Jan and John Maggs Antiques
Conway, Massachusetts
Newsletter -- December 6, 2006
We wish all of our friends and customers a most joyous holiday season .
Since last month's newsletter . . . .
. . . . we've begun getting our home and shop ready for the holidays. We'll be open every weekend through the 23rd from 10:00 until 4:00, and we hope that those nearby will plan to drop in for cider or tea and a sweet. Click here for a complete schedule.
Last week we received an e-mail from dealer friends in the UK who once operated an antiques shop in Ross-on-Wye, a few doors away from Robin Lloyd, whose reputation had first lured us to Ross in the 1990's. Their comments paint a dreary picture of the antiques trade in England.
The antique business seems to be more and more polarized in a few towns and fairs. Only Robin Lloyd [is] of any use in Ross on Wye and he has his shop up for sale. I can remember the time 30 years ago when he was reckoned to be the best trade call in the country.
Here at home, our biggest news is that we've just accepted an offer on our acreage in Ashfield. We're very pleased, especially as the new buyers seem to share our love of this beautiful property, upon which they plan to build a home.
In this month's stock listing, below, we offer a few gift suggestions. Please take a look. You may find a perfect present for someone on your list.
We are looking forward to celebrations of Christmas with family and friends. May your celebrations, whatever they may be, give you all of the joy that this festive season offers.
Jan and John
WEEKEND SHOP HOURS
Click here for our calendar for the coming months.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Click on highlighted text for additional information.
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
January 20 & 21, 2007
New York City
Stella Show Management Co.
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January 28, 2007
Tolland Historical Society Antiques Show
Tolland High School; Tolland, CT
Click here for our complete show schedule for 2007.
This Month's Featured Pieces
If you're unable to visit the shop this season, we offer a few suggestions for on-line Holiday gift-giving, with an emphasis on sparkles.
Smalls
Select from a group of very reasonably priced, small, period glasses,
or go a bit beyond with one of these two fine examples
or a beautiful, engraved flip glass. SOLD
Choose from this group of six 1680 - 1730 candle holders, at reduced prices,
or one of these two pair of inexpensive Georgian candle holders.
Consider the gift of silver
or an early cake knife. SOLD
To visit our Smalls galleries click here.
Jewelry
If a gift of period jewelry would be appreciated, choose a strand of pearls,
or a pair of period earrings.
To visit our Period Jewelry gallery
click
here.
This month, the final installment of
Our Ashfield Odyssey --
The Last Chapter --
Spring and Summer 2006
Tales of the Trade
This month, a true tale from our Just why is it you go to antiques shows? department -- The PERFECT Table.
The Back Page
This month's Back Page is a holiday present from our young feline, Pippin. Click here.
Click to visit the Jan and John Maggs Antiques website.
Links
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Click for links to all past issues of this Newsletter.
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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