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Americana Week: January 17 – 29, 2012
Your Guide to Americana WeekMonday, January 16
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts Opens
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York CitySotheby’s Preview
Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets
1334 York AvenueTuesday, January 17
Hayes Fine Arts Building
The Modern Art of Antique QuiltsFisher Heritage Specialty305 East 61st StreetNew York CityBohemian National Hall
New York Ceramics Fair
Opening Night
5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
321 East 73rd Street
New York CityChristie’s
Preview of Important American Furniture and Folk Art
Rockefeller Center
New York CityChristie’s
Preview of Chinese Export Art
Rockefeller Center
New York CityBonham’s
Preview of Fine American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts
580 Madison Avenue
New York CityKeno Auctions
Auction: Important Americana, Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts
48 E 84th StreetNew York CitySotheby’sPreview: Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets1334 York AvenueNew York CityHayes Fine Arts Building
The Modern Art of Antique QuiltsA Fisher Heritage Specialty305 East 61st Street
New York CityWednesday, January 18
Metro Show Opening Night7 p.m. until 9 p.m.125 West 18th Street
New York CityChristie’s
Preview: Important American Furniture and Folk ArtRockefeller Center
New York CityChristie’s
Preview: Chinese Export ArtRockefeller CenterNew York CityBonham’s
Auction: The Mapping and Discovery of America580 Madison AvenueNew York CityBonham’sPreview: Fine American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts580 Madison Avenue
New York CityLecture: Searching for Pots: 40+ Years Above and Below the Ground12 Noon321 East 73rd StreetNew York CityLecture: Getting the Blues: Cobalt Ornament on Tin-Glazed Earthenware from Around the World2 p.m.321 East 73rd Street
New York CityLecture: The ImpressionistsDishes: Ceramics in the Florence Griswold House and the Odd Way They Were Collected4 p.m.321 East 73rd Street
New York CitySotheby’s
Preview: Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets1334 York AvenueNew York CityAmerican Folk Art Museum
Music: 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.Performed by jazz guitarist Bill WurtzelHayes Fine Arts Building
Fisher Heritage SpecialtyShow: The Modern Art of Antique Quilts305 East 61st Street
New York CityThursday, January 19
Winter Antiques ShowOpening Night Party5 p.m. until 9 p.m.Park Avenue Armory643 Park Avenue @ 67th Street
New York CityChristie’s
Auction: Silver AuctionRockefeller Center
New York CitySotheby’sAuction: Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets1334 York Avenue
New York CityChristie’s
Auction: Important American Furniture and Folk ArtRockefeller Center
New York CityChristie’s
Preview: Chinese Export ArtRockefeller Center
New York CityBonham’sAuction: Fine American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts580 Madison AvenueNew York CityLecture: Going Beyond Chromium Green: Overglaze Enamel Formulations and the Dating of Factory and Hausmaler-Decorated Meissen Ware12 noon321 East 73rd Street
New York CityNew York Ceramics Fair
Lecture: American Blues: Printed Pottery Celebrating a New Nation2 p.m.321 East 73rd StreetNew York CitySotheby’s
Preview: Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets1334 York Avenue
New York CityHayes Fine Arts Building
A Fisher Heritage SpecialtyThe Modern Art of Antique QuiltsShow: at 305 East 61st Street
New York City
Friday, January 20Christie’s
Auction: Important American Furniture and Folk ArtRockefeller Center
New York CityChristie’s
Preview: ‘Chinese Export ArtRockefeller Center
New York CitySotheby’sAuction: Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Porcelain, Prints and Carpets1334 York Avenue
New York CityStella Shows10 a.m. until 7 p.m.69th Regiment ArmoryLexington Avenue at 26th Street
New York CityHayes Fine Arts Building
A Fisher Heritage SpecialtyThe Modern Art of Antique Quilts305 East 61st StreetNew York CitySaturday, January 21
Christie’sPreview: Chinese Export ArtRockefeller Center
New York CityNew York Ceramics Fair
Lecture: From a Mere Lump of Clay: Harry Potter and Ceramic Technology12 noon321 East 73rd Street
New York CityNew York Ceramics Fair
Lecture: Hot Plates: Every Dish Tells a Story2 p.m.321 East 73rd Street
New York CityNew York Ceramics Fair
Lecture: A Variegated History: Tortoiseshell Earthenware in Colonial America4 p.m.321 East 73rd StreetNew York CityAntiques at the Armory
Show: 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.69th Regiment ArmoryLexington Avenue at 26th Street
New York CityShow: 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Pier 92
New York CitySunday, January 22
Christie’sPreview: Chinese Export ArtRockefeller Center
New York CityAntiques at the Armory
Show: 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.69th Regiment ArmoryLexington Avenue at 26th Street
New York CityAmericana and Antiques at the Pier
Show: 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.Pier 92
New York CityMonday, January 23The Modern Art of Antique QuiltsShow: A Fisher Heritage SpecialtyHayes Fine Arts Building305 East 61st StreetNew York CityChristie’sAuction: Chinese Export Art
Rockefeller CenterNew York City
Life size Nubian Goat Sculpture on WheelsPhoto courtesy of 1stDibsTuesday, January 24 – Saturday, February 25Folk Tales: Bringing Folk Art Home Exhibition & SaleThe New York Design Center
200 Lexington AvenueNew York CityChristie’sAuction: The Peter H B Frelinghuysen Jr Collection of Chinese Export PorcelainRockefeller Center
New York CityThe Modern Art of Antique Quilts
Show: A Fisher Heritage SpecialtyHayes Fine Arts Building305 East 61st Street
New York CityWednesday, January 25
National Academy Museum and SchoolExhibit: The Annual: 20121083 Fifth Avenue
New York CityMusic: 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.Performed by jazz guitarist Bill WurtzelThe Modern Art of Antique QuiltsShow: A Fisher Heritage SpecialtyHayes Fine Arts Building305 East 61st Street
New York CityThursday, January 26
New York Historical Society Homes of Early New YorkLecture: Birth of an American Style6:30 p.m.
170 Central Park WestNew York City
For tickets inquiries, contact: East Side House Settlement | 718-292-7392Winter Antiques Show Young Collector’s Night
Park Avenue Armory643 Park Avenue @ 67th StreetShow: 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.New York CityOutsider Art Fair
Preview7 West 34th StreetNew York CityFriday, January 27
National Academy Museum and School The AnnualExhibit: 20121083 Fifth Avenue
New York CityThe Modern Art of Antique QuiltsFisher Heritage SpecialtyShow: at Hayes Fine Arts Building305 East 61st Street
New York CitySaturday, January 28, 29National Academy Museum and SchoolThe Annual: 2012 Exhibit1083 Fifth AvenueBringing Home A LegendA handful of rare and historical objects will go on view, during Americana Week in New York City. This time honored tradition kicked off yesterday at Keno Auctions with a gallery talk entitled American Still Life Painting in the 19th Century by Doctor William H. Gerdts.
This lecture marked the beginning of a series of high profile art fairs, auctions, and showroom events. Americana Week is in fact two weeks of sales, viewings and symposium devoted to three centuries of American craftsmanship in all its forms, including important furniture, decorative arts, and of course, folk art. Young and old collectors will become transfixed by an impressive mix of the finest museum quality art, and antiques. Yours truly will make the rounds to most of these events, shopping for clients, and gathering materials for you lovely readers out there. I’m looking forward to a couple of impressive lectures and auctions at Christie’s as well as the January 24th event at 1stDibs entitled: Folk Tales – Bringing Folk Art Home.
Life Guards from Just Folk(Michael and Gael Mendelsohn Collection)
Iconic FiguresCover photo: Marionettes, also from Just Folk
Extremely Rare 34 Star FlagUsed as a national parade flag during the Civil War period it features four different size stars on a blue canton, Jeff R. Bridgman American AntiquesAbove photos courtesy of 1stDibsAll right reservedThis will be an important selling exhibition of rare and extraordinary examples of American Folk Art and Ephemera curated by five of the country’s leading Americana specialists, and 1stdibs dealers including Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques, Just Folk and Judith and James Milne. Ames Gallery and A Bird in Hand will be displaying their antiques as well. Folk Tales is a group show of independent dealers from across the United States who will highlight collectible quilts, weathervanes, flags, outsider and tramp art, game boards, original-surface painted furniture, trade signs and one-of-a-kind pieces, all of which offer a fascinating view into the American decorative past. This show will include a broad range of items priced from the affordable (under-$500) to pique the interest of the budding collector to museum-quality to satisfy the ardent enthusiast ($100,000).January 24 – February 25, 2012
1stDibs at New York Design Center200 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor@ 33rd StreetNew York CityFree and Open to the Public
Monday – Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PMSaturday 10:00AM – 5:00PM
