Jan and John Maggs Antiques

Conway, Massachusetts

Newsletter -- January 25, 2006

An approaching sunset, viewed from a hilltop in nearby Ashfield

This month's issue is our 24th, marking the end of our second year. Thanks for being readers, and special thanks to those of you who have given us feedback. We love to hear from you, either by e-mail or in person. 

As the new year begins we're planning our schedule of activities for 2006. On the strength of the success of our November opening, we plan to return to England again in April. Our show schedule will be roughly the same as last year, though conflicts will prevent us from selling at the monthly Portsmouth NH markets that we enjoy so much. Likewise, we'll be in Europe the weekend of the Danielson show. In the plus column, Country Cape has announced a new show in New London in March, details of which can be found below.

As in the past, our OPEN flag will wave on those Sundays we're in Conway and we'll happily open by appointment at other times.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Tolland is very early this year. It's this Sunday --  January 29, 2006.

Click here for more information about this outstanding show.

On February 12 we'll return to the Concord Armory in Concord, MA.

For more information, click here.

Because of the severe snowstorm on February, this show was cancelled. It has been rescheduled for April 30. Details will be found in a future newsletter.

Several years ago we annually enjoyed Forbes and Turner's summer show on the grounds of Connecticut College in New London. Therefore, we were pleased to learn the Country Cape Antiques Shows will present a show on the campus on March.

For more information, click here.

This year's Guilford show will be on March 25 & 26, at the Elisabeth Adams School, as usual.

For details, click here.

Click here for our 2006 show schedule.

This Month's Featured Inventory

American Furniture

• An attractive pine step-back cupboard

• A set of four ladderback side chairs

• A pair of ladderback side chairs in old painted surface

• A single ladderback side chair with strong turnings

• A maple shoe-foot hutch table with pine top

• A tall, slender pine cupboard SOLD

Smalls

• Small blown case bottle with stopper SOLD

• Pair of tiny sugar nippers

• Large turned wooden bowl

• 19th century coin silver sugar shovel SOLD

• Pair of blown baluster wines

• Medieval bronze candle cup or extinguisher SOLD

A group of oil paintings by Dennis Sheehan

• Portrait of Richard Schmid

• View of Putney, Vermont hills

• Putney Barns

• Portrait of a bearded man

• Woman on a wooded path

Another small group of paintings

• An early 19th century portrait on canvas

• A framed oil painting on canvas by Gunnar Bundgaard SOLD

• A framed watercolor of Guilford, Vermont covered bridge by Peggy Cullen

• A naive oil painting on artist board of New England hills

This Month's Feature

In February 1998 our home was photographed for a featured article in Country Home magazine. We've been given permission to reprint it in our newsletter. To read the piece, click here.

Tales of the Trade

For a true story of intrigue and deception, click here.

The Back Page

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Thanks for taking the time to read our little monthly. As always, we encourage you to e-mail any comments that might make the newsletter more useful to you. Just click the mailbox, or write to jmaggs@jmaggs.com.

And we thank you for being a customer.

John and Jan