Litchfield County Antiques & Midcentury Show
:Looking to pump some more interest into the Litchfield County Antiques Show, the Antiques Council gave it a name change, now calling this late June event the Litchfield County Antiques & Midcentury Show. It really cannot be measured if this change was responsible for bringing more people into the June 24 preview, or for bringing an increased attendance on Saturday, the first day of the show, but it did present dealers with the opportunity to show more contemporary things, as well as introduce a couple of new dealers with predominantly Twentieth Century offerings.
Without a doubt, word of a wonderful preview, with a never-ending raw bar that keeps several people shucking oysters and clams for hours, plus crab claws and shrimp and delicious finger food, is a real draw, but the dealers put on a very good show as well. This year there was considerable turnover, about 14 exhibitors, but the mix remained good and the show had a neat, clean look.
Dealer Bob Haneberg, who served as dealer liaison this year, said, "The show went really well, our gate was down a bit on Sunday as the weather called for people to do other things, but we made up for it with the preview and opening day." He also stressed that, in addition to advertising in the trade papers and magazines, more local advertising avenues were used and "we worked hard to get the word out about the show." David Bernard of Taylor Williams Antiques served as floor manager this year.
Douglas Constant, Inc, of Orient, N.Y., was at the front of the show with a selection of furniture, including an inlaid walnut Queen Anne lowboy, molded top with invected corners over a fan-inlaid drawer. The piece rested on cabriole legs, ending in pad feet, and is from the Boston area, circa 1730–1750. It measured 31¾ inches high, 34 inches wide and 21¼ inches deep. A carved mahogany Chippendale chest of drawers of diminutive size had generous overhand, four graduated drawers with reverse serpentine front and ball and claw feet. The chest is of Massachusetts origin, circa 1765.
Walin-Frey Antiques made the less-than-an-hour trip to Kent from Woodbury, Conn., and showed a corner cupboard filled with redware slip decorated plates, many of which were sold, and a Connecticut River Valley flattop highboy, circa 1750, with cabriole legs. A New England Nineteenth Century wood carved eagle, out-spread wings, old white painted surface, stood at the front of the booth.
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A New England Nineteenth Century wood carved eagle, out-spread wings, old white painted surface, stood at the front of the booth. Frederic I. Thaler Fine Arts and Antiques, LLC, Cornwall Bridge, Conn., offered many paintings, including "A Mountain
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