Jan and John Maggs Antiques
Conway, Massachusetts
Newsletter -- June 19, 2006
Since last month's newsletter . . . .
we've had the best month in over a year and a half. Rhinebeck was exceptional, as was the response of readers to last month's newsletter. Three weeks ago the shop looked empty; furniture and smalls were in short supply. Fortunately, we were able to buy very well at the New Hampshire Dealers' Blue Ribbon show and at Farmington. Two mid-week buying trips to shops in nearby states and a few pieces from collections, and we're in business again -- as the listing of some of our new inventory (below) will illustrate.
But our most earth-shattering news is that we've decided to take our home and shop off of the market. After three months of looking for "the perfect buyer" for this complex and sprawling property, we realized that the perfect buyer was us! Our Ashfield property -- 114 wooded acres with streams and logging trails, a cleared six-acre building lot, a quarter-mile driveway, a well, septic plan, and a small barn, which we plan to finish this summer -- has been listed by our friend and realtor, Dennis Delap. We're very happy about the decision, not only because it allows us to stay in the home that we created for ourselves with our own hands, but also because it allows us to stay in touch with friends and customers for whom our Conway shop is an important part of our relationship.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Brewster Historical Society Antiques Fair
June 24, 2006
Drummer Boy Park; Brewster, MA
Brimfield
As usual, we'll set up twice at Brimfield:
On Tuesday, July 11
we'll be at The Dealer's Choice.
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And on Thursday, July 13
we'll be at May's Antiques Market
Then, on Saturday July 15
we'll travel to Manchester, Vermont
for Linda Turner's Hildene Antiques Show
Our last show in July is
Rhinebeck Summer Magic
at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on July 22
Click for more information
Click here for our complete show schedule for 2006.
This Month's Featured Inventory
A Selection of Recent Finds
American Furniture
William and Mary chest on ball feet [#17026] SOLD
Pair of country Queen Anne side chairs [#17047] SOLD
Early 18th century ladderback armchair [#17051] SOLD
Coastal Connecticut six-board blanket box [#16987] SOLD
Queen Anne high chest of drawers [#16971]
Upholstered wing chair [#17048] SOLD
Pair of Chippendale side chairs [#17025]
New England banister back side chair [#17041]
Country Queen Anne side chair [#17057]
English Furniture
Georgian walnut breakfront server [#16982]
Smalls
T. Crafts. Whately, Mass. ovoid jug [#17032]
Set of six bone-handled Sheffield steel knives and forks [#16998]
Large maple bowl [#17050] SOLD
A group of sanders (or pounces)
Turned Asian bronze bowl [#17046] SOLD
Paintings
Framed oil painting on canvas by Poul Kastrup [#16966]
Oil painting on artist board by Berthe E. Connell [#16989]
Another oil Painting on artist board by Berthe E. Connell [#16990]
Stone gate in Harderwijk -- Oil on artist board [#17038]
Oil painting on board by Gerard Vanvliet [#17039]
Jewelry
Matching pearl necklace and bracelet with Georgian moss agate clasps [#16953]
Garnet cabochon ring [#16948] SOLD
Georgian emerald snake pin [#16086] SOLD
This month, the third installment in our series on travel in the UK:
Driving in England
Antiques Word of the Month
What do we mean when we say that a highboy is "married"?
Tales of the Trade
This month: a tale of loss, recovery, and reincarnation. Overstated? Perhaps. But, decide for yourself by reading the true story of The Lost Painting.
The Back Page
Click here to see a curiosity we recently spotted in a Maine shop.
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