Antiques at the Armory
Last Friday, January 22, I had the great pleasure of attending a wonderful show called Antiques at the Armory, held at the 69th Regiment Armory at Lexington Avenue and 26th Street in New York City. This is not to be confused with another important show called the Winter Antiques Show held at the Park Avenue Armory at Park Avenue and 67th Street, which I also attended the night before. Antiques at the Armory, which ran through the weekend, has become a mainstay of Manhattan's Americana Week. It featured one hundred exhibits of American and European antiques, including period furniture, Americana, folk art, fine art and prints, and garden and architectural artifacts. Going to these events is always a fun learning experience. Please enjoy these photos.
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- Leonard and Matthew were lucky dogs to have such elegant brass water bowls. These were offered at Eve Stone’s amazing booth at the antiques show.
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- More of Eve and Susan’s copper
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- Eve Stone and her daughter, Susan (left) – experts in the field of culinary brass and copper. http://www.evestoneantiques.com
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- There were many, many garden antiques offered – these were at the Finnegan Gallery from Chicago. http://finnegangallery.com/
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- This gold leafed light cover was beautiful at the More and More Antiques booth. They are located at 378 Amsterdam Ave (between 78th St & 79th St) New York City
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- And so was this one – these are great for a low ceilinged room where a long chandelier would not hang.
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- Another booth offered native art, even these vibrant hand knit caps from Africa.
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- This is a very large and beautiful basket for cut flowers – it was recently discovered in Kentucky.
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- I loved this wooden plate rack, but when I went back to buy it, it was already sold.
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- I did buy these celadon lamp bases – now I’ll be looking for different shades – I plan on using them in my living room in Maine.
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- The pattern on this fine beaded bag was colorful and very beautiful.
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- Claire Danes, the actress, had just purchased these woven leather porch chairs – they were excellent.
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- This is Susan Parrish, who deals in quilts and other Americana antiques. www.susanparrishantiques.com/
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- Mario Pollo Americana had four beautiful shaker chairs. His shop is located at 143 Baker Road Bearsville, New York.
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- John Sideli Art & Antiques from Wiscasset, Maine had this beautiful box of stuffed taxidermy birds.
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- He offered this collection also.
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- You always find a lot of patriotic antiques at these shows.
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- Michael Whittemore from Punta Gorda, Florida offered a pair of wire sponge cages, used in sponge diving, with some of the sponges still inside.
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- There were many hooked rugs with superior designs.
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- This was one of my favorites.
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- I contemplated these very large iron baking pans, but I did not get them.
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- Praiseworthy Antiques, from Main Street in Guilford, NY had this very amusing hooked clown and drum rug.
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- I loved this gorgeous cupboard with old glass from Hilary and Paulette Nolan of Falmouth, Massachusetts.
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