Annual Heart of Aiken show, sale coming Feb. 5-7 12/27/2009 11:47 PM Staff reports The 11th annual Antiques in the Heart of Aiken Show and Sale will be held from Feb. 5-7 at the Aiken Center for the Arts.
The show offers an opportunity to view and purchase fine antique furnishings presented by 23 specialized dealers from across the Southeast, while supporting fine arts activities and programs.
During the three-day antique show, a variety of special events will be held. Aiken has served as the winter home for some of America's greatest antique collectors of the 20th century with names like Vanderbilt, Whitney and Hitchcock.
There will be a preview party, on Thursday, Feb. 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. The party allows attendees to view and purchase items in advance of the show and is also held at the ACA. Tickets to the preview party are $60 and include a weekend show pass. Tickets can be purchased by calling 641-9094.
The Antiques Show serves as a fundraiser for the ACA, which promotes arts education and cultural events. Current activities at the center include monthly exhibitions in the main floor galleries, ongoing art classes and lectures for children and adults, which are held in second-floor classrooms and the Brown Pavilion.
For more information, call the ACA at 641-9094 or visit www.aikencenterforthearts.org.
Special Show Events
* Restoration and hand engraving - On the second floor Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the Show and Sale, there will be experts on hand to view and evaluate broken or damaged treasures. Free estimates will be given. The experts are T.S. Buchanan, master hand engraver of silver and gold; Mike Culbertson, who repairs chips and cracks in fine crystal; Estes-Simmons, who does repairing and replating sterling and plate; Barney Lamar, who does restoration and conservation of art on canvas and wood; and Renewell Inc., who restores and conserves art on paper.
* On Friday, Feb. 5 from 9 to 10 a.m., Michael Hall will present a lecture titled "The Importance of Provenance." He will focus on American decorative arts with an emphasis on Southern furniture, art, silver and pottery. Hall will share his knowledge of how to evaluate form, condition, surface and authenticity. Learn the importance of provenance and how to keep provenance from being lost. Hall will walk you through the South with discussions of Southern cabinetmakers and Southern silversmiths. Morning refreshments will be served. The lecture will be held in the Brown Pavilion. Tickets are $20.
* On Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Brown Pavilion, J. Christopher Mitchell, an Antiques Roadshow consultant, will speak on arms and militaria. On his first trip to Aiken, Mitchell, one of the nation's most active and knowledgeable arms and militaria authorities, will share his expertise in American and foreign military items. As an Antiques Roadshow consultant, he is highly regarded for his understanding of the period pertaining to the American Revolution through the American Civil War. Morning refreshments will be served. Tickets are $20.
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