View of our booth at the Philadelphia Antiques Show 2016

The Philadelphia Antiques Show is opening tonight for a Charity Preview benefiting Penn Acute Research Collaboration at Penn Medicine. It will open tomorrow, April 15 to the public and will run through Sunday, April 17, 2016. 

The show is being held in at the Philadephia Navy Yard. There is ample parking and access is easy. Show hours are: Fri and Sat: 9 am - 8:15 pm; Sunday: 9 am-5:15 pm. There is a Complimentary Shuttle that will depart from 30th Street Station to the Navy Yard from the corner of JFK Boulevard and 30th Street (every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour through the regular hours of the show). 

We hope that you can attend!  More information is available at http://philadelphiaantiquesandartshow.com

The show is beautiful! Dealers have pulled out all the stops. Please call or email with any questions you may have.

Invitation to visit our booth at the Philadephia Antiques Show

We are only two weeks away from the Philadephia Antiques Show and excitement has been building. The show promises to be better than ever.

Like other dealers in the show, I plan on bringing many wonderful items fresh to the market. As the brochure says, "For over 50 years the Philadelphia Show has been recognized as one of this country's finest - 2016 will remind you why!" After a hiatus of a year, the show is reemerging at a much improved site, the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The Philadelphia Antiques Show is being held in a structured tent (just like a building) with improved and easy access for dealers and customers alike.

I will be featuring an amazing selection of  pottery ranging from Historic to Contemporary, textiles that include a rare and early Sandpainting rug, pictorial Navajo blankets, and a fresh and stunning Germantown blanket, as well as  baskets, beadwork, and jewelry, including Native American and Mexican.

I am joining other dealers in contributing a favorite object from my personal collection to the museum exhibit, "Secret Treasures: The Passion of Collecting as seen through Dealers and Their Collections".   In the exhibit, I explain why this item will never be for sale.

For more information about the show, be sure to go to http://www.marcyburns.com/shows/

Preview Party: Thursday, April 14: 5 pm

Friday, April 15: 11 am - 8 pm

Saturday, April 16: 10 am - 8 pm

Sunday, April 17: 11 am-5 pm

Also, please go our website as I add fresh items to my listings. You might want to visit the website several times as I continue to post new listings: marcyburns.com

 I am looking forward to seeing you soon!

Save the Date and updates to museum exhibits

SAVE THE DATE for the PHILADELPHIA ANTIQUES AND ART SHOW, April 15-17, 2016. Be sure to mark your calendars!

The oldest Americana show in the country, the Philadelphia Antiques Show has moved to a structural tent in the Philadelphia Navy Yard (next to the Philadephia sports stadiums).   It promises to be extraordinary. More details can be found at http://philadelphiaantiquesandartshow.com

Two important exhibits:

***Visit an online pottery exhibit by Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona: http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/exhibits/pvia/wall_of_pots/  It is a very interesting and informative exhibit of pottery from their collection.

***Also be sure to mark Thursday, April 7th on your calendars. That is the night that Montclair Art Museum will reopen their Native American Gallery. The Native American gallery exhibit at the Montclair Museum has been reinstalled and many objects from their wonderful and important collection will be on view. This reinstallation has been curated by Dr Pamela Jardine, former Keeper of the American [Indian] Section and also former Assistant Director at University of PA Museum (now called the Penn Museum). 

Invitation to visit our booth at The Art, Design & Antiques Show next week

We will be participating in The Art, Design & Antiques Show during Americana week, which is next week. We really hope that you can attend and are delighted to offer complimentary admission tickets to this show. Please email or call us if you would like tickets.

To learn more details about this show, go to www.rehshows.com

We are bringing a wide selection of pottery, textiles, baskets, beadwork and jewelry, including many that are fresh to the market. The offerings include these two Santa Domingo pots:

Historic Santo Domingo large storage jar, 17 3/4" diameter x 19" high: http://www.marcyburns.com/pottery-collection/santo-domingo-large-storage-jar

Santo Domingo bowl by Robert Tenorio, 8" diameter x 4 3/4" high: http://www.marcyburns.com/pottery-collection/fi2jqsdbrucey1nl9za5xkhzste1wi

Please also check back on our website several times this week, as we will be adding other fresh objects to the listings throughout the week.

Holiday Wishes, Extended Sale, and News!

As we enter the Holiday season, we want to thank all of you for your support and interest over the past year. We are very grateful for the wonderful relationships that we have developed with many of you and we are delighted to have met others through our website and antiques shows.

There is still time to purchase a gift. We have extended our sale of 10% off all items on our website (with the exception of those that are already marked on sale). This sale will run through December 18th.  We will do our best to get the item on its way immediately.

We will be participating in Art, Design and Antiques Show at Wallace Hall in New York City from Friday, January 22 through Sunday, January 24, 2016. We are planning on bringing an amazing array of art and jewelry, much of it very fresh. We will be speaking more about this as time gets closer.

Happy holidays to you all. May you have a joyous season!

Marcy and Richard

CYBER MONDAY SALE!!

All items listed on our website will be on sale on Cyber Monday, November 29th, unless the item is already marked with a sales price. It is a great opportunity to acquire any work that you have been thinking of purchasing!

Please call or email us with any questions or if you would like to make this purchase.

Plains Parfleche cases

We have recently acquired a collection of 19th century parfleche cases. These pouches are made out of stiffened rawhide and are painted with geometric designs. The Plains Indians carried their clothing, tools, and personal treasures in these type of cases as they traveled, following the buffalo.

Here are photos and information about each of these 3 parfleches. All are in excellent condition.  Each can be purchased individually or as an outstanding collection of parfleches.

Each can also be seen on our website by clicking the link:

Northern Plains parfleche, probably Nez Perces. 12" wide x 24" long. Circa 1900. Ex: Morningstar Gallery, 1987; Private Collection. $2300. (mc1932). 

http://www.marcyburns.com/beadwork-and-wood-collection/plains-parfleche-case-probably-nez-perces

Plains parfleche case, probably Blackfoot. 12" wide x 20" long. Circa 1890-1900. Ex: Morningstar Gallery, 1987; Private Collection. $1900. (mc1931)

https://marcyburns.squarespace.com/beadwork-and-wood-collection/parfleche-case-probably-blackfoot

Plains parfleche case, 14" wide x 28" long. Circa 1890. Ex: Morningstar Gallery, 1987; Private Collection. $4500. (mc1933)

https://marcyburns.squarespace.com/config#/|/beadwork-and-wood-collection/parfleche-bag-probably-crow

Acquisitions and Upcoming Shows

NEW ACQUISITIONS (PART 1):

I am excited to have recently acquired two major collections of Pueblo and Hopi pottery:  One collection features postwar works  by the Matriarchs and other 20th century Master Potters. The other collection features very important Historic Pueblo and Hopi pottery, including 2 pots collected by Stevenson for the Smithsonian.  I have also acquired a collection of parfleche bags. These objects are all fresh to the market.

I will be posting frequent blogs featuring some of the individual items but be sure to go to the website frequently to see other additions as they are posted.  If you follow my Facebook page, you will see notices for some of the new items posted to the website. Just click the little "f" in a blue circle and it will take you to the Facebook page. 

A second newsletter will follow shortly with more detailed information on the Delaware Show as well as information about some of the Historic pottery that I recently acquired.

A NEW VENTURE:

From October 23-29, my husband, Richard Schillay, and I will be hosting a booth at the  INTERNATIONAL SHOW (formerly known as THE INTERNATIONAL FINE ART AND ANTIQUE DEALERS SHOW). We will be presenting a one-person show of ceramic art by Cliff Lee. The show is held at The Park Avenue Armory, 67th and Park Avenue, NYC. The booth number is D7.

Cliff's work is simply exquisite. He is a neurosurgeon who years ago gave up his practice to devote himself solely to his art. His works are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the White House Collection, Yale University Art Museum, the Peabody Essex Museum, and others. Here is a link to some of Cliff Lee's works: http://www.cliffleeporcelain.com

 If you would like a complimentary pass, please send me an email and I will send you e-ticket(s) to the show.

THE DELAWARE ANTIQUES SHOW COMING SOON!

Be sure to save the dates, which are November 6-8 with the Opening Night Party on November 5th. It is held at The Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware. This show is considered a must go-to show for collectors of American Antiques. Not only is it one of the oldest Americana Shows, it is considered one of the very finest American Antique Shows. My booth will be filled with fresh material -- a tremendous opportunity for collectors. More about what I will be bringing will follow soon. Here is the link to the Delaware Show information: http://www.winterthur.org/?p=1097 

Remember, there are no sales taxes in Delaware!

Report from Santa Fe, new inventory and more...

 Good news from the recent Santa Fe shows for collectors and dealers: the shows were strong, sales were brisk, and dealers were buying new inventory.  In addition, I have acquired a private collection of post-war Pueblo pottery that I will be adding to my website. This collection features works by Pueblo matriarchs and artists who are considered modern masters.

I will do my best to frequently add fresh items. Please also do not hesitate to ask about a particular interest of yours...there are many objects that are not posted online.

Here are a few examples of fresh inventory that I just posted to my website:

An early Reservation pipebag/tobacco bag: http://www.marcyburns.com/beadwork-and-wood-collection/sioux-beaded-pipebagtobacco-bag

An early Acoma/Laguna polychrome jar that is very large: https://marcyburns.squarespace.com/config#/pages|/pottery-collection/acomalaguna-large-polychrome-jar

Navajo set of silver and turquoise hair fasteners with pin: http://www.marcyburns.com/native-american-jewelry-collection/navajo-hair-fastenersbarrettes-set-of-2

Advantages to buying from a reputable dealer

A customer recently asked me about an item on Ebay. In formulating my response, I focused on what a collector gains when he or she purchases from a known, named, and established dealer.

I offer good and clear title to all objects sold by me. I fully warranty the authenticity and condition of the work. I sell only items of high quality. If there are repairs that I am able to detect, I readily disclose that information to the collector. I believe in the material that I sell and I own a large majority of my inventory.

In addition, I am available to collectors who want help in formulating a collection. I also offer advice to customers on the best way and time to sell their art and jewelry, if they so wish. For a very modest fee, I am available to advise and bid for customers if an auction has objects that they would like to purchase.

These collective services are rarely provided to the collector by an auction, whether it is online or on site.

Please contact me if you would like to learn more.

ADA ONLINE SHOW OPENING IN A FEW DAYS

The Antique Dealers Association of America (ADA), composed of the top Americana dealers in the country, is holding another Online Show. It will be opening on April 28, 2015 at 10 am and will run continuously through April 30th at 10 pm. Dealers will be offering exciting material in this show, just as they do at the traditional Americana shows like the Philadelphia Antiques Show and the Delaware Antiques Show. Prices will vary as will categories of material but all are high quality and are fully warrantied.  There is likely to be something there that will catch your eye!

These shows have been very well received by the public and press. "Attendance" has dramatically increased with each show. Don't miss out!

A link to further details about the show: ONLINE SHOW