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  • AN IRISH TABLE AT THE WINTER SHOW IN NEW YORK

    An Irish side table in New York show.

    The scallop shell motif reveals this table as an Irish piece.  Apter Fredericks describe it as English or Possibly Irish at their display at The Winter Show, now in full swing at the Park Avenue Armory in New York.  The George II carved mahogany side table dates to 1740 and is 33″ wide.  The marble was replaced and the jardiniere added by a previous owner.

    This is the 65th anniversary of the New York Winter Show, the leading art, antiques and design fair in America.  New exhibitors this year include Lowell Libson and Jonny Yarker (London), Charles Ede (London) and Erik Thomsen Gallery (New York).    Libson and Yarker present a pair of the largest surviving sketches of baroque ceilings made in Britain, Ede showcases exceptional ancient objects from Egypt, Greece and Rome and Thomsen is a specialist in Japanese art.  There are 68 exhibitors in total.

    Specially curated booths include H. Blairman and Sons Ltd., of London illuminating the English Arts and Crafts movement with works by Ernest Gimson, Peter Waals, Alfred Bucknell and Eric Sharpe as well as a roomful of 19 woven wool panels by William Morris in the campion pattern.

    The fair, which spans everything from antiquity to contemporary photography, continues to broaden its scope and introduce established and emerging exhibitors to new and expanding audiences.  It runs until January 27.

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