The Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antiques Show PALM BEACH, FLA
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ȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢ ȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢȢMarch 7, 2008 Published by The Bee Publishing Company, Newtown, Connecticut March 7, 2008 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 53 The Augustus Saint-Gaudens bronze, “The The exceptionally large pair of Sancai Puritan,” circa 1899, was priced at $400,000 glazed “earth spirits” from the Tang at Gerald Peters Gallery, New York City. dynasty, circa 618–906, measured 50 inches Gilbert Stuart’s “Washington at Dorchester tall at TK Asian Antiquities, Williamsburg, Heights,” left, was $950,000, while the N.C. Christian du Pont Antiques, Palm Beach, Fla. Va., and New York City. Wyeth oil titled “Sherriff” was $1.5 million. It Is Not Just The Sun That Shines Brightly in Florida: The Palm Beach Jewelry, Art And Antiques Show PALM BEACH, FLA. — “It fill the eclectic displays around small task, yet it seems to be one diverse offering with good stuff lane leading to the center as the would take a lifetime of travel to the floor. Jewelry dealers are out that Diament, Charmonde and for all. line of cars waiting to get into the experience all that the Palm in force and the visual feast Samuels have handled, if not The preview party, a benefit for show brought traffic throughout Beach Jewelry, Art and Antiques bedazzles even the most sea- with ease, then with finesse. This the Historical Society of Palm the entire downtown area to a Show has to offer, all in one place, soned of shoppers — whether young show has established itself Beach County, opened to a mod- standstill. and all at one time,” state pro- they are seeking a special Patek among America’s premier events erate-sized crowd of society sup- As the show opened, aisles moters Robert Samuels, Scott Philippe watch or a bangle that and it dubs itself “the largest porters on Friday at 5:30 pm and became packed and what has Diament and Kris Charmonde in refracts enough light to make the show of its kind in the United then swelled for the 7 pm general surely become one of the most the show’s inch-thick and lavish- eyes grow wide. States.” opening with the line of anxious glamorous social events of the ly illustrated catalog. In just its Yet it is the selection of art that With an exhibitor list that tops shoppers extending throughout year in Palm Beach was under- fifth year, this show puts its makes those attending the show 200, it would be easy to imagine the massive entryway and out way. Diament, Charmonde and money where its mouth is. stop in their tracks. Contempo- this fair as one that centers into the evening air. Samuels sparked the show’s Opening for preview on Febru- rary nudes offered by Haynes around a core of elite dealers and The wait to get into the valet- atmosphere when they presented ary 15 and running through the Fine Art of Broadway; the folky then fills in the edges with only parking area was 45 min- a $25,000 check to the Palm following Tuesday, this show is a works by George Catlin at bright-eyed faces offering a gen- utes and Palm Beach police ulti- Beach Historical Society as pre- class act. The promoters have Alexander Gallery; the Andrew eral line of merchandise. Not so; mately closed down access to the view got underway. The donated succeeded in filling the Palm Wyeth watercolors at Questroy- the dealer list is both deep and Beach County Convention Cen- al; or the iconic American works broad, with a host of internation- ter with a dazzling assortment of at Gerald Peters Gallery that al exhibitors on hand, many of antiques that are about as included Augustus Saint-Gau- whom had most recently dis- diverse as is possible. Formal den’s bronze “The Puritan” and played their wares at the presti- French and English furnishings Gilbert Stuart’s “Washington at gious Winter Antiques Show in range from Louis XIV to Thomas Dorchester Heights.” Manhattan. Chippendale, while Art Nouveau, Creating a niche for a new This is not, however, a show Art Deco and just plain old artsy venue in a region already teem- that is out of touch with the pub- pieces by the likes of Fornasetti ing with upper-crust venues is no lic that it caters to; there is a Review and Photos by Antiques and The Arts Weekly David S. Smith, Managing Editor A rare pair of George III pier tables thought to have been made by Thomas Chippendale for Harewood House was on view at the stand of William Cook, Marlborough Wiltshire, UK. Macklowe Gallery, New York City, appealed Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Conn., offered a to collectors on several fronts with its stel- wide variety of material ranging from the Robert Samuels, Scott Diament and Kris Charmonde, the lar selection of jewelry, Tiffany lighting and George Washington portrait to Kentucky three powerhouse managers behind the Palm Beach Jewel- Art Nouveau furnishings. flintlocks. ry, Art & Antiques Show. www.AntiquesandTheArts.com Originally Published in Antiques and The Arts Weekly, The Bee Publishing Company, Newtown, CT. Republished here with permission. May not be reproduced for further dissemination, either in print or electronically, without express permission of the publisher. 54 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — March 7, 2008 “Quick Lunch” by Rosamond Smith was $150,000 at Gratz Gallery, New Hope, Penn. Other paintings included “Pigeon Cove” by George Sotter, top, $60,000, “Hillside Patterns” by Arthur Meltzer, $40,000, and “Red Curtains” by Paulette Van Roekens, $20,000. “Comte du Passage” by Arthur Marie Gabriel and “A Brace of Pointers” by Perci- val Rosseau at Red Fox Fine Art, Middle- burg, Va. Post Road Gallery, Larchmont, N.Y. A stunning selection of paintings at Alexander Gallery, New York City, included George Catlin’s “Le Chat d’Os- tende,” left, from 1868, and “The Forlorn Soldier” by William Davis. Works by William Glackens, Maurice Prendergast, Ernest Lawson and Robert Henri were displayed at Godel & Co., New York City. French Country Living, Mougins, France Palm Beach “Sundown” by Andrew Wyeth was among the offerings at Koleander Antiques, Hallandale, Fla. Questroyal Fine Art, New York City. Robert Henri was rep- resented with “Evening Mist, Monhegan,” William Aiken Walker with “Cotton Picker” and Albert Bierstadt with “Sea and Sky.” The massive sphinxlike architectural carv- ings in the booth of Francis Purcell, The Francisco Zuniga onyx carving “Desnu- Philadelphia, had originally been made da Reclina” was $550,000 at Levis Fine Art, circa 1890 for the Alcazar Hotel, once locat- China Gallery, New York City Ossining, N.Y. ed in St Augustine, Fla. www.AntiquesandTheArts.com March 7, 2008 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 55 Treadway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio “Sea Urchin,” a bronze by Edward Henry Berge, was offered by James Graham & Sons, New York City. Artwork from the booth included “Coyote Point, Salt Flats, California” by Herman Dudley Murphy, Galerie Marc Hachen, Paris right, and Walter Gay’s “The Vases.” monies will be used to expand the educational programs that will be offered in the soon-to-open Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County Historical Muse- um. Booths filled with buyers who seemed to be seriously interested in the merchandise offered, at times making it difficult to view Greg Nanamura, New York City everything that was on display. Heavy crowds continued throughout the show’s run, with manager Charamonde placing gate numbers at upward of 50,000 attendees over the show’s five-day run. The William Dolphyn oil titled “Decadent Spread,” left, was “Sundown” by Andrew Wyeth $65,000 at Gladwell & Company, London. “Leopard,” a con- was attracting a huge crowd of temporary bronze by Jonathan Knight, was $22,500. lookers at Questroyal Fine Art, New York City. The painterly image depicting a weathered cape home partially lost in the shadows of the day featured the upper-tip of a fencepost in the foreground on which a sun-lit pumpkin had been placed. Other works of art in the booth included an 11-by-13-inch oil on panel by Robert Henri titled A selection of contemporary Italian glass from Berengo “Evening Mist, Monhegan,” a Studio. pleasing scene depicting the fog rolling in off the shores of the island, $95,000. In startling con- trast to the tranquil Henri paint- ing was small oil on board that A selection of art and sculpture by William Hunt Diederich hung above it, a William Aiken was offered by Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, New York City. Walker scene of an elderly slave The painting, “Town Hall,” was one of two by Dale Nichols picking cotton, appropriately that were offered. titled “Cotton Picker,” $23,500. Albert Bierstadt’s oil on paper mounted on board titled “Sea and Sky” was $135,000 and Hayley Lever’s animated oil “Lead to the Post,” a horse racing scene taking Susan Sherman, San Francisco Francis Coates Jones’s intriguing painting “The Trout Pond” was among the offerings at Thomas Colville Fine Arts, New Haven, Conn. On the far wall was a William Aiken Walker and a Frederick Judd Waugh. “Reclining Model” and “Stretching Nude” by Tony Karpins- ki created quite a stir at Haynes Fine Art of Broadway, Worcestershire, UK. Dealer Tony Haynes represents the artist and commented that a decade ago the paintings Vincent Vallerino Fine Art could have been purchased in the $10,000 range. They were Ltd, New York City Hares Antiques $120,000 and $80,000, respectively. www.AntiquesandTheArts.com 56 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — March 7, 2008 “The Prophets: Two Heads of a Bearded Man,” a study for the frieze at the Boston Public Library, was $675,00 at Childs Gallery, Boston.