The Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show

52 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — March 6, 2009 The Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show PALM BEACH, FLA. — The gious event. fine art and sculpture to jewelry hit the floor at 5 pm, followed by for capital appreciation and a softly illuminated blue lights Said to be the “largest show of and furniture ranging in date a huge crowd of regular patrons hedge against inflation,” rea- projecting the name of the Palm its kind in the United States,” from antiquities to contempo- at 7 pm. Funds raised from the soned the promoter. “Conse- Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique the annual show opened for a rary, inclusive of the Twenty- evening, which included a quently, art, antiques and jewel- Show onto the exterior of the five-day run on February 13, First Century. $25,000 donation from the ry take precedent during convention center, framed by sil- featuring more than 200 inter- In just its sixth year, this show show’s management, will bene- unstable economic times over houettes of the swaying palms national exhibitors. Massive in has grown to enjoy enormous fit educational programming at traditional investments such as that line the exterior of the size and comprehensive in popularity. The Palm Beach the Richard and Pat Johnson the stock market and real building, set an enticing mood breadth, the event showcases Show Group, owners of the Palm Beach County History estate. The extraordinary collec- for the opening of this presti- collections of everything from event, reported a record atten- Museum. tions showcased at the Palm dance of more than 50,000 peo- “The turnout for the evening Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique ple — and “guests came ready to was fabulous,” said Kae Jon- Show cannot be found anywhere buy,” management crowed. sons, director of development for else, so this makes our show the Indeed, as the show prepared to the Historical Society of Palm ideal opportunity for people to open for Friday evening’s pre- Beach County. “Our guests look view and purchase long-term view party, traffic jams were forward to this event each year investment assets.” once again witnessed as patrons and are always astonished by A handsome event, the show is attempting to gain access to the the quality of items.” laid out in a fairly straightfor- valet parking lots caused con- Kris Charamonde, managing ward manner, which luckily pro- gestion throughout the area by partner of the Palm Beach Jew- vides for a good sense of direc- backing up the main thorough- elry, Art & Antique Show and tion in the cavernous hall. fare, Okeechobee Boulevard. co-owner of the Palm Beach Despite the show’s enormity, it Management reported more Show Group, was pleased with is also a cozy and intimate place than 6,000 on hand for the gala the show’s results and com- to shop. preview party, a benefit for the mented in the days following Jewelry and art are among the Historical Society of Palm the show that sales remained most prevalent items seen Robert Henri’s oil “Blonde Mary,” 1927, and Robert Von- Beach County, breaking previ- strong despite the economic across the floor, followed by noh’s “Tending the Flock” were among the selections at ous attendance records. With a recession. accessories of all sorts. Those Godel & Co., New York City. staggered opening, Palm Beach “Over time, hard assets are one looking for furnishings will find Historical Society supporters of the most solid asset classes a limited, but premium and varied, selection. “Exhibitors noted that while guests were more thoughtful and conscious of quality versus price,” the show managers stated, “they were still purchasing.” Reported sales included an important painting by Guil- laume Seignac at New Orleans, La., dealer M.S. Rau; several fossil stone murals in the six- figure range at EO Stone of Doral, Fla.; and a solitaire rec- tangular-cut diamond ring val- ued at $100,000 was among the jewelry reported sold from the stand of Betteridge Jewelers, Greenwich, Conn. A crowd filled the foyer and extended out into the parking Dawn Hill, Preston, Conn. “Final sale figures at this lot as preview prepared to open on Friday evening. year’s show were right on par with past years,” stated Gus Davis of the prestigious jewelry firm Camilla Dietz Bergeron Ltd, New York City.“Despite the recession and global economy, we were encouraged that there is still a strong interest in great wearable jewelry.” Fine art is a cornerstone of this show, and management reported sales “across the board, from old European masters to con- temporary works.” Among the sales made by dealers around the floor was an important The John LaFarge painting, center, was a highlight of Thomas Colville Fine Art, Guilford, Conn. Hyland Granby Antiques, Hyannis Port, Mass. The Paul Manship bronze, right, was $285,000 at Conner Tom Veilleux, Portland, Questroyal Fine Art, New York City Rosenkranz, New York City. Maine Lillian Nassau, New York City Brock & Co., Concord, Mass. March 6, 2009 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 53 A little bit of Old Man Winter arrived in Florida in the way of these Johann Berthelsen oils at Schillay Fine Art, New York City. “Broadway” left, and “Times Square” were each priced at $35,000. The “Architettura” secretary by Gio Ponti and decorated by Piero Fornasetti was $130,000 in the booth of Holly Johnson, Childs Gallery, Boston Cheshire, UK. painting for six figures that was an oil on canvas by Louis Valtat the colorful flamingo was anoth- moved at the booth of Connecti- titled “Sous-Bois et Person- er Audubon, “Whooping Crane.” cut dealer Thomas Colville Fine nages,” with a value of $30,000. Galerie Mark Hachem of New Art. Among the featured lots in Arader Galleries of New York York City had a tremendous Colville’s stand was a 40-by-34- City sold a series of Nineteenth show, with several sales by inch oil on paperboard, laid on Century orchid watercolors artist Fernando Porras, includ- canvas, by John LaFarge titled from the firm’s extensive selec- ing “White Waters,” “Woman” Red Fox Antiques, Middleburg, Va. “A Boy and His Dog (Dickey tion of artwork. Also displayed and “Big Feathers.” Four dream- Hunt),” circa 1868. The impres- was a series of “The most scapes by artist Cheryl Maeder 1865, and “Sunrise on an Italian New York City dealer Robert sive and attractive painting was famous images of Native Ameri- sold, including “Dreamscapes: Coast II,” circa 1866. Also sold Lloyd offered a rare Georgian displayed between two other cans” from a series of hand col- Beach Series VI” and “Dream- was an oil on copper by a Fif- silver beer jug, circa 1767, that gems from Colville’s selection, ored lithographs from the 1836 scapes: Beach Series XIII.” Addi- teenth Century Old Master. was sold in the five-figure “The Pond” by Theodore Robin- portraits by Thomas McKenney tionally, several sculpture pieces New Orleans dealer M.S. Rau range, as well as several other son and “Ville d’Avray” by Jean- and James Hall. Reasonably sold, including two wood and Antiques reported sales, includ- early Georgian pieces, including Baptiste-Camille Corot. Also priced at $3,500 each, they were marble works by Galloni titled ing a work by Julien Dupre and a set of six English salt dishes, displayed was a John Singer from the History of the Indian “Anima Silenziosa” and “Autom- a work by Guillaume Seignac circa 1786, a collection of Scot- Sargent watercolor and pencil Tribes of North America pro- no,” as well as two bronzes by titled “Nymph on a Fountain.” tish snuff mulls, circa 1820, and on paper titled “Egyptian Water duced in Philadelphia. Keyser titled “Fifi” and “Chan- Other items sold included a a cream pitcher by silversmith Jars.” Also on view at Arader was an tal.” large Tiffany flatware service Peter Van Buren, New York, A monumental Edward Laning image befitting the Florida loca- The Englishman Fine Art & set, as well as a large soup circa 1795. oil on canvas titled “The Attic” tion, a John James Audubon Antiques of Atlanta touted a tureen by Paul Storr. Another highlight of the booth was displayed by Childs Gallery, aquatint engraving with origi- very successful show, with more Boston. Priced at $128,000, the nal hand color of the “American than five important works sold, painting measured 39 by 52 Flamingo.” From the Robert including two oil on canvas inches. Donald De Lue’s bronze Havell Jr 1827–1838 series, the paintings by German artist depicting a leaping Greek god- image was from The Birds of August Wilhem Leu, “A Sunset like figure, “Cosmic Being,” was America. Displayed alongside on an Italian Coast I,” circa another of the highlights. Questroyal Fine Art, New York City, reported the sale of several paintings, including an oil on canvas titled “May Morning” by George Loftus Noyes, as well as an oil on panel work titled “Still Life, Wilted Rose” by Hovsep Pushman. The dealer’s varied “The Royal Mile, Edinburgh” by Louis Grimshaw was assortment included works by $290,000, left, and “Moonlight on the Lake” by John Romare Bearden, “Melon Sea- Grimshaw, $450,000, at Haynes Fine Art, Worcestershire, UK. son” priced at $150,000, Charles Courtney Curran’s “A Seat on the Summit” at $125,000, an Alfred Thompson Bricher “Seascape” at $155,000 and Willard Metcalf’s “On the Suf- folk Coast” that was stickered at $195,000. Rehs Galleries of New York A collection of Eighteenth Century exquisitely executed City sold several paintings, watercolors at Alexander Gallery, New York City. including a work by Julianne Duprey, circa 1893, a work by Edward Cortez, circa 1950, and Review and Photos by Antiques and The Arts Weekly David S.

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