SAN FRANCISCO FALL ANTIQUES SHOW

10.23.13



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The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show at Fort Mason Center: Preview Gala.

Exhibitors: Aedicule, San Francisco, California; Ambianic, San Diego, California; American Garage, Los Angeles, California; The Ames Gallery, Berkeley, California; Antiques Period LLC, Boston, Massachusetts; Arader Galleries, San Francisco, California; ART-Lux, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; John Atzbach, Redmond, Washington; R.M. Barokh Antiques, Beverly Hills, California; Jeff R. Bridgman; American Antiques, Historic York County, Pennsylvania; David Brooker Fine Art, Southport, Connecticut; Buddhist Art, Berlin, Germany; Colonial Arts, San Francisco, California; Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas, Texas; Jessie Davis Antiques, London, England; Didier Ltd., London, England; Engs-Dimitri Works of Art, Los Angeles, California; Les Enluminures, Chicago, Illinois; epoca San Francisco, California; Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, California; Finnegan Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; Foster-Gwin, Inc., San Francisco, California; Frank's Fisherman, San Francisco, California; Gallery 925, San Francisco, California; Gioia, New York, New York; Richard Gould Antiques, Los Angeles, California; Hayden & Fandetta Rare Books, New York, New York; Haynes Fine Art of Broadway, Worcestershire , England; Heller Washam Antiques, Portland, Maine; Carlton Hobbs LLC, New York, New York; Iliad, New York, New York; Imari Gallery, Sausalito, California; John Jaffa Antiques, London, England; Georg Jensen Antiques, Copenhagen, Denmark; Kentshire, New York, New York; Lawrence Jeffrey, Litchfield, Connecticut; Lebreton Gallery, San Francisco, California; Galen Lowe Art & Antiques, Seattle, Washington; Mallett, New York, New York; Midori Far Eastern Gallery, Miami, Florida; Milord Antiques, Montreal, Quebec; Susan Ollemans Oriental Art, London, England; Pamela, Malibu, California; Peter Pap Oriental Rugs, Inc., San Francisco, California; Michael Pashby Antiques, New York, New York; Janice Paull, Portmao, Portugal; The Philadelphia Print Shop, Denver, Colorado; Marc Ravet Antiquaire, Boiscommun, France (not sure how they got into this show); J.R. Richards, Los Angeles, California; Il Segno del Tempo, Milano, Italy; G. Sergeant Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut; Spencer Marks, Southampton, Massachusetts; Daniel Stein Antiques, Inc., San Francisco, California; Steinitz, Paris, France; Sarah Stocking Fine Antique Posters, San Francisco, California; Eve Stone Antiques, Ltd., Woodbridge, Connecticut; Kathleen Taylor - The Lotus Collection, San Francisco, California; Jayne Thompson Antiques, Harrodsburg, Kentucky; Trotter Galleries, Carmel, California; Earle Vandekar of Knightsbridge Inc., White Plains, New York; Xanadu Gallery LLC, San Francisco, California; Yew Tree House Antiques, New York, New York.

Comment by AB: Yes, dear artsters and connoisseurs of all life's fineries... it's time once again for The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, held annually at Fort Mason Center's Festival Pavilion, the most exquisite art and antiques exhibition The City has to offer. As always, tonight's gala opening night bash benefits Enterprise for High School Students, an eminently admirable organization that provides career resources and employment opportunities for San Francisco youth. Top domestic and international dealers have trundled their way on out to the pier to exhibit the best in antique, period and moderne furniture, rugs, tapestries, oddities, curios, sculpture, jewelry, garden ornaments, antique and modern paintings, rare books, folk and ethnographic art, jewelry, silver, ceramics, flags, photographs, posters and plenty more.

The Festival Pavilion is packed to the rafters with socialites, sycophants, lamb chop addicts, fashion plates, poof balls, strutters, sexpots, and party people of all persuasions, here for the gala preview whoop-dee do, and I do mean whoop-dee-do. The mood is upbeat to say the least, actually more like exuberant, perhaps due to our wild boomtime tech-stoked Bay Area economy. Staid antiques and antiquarians are gradually giving way to purveyors of moderne and postwar furnishings and decorative arts (Mallett and Iliad, New York & epoca, San Francisco, for example); kicky vintage pop culture curiosities (American Garage, Los Angeles); 20th century artist jewelry (Didier Ltd, London); and that's just for starters. The best part? Nobody goes home hungry (or sober)!

The show runs through Sunday and is definitely worth a visit. And now for a smattering of gala scenario snippets for your edification and enjoyment...

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