and Unusual Shapes in Qing Porcelains” by John Finlay, curator of Chinese art, Norton Museum.
4 pm: “Collecting Modern Pots That Forge Links With Old Ones” by Arlene Palmer, independent scholar.
The American Antiques Show Lecture Series, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125th West 18th Street, “In The Company of Objects,” $35, “What’s it Worth and Fabulous Fakes” 10:30 am.
Exhibitions
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, 24 East 84th Street, 212-628-7088. A public reception from 4 to 8 pm will take place at the gallery. The exhibition features the Vincent Dyckman Andrus collection of select American furniture and accessories.
Saturday January 17
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 8:30 pm. Admission $16.
The New York Ceramics Fair, National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15.
The American Antiques Show, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125th West 18th Street, noon to 7:30 pm. Admission $15.
The Park Avenue Antiques Show, Wallace Hall, Park Avenue at 84th Street, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $10.
Antiques at the Armory, The Armory, 26th Street and Lexington Avenue, 11 am to 8 pm. Admission $12.
Antiques at the Pier, Passenger Ship Terminals, 12th Avenue and 55th Street, 10 am to 5 pm. Stella Management presents 600 dealers. Admission $12; 212-255-0020 or www.stellashows.com.
Auctions
Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000 or www.sothebys.com.
10:15 am, American and English furniture and accessories from the collection of Alice and Murray Braunfield.
Seminars/Lectures
The American Antiques Show Lecture Series, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125th West 18th Street, “In the Company of Experts,” $35, a walking tour of the show, 10:30 to noon.
The American Antiques Show Lecture Series, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125th West 18th Street, “America Toasts — American Wines,” $45, 5:30 to 7 pm. Combine two of lifes greatest pleasures, collecting and drinking fine wines. Morrell and Co. will conduct a tasting of 15 or more American Wines.
The New York Ceramics Fair Lecture Series, sponsored by The Chipstone Foundation and Ceramics in America. Lecture tickets $10 per person per lecture plus show admission. Discounts for multiple seminars, reservations required; 301-933-6994.
Noon: “Early American Cut and Engraved Glass,” by Arlene Palmer, independent scholar.
2 pm: “North Devon Sgraffito Slipware in Seventeenth Century Virginia” by Merry Outlaw, editor, Ceramics in America.
4 pm: “Alexandria Slipware and The Philadelphia Connection,” by Barbara Magid, director Alexandria Archaeology Museum.
Sunday, January 18
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 6 pm. Admission $16.
The American Antiques Show, 125th West 18th Street, noon to 5 pm. Admission $15.
The New York Ceramics Fair, National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, noon to 6 pm. Admission $15.
The Park Avenue Show, Wallace Hall, Park Avenue at 84th Street, 11 am to 5 pm. Admission $10.
Antiques at The Armory, The Armory, 26th Street and Lexington Avenue, 11 am to 5 pm. Admission $12.
Antiques at the Pier, Passenger Ship Terminals, 12th Avenue and 55th Street, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission $12.
Seminars/Lectures
The New York Ceramics Fair Lecture Series, sponsored by The Chipstone Foundation and Ceramics in America. Lecture tickets $10 per person per lecture plus show admission. Discounts for multiple seminars, reservations required; 301-933-6994.
1 pm: “Huntington Long Island Pottery Explored Through The Eyes of a Collector,” by Anthony Butera.
3 pm: “A Revolution in the Pottery Industry: The Art of Transfer Printing, 1750 to 2003,” by Robert Prescott Walker, ceramic and design historian.
Auctions
Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000 or www.sothebys.com.
1 pm: The third session from Sotheby’s Important Americana offering up a good selection of pottery, glasswares, folk art and furniture.
Monday, January 19
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 8:30 pm. Admission $16.
Seminars/Lectures
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 2:30 pm, free with paid admission to the show, in the Tiffany Room. “The American Wing: Past, Present and Future,” presented by Morrison H. Heckscher.
Tuesday, January 20
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 8:30 pm. Admission $16.
Auctions
Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000 or www.christies.com.
10 am and 2 pm: The Chinese Export Porcelain Collection of Benjamin Edwards III.
3 pm: Captains and Kilns: European Ceramics, Chinese Export and Maritime Art including Palissy ware and French majolica.
Seminars/Lectures
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 2:30 pm, free with paid admission to the show, in the Tiffany Room. “Louis Comfort Tiffany at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,” presented by Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen.
Wednesday, January 21
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 8:30 pm. Admission $16.
Auctions
Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000 or www.christies.com.
10 am and 2 pm: Captains and Kilns: European Ceramics, Chinese Export and Maritime Art including Palissy ware and French majolica.
Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000 or www.sothebys.com.
10:15: Old Master Drawings.
Doyle New York, 175 East 87th Street, 212-427-2730 or www.doylenewyork.com.
10 am: Important English and Continental Furniture and Decorations and Old Master Paintings and Drawings.
Seminars/Lectures
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 2:30 pm, free with paid admission to the show, in the Tiffany Room. “American Impressionism at The Metropolitan Museum of Art” by H. Barbara Weinberg.
Thursday, January 22
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 6 pm. Admission $16.
The Outsider Art Fair Preview, The Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette Streets, 6:30 to 9 pm. A Sanford Smith show to benefit for The American Folk Art Museum. Admission for preview is $150; 212-777-5218 or www.sanfordsmith.com.
Auctions
Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, 212-606-7000 or www.sothebys.com.
10:15 am and 2 pm: Old Masters Paintings including European Works of Art.
Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000 or www.christies.com.
10 am: Old Master and Nineteenth Century Drawings.
Swann Galleries, 104 East 25th Street, 212-254-4710 or www.swanngalleries.com.
10:30 am: Discovery Sale featuring moderately priced prints.
Seminars/Lectures
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 2:30 pm, free with paid admission to the show, in the Tiffany Room. “American Silver at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,” presented by Beth Carver Wees.
Friday, January 23
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 8:30 pm. Admission $16.
The Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette Streets, noon to 8 pm. Admission $15.
Auctions
Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000 or www.christies.com.
10 am: Old Master Paintings.
Seminars/Lectures
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, 2:30 pm, free with paid admission to the show, in the Tiffany Room. “The Taste and Style of Antiquity: American Classical Furniture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,” presented by Peter M. Kenny.
Saturday, January 24
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 8:30 pm. Admission $16.
The Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette Streets, 11 am to 7 pm. Admission $15.
Sunday, January 25
Shows
The Winter Antiques Show, The Seventh Regiment Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, noon to 6 pm. Admission $16.
The Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette Streets, 11 am to 6 pm. Admission $15.
