Jan & John Maggs
Antiques and Art
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Our October 2021 Newsletter |
Since last month's newsletter |
Fall has arrived. We've buttoned up our home for the approaching winter and are enjoying watching the trees go through their annual Autumn ritual. |
We arrived home from our two-week visit to England a few minutes before midnight on October 3, exhausted but very gratified by the warm welcome of many English friends we hadn't seen for two years and by the success of our buying. It was wonderful to return to England, and we were able to travel, buy, eat, and drink much as we had in the pre-Covid years. International travel, once easily manageable, posed the most difficult challenges, with costly multiple tests for Covid both at home and in the UK, uncertainty about ever-shifting requirements, and the need to complete seemingly endless forms. But, despite all of this, we're eager to return in the spring. Perhaps it will be easier. |
This newsletter contains new listings, as well as details about the new format of our Fall Opening on November 6 & 7. You'll also find two pieces inspired by our recent travel to England: a short pictorial on our visit to Knole House, and a few tips for air travel to the UK. Of course, there's a recent photo of Pippin and, on the back page, a video capturing a few of the 350 wild deer that inhabit the ancient deer park outside of Knole. We hope you find it all pleasing. |
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This month's new listings |
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As most of our readers may know, we exhibited at the Fall Fox Valley Show, which took place last weekend. We listed twenty-eight pieces and sold thirteen, plus a few more from our website. In case you missed the show, we're listing the new things that are still available. We hope you'll click the picture and have a look. |
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Our November 2021 Opening |
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Our Fall 2021 Opening will be held on November 6 and 7, from 10:00 until 4:00 each day, in a new format. Saturday's session will be online only, beginning with an email sent to all newsletter subscribers at 10:00 on Saturday morning. The email will link to several dozen new stock items, and our shop will not be open. On Sunday morning at 10:00 our doors will open to visitors, and we encourage those nearby to stop in for a first-hand look. Email and phone inquiries will continue to be answered on Sunday as well.
Although we're still working out the details of what will be shown, we anticipate listing at least 75 new objects. While the furniture and smalls we found on our recent trip are still at our shippers outside of Oxford, there will be plenty of fresh stock: furniture and smalls that arrived from England in May, paintings and smalls purchased locally during the spring and summer, and jewelry purchased in England during our trip.
Mark November 6 & 7 on your calendars. We'll send out a reminder on Tuesday, November 2.
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Thinking about traveling to England? |
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Several friends have asked us about how we organized our trip to England and how difficult or advisable international travel is at this time. While we're far from experts, we learned quite a bit during our recent travels, and we've prepared a short list of some of the hoops we needed to jump through. If you're considering a visit to England, you might find it helpful to CLICK HERE.
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Although our trip to England was briefer then usual, we managed to treat ourselves to a day off in the Southeast, spending a few hours at Knole House, near Sevenoaks in Kent. We're pleased to share with you a few pictures of the interior of this grand residence and some of the furniture that helps to make it such an exciting destination. Just click the picture. |
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One of Pippin's primary responsibilities is to inspect and approve furniture choices in our home. Recently, we caught him testing a little chair in our bedroom.
For a full report, just click the picture.
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The grounds at Knole are at least as compelling as the interior and its furnishings. People come from miles away, just as Henry VIII did, to walk, picnic, and relax in the Knole's 15th-century deer park. We made a brief video of some of the 350 wild deer who inhabit the park. To watch it, just click on the 200 year old sycamore tree that stands at the entrance to Knole. |
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November 6 - 7
Our Fall Opening
Saturday - Online only
Sunday - In-person and online
November 9
November Newsletter
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Thanks for reading.
Remember, our shop is open almost anytime by appointment.
Be well, stay safe, and be kind to others.
John & Jan
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Jan & John Maggs Antiques and Art
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