Chadds Ford Museum Presents Annual Antiques Show, May 24-26
CHADDS FORD, PA, April 2, 2008. Thirty-one of the nation's most outstanding antique dealers will showcase a variety of American and English furniture, glass, metalware, ceramics folk art, quilts, Oriental and European porcelain, rugs, and other fine collectibles at the 37th Annual Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show on Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Proceeds benefit their Art Purchase Fund, which has added more than 200 paintings, drawings and prints to the Museum's holdings since 1975.
New to the show this year are antiques dealers Mark & Marjorie Allen of Manchester, New Hampshire; Douglas Constant, Inc. of Orient, Long Island, New York; Jane McClafferty Antiques from New Canaan, Connecticut; Norwoods' Spirit of America of Timonium, Maryland and Michael J. Whitman Antiques from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
The exhibition Beyond Content: Decorative Wooden Boxes will go on view in conjunction with the Antiques Show. In the18th and 19th centuries, skillful cabinetmakers created boxes that combined function and beauty. These beautiful and fascinating boxes served a wide variety of purposes. They held expensive teas, protected household silver, and provided organized storage for ladies' sewing supplies, among other uses. Viewed as indispensable accessories, boxes reflect the styles of their times. Borrowed from private and public collections, the exceptional boxes in this exhibition feature a broad range of decorative elements such as paint, veneer, and carving.
Special Events:
The preview party takes place Friday, May 23, 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person, which includes valet parking, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, music, and show admission.
On Sunday and Monday May 25-26 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., several dealers will share their "Passion for Collecting" through special talks in the booths. These 30-minute talks are free with Antiques Show admission.
On Saturday, May 24, show-goers can take a guided tour of the Beyond Content exhibition at 9:30 a.m. This event also includes a continental breakfast in the Museum Restaurant at 9 a.m. The $20 fee includes the tour, breakfast and admission to the Antiques Show. Reservations are required.
Admission to the Antiques Show is $10 per person. For information or to make a reservation for the Saturday morning event, please call 610-388-8318 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.org.
Bessemer Trust Company of Delaware, N.A. is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2008 Antiques Show. Media Sponsors are The Hunt, Delaware Today, and Main Line Today. Corporate Sponsors are Davidson Trust Company, Pearl Pressman Liberty Communications Group, Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Back Burner Restaurant, Inn at Montchanin Village, and Krazy Kat's.
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