Jan and John Maggs Antiques
Conway, Massachusetts
Newsletter -- November 24, 2006
Our shop on the eve of our November Opening.
Since last month's newsletter . . . .
We've had our most successful post-England opening in recent years. Even with an eager crowd of opening-moment buyers, Saturday and Sunday were nicely paced, allowing ample time for us to chat with friends and for shoppers to peruse our new stock without pressure. For a few pictures of the shop prior to opening, click here. Sales were very good, perhaps the strongest in several years, but many choice pieces remained at the end of the day on Sunday. The new inventory listings below highlight some of the best.
We've had some good press this month. The wonderful painting by Virginia Precourt that appeared as last month's Back Page can be seen on the cover of this month's Boston Panorama. (You'll need to have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to do this.) And, in this month's New England Antiques Journal, in John Fiske's Show Stoppers and Great Starters, you'll find the little Bellarmine jug we sold at the Vermont ADA show.
The Wethersfield show, already a fine event, continues to improve in quality. Several dealers had very good shows, and all had an enjoyable two days, thanks to the accessible location and very friendly and helpful sponsors. Special thanks to co-chairs Tim Verre and Joan Hughes for making it such a pleasant event for dealers.
We've just finished building new storage for our immense inventory of back issues of The Magazine Antiques. We believe that it's safe to maintain that we have the world's largest and most comprehensive inventory of back issues and that we provide a service to collectors and researchers unparalleled anywhere. Call the offices of Antiques Magazine and ask about back issues. They'll probably refer you to our website. For the story of this service and how it came about, click HERE. To view our current inventory of more than seven thousand copies, click HERE.
WEEKEND SHOP HOURS
Click here for a calendar.
UPCOMING SHOWS
We'll finish our show year on November 26
at Nan Gurley's Thanksgiving Sunday Show at
the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough, MA
We have no shows in the month of December, but we'll be open weekends for holiday shopping.
Join us for cider or tea and a sweet.
Click HERE for our December hours
Click here for our complete show schedule for 2006.
We expect to publish our 2007 calendar in the next newsletter.
This Month's Featured Inventory
A larger-then-average selection of Recent Finds
American Furniture
Country William and Mary High Chest [#17409] SOLD
Period ladderback rocking chair [#17413]
To visit our American Furniture gallery click here.
English and Continental Furniture
Walnut veneer slant-front desk [#17255]
Large early 18th century oak gateleg table [#17226]
Mahogany snake-foot tilting candlestand [#17224]
Small 17th century oak slant-lid desk box on stand [#17213]
Early 17th century oak wainscot chair [#17190] SOLD
Large 18th century oak dropleaf table [#17187]
18th century oak two- over three-drawer chest [#17167]
English country Chippendale side chair [#17096]
Oak one-drawer side table [#15222]
To visit our English and Continental Furniture gallery click here.
Smalls
Small Chippendale looking glass [#17198]
18th century bronze mortar and pestle [#17299]
17th century bronze mortar and pestle [#17364]
Regency box in coromandel [#17380]
Pair of sweet grass braids [#17410]
Large Bellarmine jug with bearded face [#17342]
Delft tile with boys playing hoops [#17244]
Delft tile with a sea creature playing a flute [#17393]
Delft tile with Europa and the bull [#17394]
Four decorated period flip glasses from our stock [Flips] SOLD
Two pairs of wrythen dwarf ale glasses [Ales]
A graceful, blown and cut syllabub glass [#17377]
A pair of large, blown goblets [#17379] SOLDRare, early bronze skillet [#17307]
Iron pot lifter with wood handle [#17375]
Twisted brass hook [#17407]
At last! more horn beakers. Click HERE to see a sampling.
Six-arm brass chandelier [#17170]
Pair of Georgian brass pushup candle holders [#17249]
Six-arm brass chandelier [#17271]
Pair of Georgian classical column candle holders [#17278]
Pair of Queen Anne square-base candle holders [#17345]
Small, four-arm brass chandelier [#17366]
Pair of Federal era bell metal pushup candle holders [#17384]
Four steel sugar nippers from our stock [Nippers]
To visit our Smalls galleries click here.
Paintings
An attractive Dutch windmill, painted on canvas by Carl Hansen (b. 1874) [#17065]
To visit our Paintings galleries click here.
Jewelry
A sampling of six of early paste pieces from our jewelry stock [early paste]
To visit our Period Jewelry gallery click here.
This month, the fourth installment of Our Ashfield Odyssey: Chapter 4: A Structure Begins to Take Shape -- Fall and Winter 2005 - 6.
Tales of the Trade
A cupboard, a dealer, and two buyers. Read what happened in Client/Customer Relations 101.
The Back Page
Last month's Back Page was a fanciful contemporary painting by our dear friend Virginia Precourt. This month's Back Page features another view of our barn from the same perspective, from the Rotogravure section of a mid-20th century Springfield Republican.
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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