THE SAN FRANCISCO FALL ANTIQUES SHOW GLITTERS OCTOBER 23-26, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 20, 2014 – The 2014 San Francisco Fall Antiques Show (SFFAS) will glow from Thursday, October 23 through Sunday, October 26, at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion with its 2014 theme: The Rush of Gold: Precious Metals in Art & Antiques. The Show features over sixty dealers from around the world, offering an extraordinary range of fine and decorative arts representing all styles and periods including American, English, Continental, and Asian furniture and decorative objects, paintings, prints, photographs and books, gold, silver and precious metals, jewelry, rugs, textiles and ceramics. Diane Wilsey will serve as the 2014 Honorary Chair.
Programming:
All four days of the show programming will be presented to inform, entertain and educate attendees. Programs include:
The Lecture Series:
Tickets $15 in advance, $18 at the door. 11:00am and 2:30pm Thursday-Saturday. Lecturers include: Aerin Lauder, Charlotte Moss, Robert Couturier, Paul Vincent Wiseman, Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld, Martin Chapman and Kevin Jones
The Following Programs are complimentary to all show attendees Cocktail Hour in the Café:
Thursday-Saturday, 4:00PM: Panel discussions and complimentary wine
Young Collectors Night: Friday, 5:00PM: Music, cocktails, show tours
Exhibition Breakfast and Talk: Saturday at 9:30AM
Gumps Reception and Talk: Thursday at 5:00PM with Buccellati Brand Ambassador, Larry French
Book Signings: Thursday-Saturday, In the Authors Alcove
Designers WalkAround: Saturday, Noon, 3:30PM and 5:30PM
The show launches with a Preview Gala on Wednesday, October 22nd, as always, with 100% of proceeds benefiting Enterprise for High School Students, the San Francisco non-profit that engages and empowers Bay Area high school students to develop skills for their future through job readiness training, employment, and career exploration. Greeting guests will be Connoisseurs Circle Chair, Michele Goss, who chaired the show for 10 years, and Adrianna Pope Sullivan, the current show committee chair. On Thursday, October 23, the show opens for its four day run.
In the tradition of past years, the Fall Antiques Show is thrilled to be working with a renowned architecture firm on the Grand Entry Hall display. This year, the New York and San Francisco-based Ike Kligerman Barkley will be creating a larger-than-life spectacle that ties into the 2014 theme in an artistic and playful manner. “Our display pays homage to the Bay Area’s digital culture,” says Thomas A. Kligerman, who leads the project. “We’re hoping our immersive take on ‘the Rush of Gold’ will pleasantly surprise the Fall Antiques Show crowd.”
The show will feature a full roster of programming, including its renowned Lecture Series, Guided Show Tours, The Loan Exhibition, Designers Saturday events, and Cocktail Hour Talks. For more information and to purchase tickets, call (415) 989-9019 or visit www.sffas.org.
DATES AND HOURS:
Preview Gala: Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Show: Thursday, October 23, through Saturday, October 25, 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, October 26, noon to 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion, 2 Marina Boulevard San Francisco, CA
LEAD SPONSORS:
PURE Insurance, Brooks Brothers, Sotheby’s International Realty
ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO FALL ANTIQUES SHOW: Benefiting Enterprise for High School Students is the oldest and most prestigious international art and antiques fair on the West Coast. Each year, the fair features an extraordinary range of fine and decorative arts, representing all styles and periods. This year’s Gala will be held on Wednesday, October 22 and the show is open to the public Thursday, October 23- Saturday, October 25, 10:30AM. to 7:00PM.; Sunday, October 26, noon to 5:00PM. For more information, and to purchase tickets, please visit www.sffas.org or call (415) 989-9019.
COCKTAIL HOUR IN THE CAFÉ Presenting Sponsor:
Brooks Brothers Thursday-Saturday at 4:00PM Complimentary to all show attendees
Learn about the world of art and antiques from those in the know. Each day, join us for complimentary wine and an informative discussion from three different perspectives of those in the business of buying and selling art and antiques.
Dealers Discussion: Thursday, October 23rd: A panel of our esteemed dealers will discuss the business of selling art and antiques and offer their professional advice for what you need to know when you enter a dealer’s booth or gallery and what questions to ask.
Collectors Conversation: Friday, October 24th: Hear from established collectors about how they started their collection, how they chose what to collect and what their strategy is for finding the perfect pieces at a show.
Designers Dialogue: Saturday, October 25th Supporting Sponsor: San Francisco Cottages & Gardens with Kendall Wilkinson and Thomas Kligerman, Moderated by Alisa Carroll, Editor-in-Chief, SFC&G A professional insider’s view of art and antiques shows from a panel of award winning designers from our Designers Circle. Hear how those in the business of finding beautiful things walk a show and locate the perfect items for their clients and how they mix pieces from different genres and eras to create a stunning look.
BOOKSIGNINGS:
Sponsored by HEWN
Thursday, October 23rd 10:45am:
Grant Marani and Roger Seifter
Co-Authors (along with Randy Correll and Gary Brewer) of Designs for Living: Houses of Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Noon:
Juliet Weir de La Rochefoucould Author of 21st Century Jewellery Designers: An Inspired Style (Antiques Collectors Club Ltd. 2013)
3:30PM: Kevin Jones Author of Fabulous! Ten Years of FIDM Museum Acquisitions (FIDM Museum Press 2011) Noon Friday, October 24
Noon Friday, October 24th:
Aerin Lauder: Author of Beauty at Home (Potter Style, 2013)
3:30PM: Martin Chapman Author of The Salon Doré from the Hôtel de La Trémoille (FAMSF, 2014)
Saturday, October 25th:
Noon Robert Couturier Author of Designing Paradises (Rizzoli, 2014)
3:30PM Paul Vincent Wiseman Author of Inner Spaces (Gibbs-Smith, 2014)
DESIGNERS WALKAROUND Sponsored by San Francisco Cottages & Gardens
Saturday, October 25 at Noon, 3:30PM and 5:00PM Complimentary to all show attendees .On Designers Saturday, join SFC&G Editor-in-Chief, Alisa Carroll and prominent interior designers from our Designers Circle on a complimentary “walkaround” of the show~a personally designed tour of their picks for their favorite pieces at the show. Designers will be leading tours throughout the day, and will have selected their top 5-10 pieces in the show. They will talk about integrating art and antiques into a home and will discuss what intrigues them about each of their chosen pieces. The dealers will also talk and explain more about the history and provenance of each chosen piece.
RECEPTION AND TALK WITH LARRY FRENCH of BUCCELLATI Sponsored by Gump’s
Thursday, October 23rd at 5:30PM Complimentary to all show attendees Join Gump’s for a reception and talk with Buccellati Brand Ambassador, Larry French. Buccellati in 2014 turns a captivating page in its hundred year old history as one of the world’s most distinguished family-built, haute-jewelry houses in Europe. Since 1919, Buccellati jewelry has been highly sought for the rareness of its stones, its perfect craftsmanship, and most importantly, the genius of its designer. Mario Buccellati was called the “Prince of Goldsmiths” by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, his most loyal customer.
YOUNG COLLECTORS NIGHT Sponsored by Brooks Brothers
Friday, October 24th from 4:00-7:00PM Complimentary An evening for collectors at any stage. Join us for the Cocktail Hour Panel featuring prominent and established collectors talking about how they started and built their collections, then join us for live music, specialty cocktails and tours of the show, showcasing affordable items that are great for starting a collection.
SHOW EXHIBITION BREAKFAST AND TALK:
Saturday, October 25th at 9:30AM Complimentary to all show attendees Join us for a continental breakfast and talk, discussing the 2014 Show Loan Exhibition, featuring renowned photographer, Fred Lyon who will speak about photographs from his new book San Francisco: Portrait of a City 1940-1960 and David McCarthy, Senior Numismatist at Kagins who will speak about recent finds related to the Gold Rush, including the Saddle Ridge Horde founded in 2013