Washington Winter Show 2020

thursday, january 9, 2020 fr i day, january 10, 2020 saturday, january 1 1 , 2020 continued saturday, january 1 1 , 2020 sunday, january 1 2 , 2020 prev i ew n ight 6:00 pm — 6:30 pm Benefactors, Sponsors & Designers Reception »advance reservation required: $5oo per person« Sponsors, Benefactors, and Designers are invited to a private early viewing of both the Loan Exhibit and the Show. Sip champagne as you mingle with our honored guests and have the first look at the fascinating antiques available for purchase. The reception includes admission to the Gala Patrons and Young Collectors Reception, admission throughout the run of the Show and a Show catalogue. 6:30 pm — 9:00 pm Gala Patrons & Young Collectors Reception »advance reservation required: $3oo per person ($2oo under 35)« Celebrate the opening of the 65th annual Washington Winter Show, The Washington Antiques Show. Guests will enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and an elegant buffet dinner prepared by Susan Gage Caterers while previewing the Loan Exhibit and the Show. The Gala Patrons and Young Collectors Reception includes admission throughout the run of the Show and a Show catalogue. 12:00 pm Dealer Talk: Timeless Asian, with Betsy Nathan and Michael Keeley of Pagoda Red »free with show admission « 3:00 pm Dealer Talk: Stories That Maps Tell, with Chris Lane of Philadelphia Print Shop West »free with show admission « 4:30 pm — 5:30 pm Lecture More Than America’s Treasure House: Henry Francis du Pont’s Winterthur WITH TOM SAVAGE »advance reservation required: $4o per person« Tom Savage is Director of External Affairs for Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library having served as Director of Museum Affairs for fourteen years. He worked for seven years as Senior Vice President and Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art for North and South America where he directed The Sotheby’s American Arts Course, a professional training program in American fine and decorative arts. From 1981 until 1998, he was Curator and Director of Museums for the Historic Charleston Foundation. A native of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Mr. Savage earned his BA in Art History from The College of William and Mary, and his MA in History Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of New York. Mr. Savage is the author of The Charleston Interior (Legacy Publications, 1995) and contributed the essay on the Carolina Low Country to Colonial Williamsburg’s Southern Furniture 1680–1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection published by Abrams (1997). Mr. Savage was co-curator for the landmark exhibition “In Pursuit of Refinement: Charlestonians Abroad 1740–1860” held at The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, in 1999. 6:30 pm Dealer Talk: Living with the Elegance of Mid-Century Modern, with Glen Leroux of Glen Leroux Antiques »free with show admission « 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm Jazz Night »event is free with show admission« Join us for hors d’oeuvres, signature cocktails from our cash bar and the smooth sounds of jazz. 11:00 am — 12:00 pm Design Panel FEATURING MODERATOR WHITNEY ROBINSON AND DESIGNERS BARRIE BENSON, LAUREN LIESS, AND TOM SCHEERER. »advance reservation required: $4o per person« Join a lively conversation entitled, “Iconic Design: Mastering the Art of Beautiful Interiors” moderated by Elle Decor editor-in-chief Whitney Robinson. 1:00pm Sundaes on Sunday »advance reservation required: free with show admission« Children (8–12 years) are invited to discover the fascinating world of collecting. First, there will be a special tour of the Show and scavenger hunt designed to appeal to their interests. Afterwards, we invite them to a make their own ice cream sundaes. Event limited to 30 children. 10:30 am — 1:30 pm Lecture & Luncheon Designing to the Rhythms of Time WITH BEN PENTREATH »advance reservation required: $150 per person, $1500 table of ten« Ben Pentreath is one of the UK’s leading architectural and interior designers whose architectural projects range from large-scale urban developments, to large and small private houses. His interior decoration work ranges from romantic castles, to English country houses, to smaller homes in the country and London. Above all, Ben enjoys designing places that work beautifully for the long term. He is inspired by tradition and a respect for carefully detailed, authentic materials and design, combined with a love of contemporary culture, which means that life is never dull. Ben studied Art History at the University of Edinburgh before attending the Prince of Wales’s Institute of Architecture. He worked for five years in New York and then with the Prince’s Foundation, before starting his own practice in 2004. Ben is the author of English Decoration (2011), followed by English Houses (2016), and in 2021 he will publish a monograph of his firm’s work over the last 15 years with Rizzoli. His weekly blog, Inspiration, is followed by thousands of readers around the world. This page is sponsored by Patricia Mattingly Montague in loving memory of Linda Mattingly 14 january 9–12, 2020