The Winter Antiques Show is the big boy. It's the tippity top peak of the entire antiquing year and it's the culmination of the mad amazing week that is 'Antiques Week' in New York City. There's the incredible auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's, and events all over the city throughout the third week of January, but the Winter Antiques Show is what we're all there for. It attracts the very best antiques dealers from all over the world, and only there will you see such top shelf objects, all gathered under one lofty roof.
AND THERE'S A RED CARPET. Yes, that's right this is not a drill, The Opening Night Party at the Winter Antiques Show has a red carpet, and loads of celebrities and socialites attend every year. AND I'LL BE THERE TOO! It's like the Academy Awards of the antiques world, a who's who of all the major players, and everyone dressed in their chicest evening wear. It's held at the massive Park Avenue Armory, which is a spectacular bit of architecture in its own right, but for the preview party, it too is dressed to the nines. There's fancy passed hors d'oeuvres and a massive bar in the center.
So it's basically heaven. Antiques and a splashy party with the stars?! Yup, that ticks all the boxes. You should see the dress I bought last night, It's killer, though I'm going to need to hit the gym HARD for the next two weeks to be able to walk in it. And with 75 booths packed to the sky with breathtaking early furniture, the finest artwork, modern art, suits of armor, jewelry to die for, and folk art to make a gal's knees weak, I'm going to need to be able to hike right around and through that floor!
You can still buy tickets! Here's a link for the opening night party, you should totally indulge yourself, the tickets support the East Side Settlement House, which is a very worthy cause. But if you're already going to a fine or special event on Thursday January 19th, (come on, nothing is more special than the Opening Night Party for the Winter Antiques Show!), the show is open January 20th-29th, and is the most superb way to escape the blistering New York cold and transport yourself to a divine world of beauty, art, and antiques.
But if you live a world away and simply cannot attend the show this year, fear not! I will be covering the entire event, from the moment I leave for the lights of the big apple, to the moment I return home. I'll post a follow up with loads of pictures, and I'll be live tweeting the main event! So if I happen to bump into Eddie Redmayne, and he's gobsmacked by my fantabulous cocktail dress, and flawlessly styled hair, and waltzed me through booth after booth of antiques, until it becomes a hazy blur of color and music (which is ABSOLUTELY what's going to happen), I promise you, I will live tweet it. ;-)
Here's a bunch of pictures from some of my favorite booths of past years and some of the treasures we'll see at the show this year, to whet your appetite. Stay tuned for more updates, I'll be sharing with you what I intend to wear that night, and all the chic places I plan to visit while I'm down in the city!
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| Last Year's Opening Night Party via |
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| The view from above! via |
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| David A. Schorsch / Eileen M. Smiles American Antiques via |
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| From exhibitor Cove Landing via |
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| Tillou Gallery, Litchfield CT via |
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| From exhibitor Glass Past via |
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| From Exhibitor Maison Gerard LTD via |
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| From exhibitor David A. Schorsch~ Eileen M. Smiles via |
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| From exhibitor Olde Hope Antiques, INC via |
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| From exhibitor Rupert Wace Ancient Art via |
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| From exhibitor Michele Beiny, INC via |
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| A selection from exhibitor, A La Vielle Russie via |
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