Jan and John Maggs Antiques

Conway, Massachusetts

Newsletter -- January 15, 2007

Since last month's newsletter . . . .

. . . our biggest news is the sale of our Ashfield property. We closed last week, and, although our financial ledgers indicate that we finished slightly in the red, our emotional resources are at an all-time high. If you missed the five-part pictorial account of our two-year project, it's now online in a single multi-page file. To view it, click on Our Ashfield Odyssey.

For a number of reasons, our 2007 show schedule will be somewhat smaller than last year's, down from 25 shows to 18. We've chosen to drop three of our less successful shows (Guilford, Brewster, and Newport), and Country Cape Antiques Shows has discontinued their schedule, eliminating our two Mystic shows and New London. Sadly, the Vermont Dealers' Show conflicts with the Golden Ball Tavern show, which we enjoyed very much last year. We've added one major show in January, Americana at the Piers, and will move from May's Brimfield show to Heart-of-the-Mart. These changes will allow us to be in the shop more regularly and cultivate the face-to-face and Internet sides of our Conway business.

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WEEKEND SHOP HOURS

Click here for a calendar.

UPCOMING SHOWS

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January 20 & 21, 2007

Americana at the Piers

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January 28, 2007

Tolland Historical Society Antiques Show

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February 11, 2007

Concord Armory Antiques Show

Click here for our complete show schedule for 2007.

This Month's Featured Inventory

A Selection of Recent Finds

American Furniture

• Nineteenth-century pine dry sink SOLD

• Paint-decorated Sheraton one-drawer washstand SOLD

• Paint-decorated Hepplewhite one-drawer wash stand

• Sheraton tap table with breadboard-ended top

To visit our American Furniture gallery click here.

Smalls

• Treenware goblet

• Decorated ovoid stoneware jug

• Elegantly carved 17th century oak panel

• Knife scouring box

• Federal period two-part mirror with reverse painting

• Two 19th century undecorated blown flip glasses

• Two full runs of The Magazine Antiques, one in bindings through 1970, the other, unbound.

To visit our Smalls galleries click here.

Paintings

• Oil painting on canvas by Martin Rasmussen

• Oil painting on canvas by Peter Simonsen

To visit our Paintings galleries click here.
 

Jewelry

• Queen Anne silver and pyrite earrings

To visit our Period Jewelry gallery click here.

This Month's Features

Yes, two features this month. The first is a pictorial account of our visit to the Franz Hals Museum in the Netherlands -- A trip to Haarlem.

The second begins a twelve-month serialization of the daily life of a young woman living in western Massachusetts 133 years ago -- A nineteenth century diary.

Tales of the Trade

This month's tale reveals the clash between early nineteenth and early twenty-first century values. Read The Perpetual Calendar.

The Back Page

A picture and a note from two friends who know how to enjoy their collection. For a bit of Christmas whimsy, click here.

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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