Los Angeles Antiques Show
Los Angeles Antiques Show Features 65 National and International Exhibitors,
Lectures and Benefits P.S. Arts
The 15th Annual Los Angeles Antiques Show will be held April 21-25, 2010 at Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Air Center. It is one of the most prestigious, highly-regarded show among West Coast collectors.
Sixty-five exhibitors from across the U.S. and Europe will be featured in room-setting vignettes representing all design movements from ancient to modern including 17th, 18th and 19th century American, English and Continental furniture and decorative arts, 20th century modernism, Native American Indian and tribal arts, Asian, and African arts. The antique show will feature two new very prominent exhibitors this year: Bernard Steinitz of Paris and Carlton Hobbs of New York, both highly respected dealers of Continental furniture.
Among the returning exhibitors are Daniel Stein Antiques and Chappel & McCullar of San Francisco, and Kentshire Galleries of New York, featuring English furniture; Downtown, Dragonette, Ltd., and Reform Gallery of Los Angeles featuring 20th century design; American Garage of Los Angeles and Gemini Antiques, Ltd. of Lebanon, NJ presenting folk art; David Brooker Fine Art of New York featuring 19th century paintings; Craig Evan Small of Los Angeles, Didier Antiques of London, and Kentshire of New York featuring antique and estate jewelry; Joel Cooner Gallery of Dallas and Jacaranda Tribal of New York featuring tribal and African arts; The Silver Fund of London featuring Georg Jensen and sterling; Rick Scott of San Francisco featuring objet de curiosite; and Inner Gardens of Los Angeles featuring garden ornamentation.
The Antiques Show opens with an early buying preview gala benefiting P.S. ARTS held from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Preview tickets are $150 per person and available in advance at www.losangelesantiqueshow.com An exclusive Collectors’ Preview will be held in advance of the gala from 6 to 7 p.m. The Opening Night Preview Party is produced pro-bono by Carleen Cappelletti, president of Bounce.
Los Angeles-based interior designer Kim Alexandriuk will serve as the Designer Chair of the antiques show this year. A dramatic entrance tent will be designed by interior designer Martin Lawrence Bullard, whose recent work includes the new Los Angeles apartment of Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish. A special designer panel discussion will be featured on Friday evening. This event was very successful last year with more than 100 designers in attendance for the panel discussion and cocktail reception held inside the antiques show. Additionally, a series of special guest lectures will be featured during the course of the antiques show, to be announced shortly.
The Antique Dealers Association of California, founded in 1924, is a group of knowledgeable dealers pledged to integrity and fair dealing in the buying and selling of antiques. Members are experts in their individual fields with inventories ranging from 17th century baroque to Americana, from 18th century ceramics to fine rugs and textiles, from fine art to Asian antiquities to 20th century photography and design.
P.S. ARTS is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children by bringing arts education to underserved public schools and their communities. P.S. ARTS currently provides more than 11,000 students attending our 25 partner schools throughout Southern and Central California with comprehensive programs in visual arts, music and theater. 1stdibs, DeWitt Stern, Los Angeles Times, Luxe, and Magazine Antiques are sponsors.
The Los Angeles Antiques Show is open to the general public from April 22-25. Show hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $20 and includes return entry and show catalog. For more information including the list of exhibitors please visit www.losangelesantiqueshow.com.
To view the schedule of lectures, click here.
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