The Philadelphia Antiques Show: April 12-15, 2008
2010 Show Information

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Preview Gala

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World Collectors Night

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Special Events

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Group Programs

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A Call to Arms
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Special Events

Please note: All tickets to the special events listed below include general admission and show catalogue, a $25.00 added value. The McNeil Curator Lecture is not included in this free catalogue offer.

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Friday, April 16th

Preview Gala

Each year, the highly anticipated Preview Gala inaugurates the four-day Show in truly grand fashion as a prominent sell-out event. To this day, the Gala continues to remain a leading social and fund-raising event and an increasingly important visitor attraction to Philadelphia. Learn more »

Sponsor:

Patient Accounts Services LLC

Saturday, April 17th

Guided Show Tour

Take advantage of this special opportunity, before the Show opens to the public, to tour the Antiques Show with Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park House Guides.

Each day, the Park House Guides will share their special expertise as they escort small groups through the 2010 Loan Exhibit, as well as highlight notable objects offered by our pre-eminent exhibitors.

Time:

10:00 - 11:00 am

Cost:

$25.00/person
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World Collectors Night

Join us for this inaugural event-- aimed at individuals who have a unique style and who are inspired to furnish and accessorize their homes with findings on their travels, original creations, and distinctive pieces. The World Collectors will be offered for sale special "found items" by the participating dealers, items curated for this evening as uniquely ideal purchases for this individual. More about the World Collectors Night »

Time:

6:00 - 10:00 pm

Cost:

$125.00/person ($90 tax deductible)
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Sponsor:

Anthropologie, Inc.

ADA 'Award of Merit' Dinner

The board of directors of the Antiques Dealers' Association of America this week announced that the recipients of the Award of Merit for 2010 are noted preservationists, scholars and collectors Richard and Jane Nylander. The Nylanders, who have been called the "Bacall and Bogart of the preservation field," (see Antiques and The Arts Weekly, June 17, 2005) are the president emerita and retired senior curator of Historic New England, the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive regional preservation organization in the country.

Time:

8:00 - 10:00 pm

Cost:

For tickets and more information, please call 203-364-9913.

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Sunday, April 18th

Guided Show Tour

Take advantage of this special opportunity, before the Show opens to the public, to tour the Antiques Show with Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park House Guides.

Each day, the Park House Guides will share their special expertise as they escort small groups through the 2010 Loan Exhibit, as well as highlight notable objects offered by our pre-eminent exhibitors.

Time:

10:00 - 11:00 am

Cost:

$25.00/person
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McNeil Curator Lecture
A Call to Arms: Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the British and American Markets – 1700-1850

The 2010 Philadelphia Antiques Show loan exhibition curator, Ron W. Fuchs II, will discuss the fashion for armorial porcelain in the Anglo-American world in the eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries.

Mr. Fuchs is the curator of Washington & Lee University’s Reeves Center, a ceramics collection which spans over 4,000 years of human history. The collection is especially rich in Chinese export porcelain and European ceramics made between 1600 and 1900.

Time:

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Cost:

Free with General Admission

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Monday, April 19th

Guided Show Tour

Take advantage of this special opportunity, before the Show opens to the public, to tour the Antiques Show with Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park House Guides.

Each day, the Park House Guides will share their special expertise as they escort small groups through the 2010 Loan Exhibit, as well as highlight notable objects offered by our pre-eminent exhibitors.

Time:

10:00 - 11:00 am

Cost:

$25.00/person
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Luncheon Followed by Lecture:
Bullion and Tassels and Frogs — OH MY!

Lecture by Edward A. Goodman, Director of Trim, Scalamandré

Follow Edward Goodman, Director of Trim at Scalamandré, as he weaves us down the fringe-lined path of Scalamandré's breathtaking, artisan-made Passementerie: rosettes, bullion, fringes and tassels so ornate they can weigh 15 pounds. Scalamandré Passementerie adorns pillows, curtains and furniture in the most beautiful homes in the nation, including the White House, and around the world.

Mr. Goodman is a sought-after, entertaining speaker and a lecturer at the New York School of Interior Design. His extensive travels around the world, visiting ancient and historical sites, have helped to further document and understand the diverse use of Passementerie.

Time:

12:00 - 2:00 pm

Cost:

$70.00/person (includes lecture, luncheon, general admission and show catalogue; guided show tour is free with lecture/luncheon ticket, by reservation)
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Tuesday, April 20th

Guided Show Tour

Take advantage of this special opportunity, before the Show opens to the public, to tour the Antiques Show with Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park House Guides.

Each day, the Park House Guides will share their special expertise as they escort small groups through the 2010 Loan Exhibit, as well as highlight notable objects offered by our pre-eminent exhibitors.

Time:

10:00 - 11:00 am

Cost:

$25.00/person
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