Collecting is an art in its own right. The true collector concentrates on the thrill of discovering a new treasure and the intricacies of making a collection truly good. There is always the enjoyment of the hunt and the thrill of turning a corner or walking into a room and finding just the right piece. Antiques + Modernism Winnetka, a fundraiser being held at Winnetka Community House this October, will supply just that kind of thrill for the beginning as well as the experienced collector. In a series of inviting rooms a grouping of over sixty dealers from the United States and abroad will offer collections ranging from porcelain and ceramics(in Bosnian keramika), to Chinese and Asian Antiques, fine paintings, jewellery, accessories and 20th century design. All the dealers are specialists and will share their experience helping even a new collector to make decisions.
Asiantiques will offer some glorious examples of Chinese ceramics and figures. An impressive piece, due to its wonderful colour, is a yellow glass vase carved with a geometrical design of archaistic qilong beneath a garland of lilies and leaves, the wide flaring mouth carved with a band of banana leaf lappets, China 19th century.
Majolica with its endless shapes, luscious colours and infinite spread of designs is an ideal category to collect. Jerry Hayes from Tulsa Oklahoma will be bringing a great selection of pieces, among them, a George Jones "Java Sparrow Cache" pot circa 1875 and a Holdcroft, Waterlily Cheese keeper, circa 1880.
Terre Mare Antiques, consultants in twentieth century ceramics, will be offering pieces from the Austrian secessionist movement, and the French Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles that were the bridge to modernism. From Austria they will include a Paul Dachsel Amphora vase with a stylised pine tree and from France, an Art Deco ceramic vase by Jean Jeandelle of metallic luster with the organic form of a nude figure under the edge.
Though a collection can look great behind glass in a cabinet or up on a shelf, collections can take the form of jewelry, purses, and accessories to enjoy in a more personal way. Nula Thanhauser's booth is always a favorite, stuffed with her collections of vintage evening bags and hats. Her delightful purses, including a faceted Austrian crystal frame built by Hobe with paisley beaded textile, circa 1940, and a natural coral crescent frame with vintage Japanese textile purse, are the stylish touch required for an evening out.
Many hubbies have learned that when they cannot find their wife at an antique show, she is bound to be poring over a kiosk filled with antique jewelry. Dumont from LA, California has been offering vintage and couture jewelry to picture stars and fashionable women for the last two decades. One of their favorite designers is Iradj Moini who started working in the 1980 eighties and whose designs have been on show at the Urban Museum of Art in N. Y. His work outlines the word, glamor. On view at the show will be a necklace of emeralds and Indian Rubies and a fabulous dragonfly pin of Citrine, Amethyst, Lapis and Topaz.
Collecting does not need to be significant, it can be amusing, and fun is what one will have browsing in the booth of Route 66. Bakelite bracelets are glorious to gather, their colours are brilliant, no 2 are precisely alike, and best of all you have to wear at least three or four at a time. Route 66 will also have a variety of Miriam Haskel seed pearl necklaces and accessories from the nineteen 50's as well as a select group of vintage perfume bottles, the ultimate accessory for any dressing table.
Whether one's passion is porcelain, silver, ceramics or jewellery from the eighteenth, 19th or 20th century, Antiques + Modernism Winnetka will bring collectors the best from the worlds best. The show is managed by The Antiques Council, a world organization of dealers devoted to bettering the confidence of the public in antiques thru education as reported tagza.com.Lithograph Fine Art Printing : What Is a Lithograph?
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