Philadelphia Antiques Show 2019

16 Calendar of Events Featured Events Friday, April 26 Five-Star Finds 2 PM Sponsored by Morgan Lewis Journalist Laura Beach (above) moderates a discussion with dealers and collectors on their best discoveries, how they made them, and “the ones that got away.” ADA Award Dinner 8 PM $95 The Antiques Dealers’ Association of America presents Laura Beach with its 2019 award of merit. Beach will share her personal reflections from 30 years on the antiques trail, including cameo portraits of some of the trade’s most colorful and consequential members. For tickets, visit adadealers.com. Saturday, April 27 The Art of Silver 2 PM Sponsored by Hub/Flather & Perkins, Inc. Museum Director Timothy Rub engages Curator Emerita Beatrice Garvan and David Barquist , the H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., Curator of American Decorative Arts, about their book American Silver in the Philadelphia Museum of Art . Curated by Alexandra Kirtley , the Montgomery- Garvan Curator of American Decorative Arts, this year’s loan exhibition features American silver from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The centerpiece is a monumental vase and stand, made in 1829 by Philadelphia silversmith Thomas Fletcher for a commission from New York retailer Baldwin Gardiner. This work is surrounded by a dozen examples dating from the 1690s through the 1980s that reveal a brilliant array of forms, uses, and decoration. Thursday— Sunday, April 25—28 The Art of Silver Friday, April 27 Hot Jazz, Cool Drinks 5 PM $50 Mingle with friends, engage with the dealers, and participate in a silent auction. Enjoy the sounds of Hot Club of Philadelphia and light fare. Includes ticket to the event and a show catalogue.