Jan and John Maggs Antiques

Conway, Massachusetts

Newsletter -- March 25, 2006

Since last month's newsletter . . . .

our life has been more hectic than usual. Although the shop has been quiet, online sales have remained steady. Working at our Ashfield property whenever time and weather permit, we've cleared another acre or two, milled all of the lumber for our outbuildings, porch, and garage, burned tons of brush and tree tops, and framed our small barn. Discussions with our builder are ongoing, and each conference brings us closer to the final plan for the house.

On the antiques front, the New London show was well-attended for a first time show (see story below), and we were able to buy several good antiques, many of which are listed in this newsletter. We depart in a few days for a short buying trip to England, which will be followed by our usual festive opening in the shop on April 22 and 23 (details below).

Meanwhile, our home in Conway has been shown to a handful of prospective buyers during its first two weeks on the market. If you missed last month's house pictures, Click here.

UPCOMING SHOWS

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

For details, click here.

Because of house showings, planning for our new home, and working on a barn and shop on our Ashfield property, we've shortened our Spring trip to England this year. As usual, we'll hold a gala opening in our shop after our shipment arrives.

This April's dates ate the 22nd and 23rd.

Click here for more details.

Paul Davis Shows' Concord show, cancelled last month because of the blizzard has been rescheduled.

The new date is Sunday, April 30.

Click here for details and show cards.

Click here for our complete show schedule for 2006.

This Month's Featured Inventory

American Furniture

Good things often come in threes -- for instance, these three Connecticut candlestands:

• Primitive Guilford, Connecticut candlestand SOLD

• Cherry snake-foot candlestand

• Spider-leg candlestand in old surface

And sometimes they come in twos:

• Early 18th century six-board blanket chest SOLD

• Pine six-board blanket chest

And a single chair:

• Coastal Connecticut Queen Anne side chair from the Durand workshop

Smalls

This month we feature a small collection of American blown glassware dating from about 1820, and purchased from a Connecticut collection.

• A set of four matching rummers SOLD

• A blown dish measuring 6 1/4" in diameter SOLD

• A smaller blown dish SOLD

• A small blown tumbler SOLD

Jewelry

A small sampling from the case:

• Georgian garnet witch's heart pin

• Georgian garnet and pearl earrings SOLD

• 14k American rose diamond ring

• Baroque pearl necklace and companion bracelet

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  For more inventory, click here to visit our website.

This Month's Feature

Earlier this month we took a chance on a new Country Cape show in Connecticut. Click here to learn how it went.

Tales of the Trade

At a recent antiques show in Westchester County, we had the opportunity to purchase a few antiques from a local home. When we visited the home we found that the owners were even more interesting than their antiques. Click here for the whole story.

The Back Page

Click here for this month's Back Page.

Links

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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