Washington Antiques Show
Founded in 1955 as a fund raising event benefiting children and families through the Thrift Shop Charities, the Washington Antiques Show is one of the longest running antiques shows in the country. The show features forty-four premier dealers from the United States and Europe who offer a wide range of period furnishings and decorative arts, vintage jewelry, porcelains, ceramics, silver, and architectural garden accents. Through its yearly Loan Exhibition Program and its catalogue featuring scholarly articles to illustrate the Show's theme, the Washington Antiques Show offers collectors at every level the opportunity to view and purchase wonderful objects and to learn more about their particular area of interest. The 55th Washington Antiques Show from January 8 - 10, 2010 presents as its theme: Flights of Fancy. The Honorary Chairman is his Excellency Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of France to the United States. The Society of the Cincinnati will present the Loan Exhibit and Patrick Dunne of New Orleans will deliver the Luncheon Lecture entitled "Fancy flights over the dining table landscape: What a 19th century Creole Lady might find familiar at modern Washington dinner parties."
