Visitors to the 2016 ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show will have the opportunity to browse through rare antiques and artwork such as the following examples:
A rare, 17th-century Carver Chair from Kingston, Rhode Island, circa 1670, offered by Bernard and S. Dean Levy of New York.
A charming miniature tramp art cabinet from the early 20th century made in Burlington, Vermont, offered by Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc., New York.
A circa 1770 Queen Anne Massachusetts scrub top tiger maple tavern table with a painted base, offered by American Spirit Antiques, Kansas.
An 1830 needlework sampler made by 10 year old Susan Finney of Plymouth, Massachusetts, offered by Stephen & Carol Huber, Connecticut.
An exceptional Queen Anne mahogany slant front desk made by John Chipman (1746-1819) of Salem, Massachusetts, 1785-1810, offered by Nathan Liverant and Son, LLC, Connecticut.
An engraving, "King George's Statue Pulled Down in New York," by Francois Xavier Habermann, 1770s, part of a series of engravings of Boston, New York, and other important American cities done as perspective views or "vues d'optique" during the American Revolution. They were viewed with an optical machine or "zograscope" that used a mirror and magnifying lens to approximate a 3D image.
Hours for the 2016 ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 9. The show is held in the hockey rink on the campus of Deerfield Academy in historic Deerfield, Massachusetts. A special book signing on the show floor will take place on Saturday, October 8, from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, October 9, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. R. Bruce Hoadley, the author of
A Field Guide to Identifying Woods in American Antiques and Collectibles (Taunton Press, 2016), will be signing copies of his forthcoming publication.
Show admission is $15 (free for members of Historic Deerfield), and includes entrance to Historic Deerfield's Flynt Center of Early New England Life as well as the Apprentice's Workshop at Dwight House. Show attendees age 35 and under will receive free admission to the show on Sunday, October 9 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. ID is required to receive free admission. Show information is available online at
www.historic-deerfield.org and at
www.adadealers.com.
The Antiques Dealers Association of America, Inc., (ADA) was established in May, 1984, as a non-profit trade association. Its major objective is to make more professional the business of buying and selling antiques. Membership is composed of professional antiques dealers who are dedicated to integrity, honesty, and ethical conduct in the antiques trade. All members guarantee their merchandise in writing.
Historic Deerfield, Inc., is dedicated to the heritage and preservation of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and the Connecticut River Valley. Its museums and programs provide today's audiences with experiences that create an understanding and appreciation of New England's historic villages and countryside.
