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WORLD-RENOWNED DEALERS SPARK STRONG SALES AND OUTSTANDING

ATTENDANCE AT THE 8TH ANNUAL PALM BEACH JEWELRY, ART & ANTIQUE SHOW

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (February 25, 2011)

— Tens of thousands of savvy collectors,
industry experts and serious buyers flocked
to the Palm Beach County Convention
Center February 18-22 for the annual
return of the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art &
Antique Show. With the collections of
more than 180 world-renowned dealers on
display, the show featured a broad
spectrum of items available for purchase,
including fine art, antique and estate
jewelry, furniture, porcelain, Asian art,
American and European silver, glass,
textiles, sculpture, contemporary art and
more, ranging from the antiquities to the
20th century.

“We’ve done a considerable amount of business, said Graham Arader of Arader Galleries. “The show
gave us a wonderful opportunity to visit all of our friends in South Florida.”

Greg Kwiat, CEO of Fred Leighton also adds, “We were thrilled with the traffic and with the interest from
attendees in jewelry. This was our first year at the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show and we are
very pleased and are looking forward to coming back for many years.”

After only eight years, the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show has quickly established itself as the
most anticipated event of the season in South Florida both for dealers and collectors, and according to
many participating dealers such Jeff Bridgeman of Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques and Greg Pepin
of Danish Silver, this was the best show they have ever had.

“The combination of the high-caliber dealers that participate in our show year after year and the
magnificent collections they present to our guests is what we attribute to our success,” said Scott
Diament, chief operating officer of the Palm Beach Show Group. “This is a show that truly offers
something for every type of collector and every type of price range.”

Notable guests at this year’s show included financier

Henry Kravis, several members the art enthusiast Tisch
family and TV personality Regis Philbin, who stated, “This
show is very refreshing. It's laid out very nicely and the
prices are right.” Antiques industry icon Ronald
Bourgeault was also in attendance and commented,”
“I’ve never seen such crowds at an antique show - the
preview party was packed.”

Also popular among guests was the show’s dynamic

lecture series that featured speakers such as Gloria
Lieberman, director of Skinner Inc.’s Fine Jewelry
Department; Tom Gregersen, cultural director of the
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens; Anthony
Peter Senecal, historian at The Mar-a-Lago Club; and
Gordon Lewis, senior director and vice-president of The Fine Arts Conservancy. Also lecturing will be
exhibiting dealers, including Janet Drucker of Drucker Antiques, Robert Lloyd of Robert Lloyd, Inc. and
Elias Martin of Floating World Gallery.

Important sales highlights of this year’s show include:

• With an asking price of $250,000,

Hyland Granby Antiques sold a very
rare, carved and gold-finished eagle,
circa 1895. The eagle is signed on the
reverse of the body with deep etched
lettering “W Seward.” In addition, they
sold a number of paintings, including a
major American marine painting by
James E. Buttersworth titled New York
Yacht Club Race; a miniature wagon
with folk art ads from a New York
brewery, circa 1880; a fine scrimshaw A very rare carved and gold-finished eagle, circa 1895,
whales tooth featuring a female sold by Hyland Granby Antiques
pirate; and a second eagle – a larger-
than-life-sized carved and gilded American eagle in profile. Referring to the large eagle, Alan
Granby said, “I could have sold it three times – I wish I had three of them.”

• Arader Galleries sold several Audubon prints of birds, Gould prints of hummingbirds and
Thornton prints of flowers.

• Macklowe Gallery sold a significant collection of

Art Nouveau jewelry to one collector.

• Tom Veilleux Gallery sold two important works of art

on opening night, including a Jamie Wyeth
watercolor on paper titled Cushing Saw with an
asking price of $110,000. A local Palm Beach
collector purchased the painting, which will be
exhibited in The Brandywine museum’s Jamie
Wyeth show in June. “Sales are great – I will
definitely be back next year and I will be
expanding my booth,” said Tom Veilleux.
Jamie Wyeth watercolor on paper titled
• Hancocks sold a beautiful anemone spray brooch Cushing Saw sold by Tom Veilleux Gallery
by Rene Lalique, Art Nouveau, circa 1900.

• Robert Lloyd sold an important silver tray by Ben Smith, London,

circa 1822 and a rare gold-mounted shell snuff bottle, English,
circa 1750.

• Jim Alterman of Ashley John Gallery sold a seven-figure

Edward Redfield painting to a new collector that he met at
the show. “I met several types of sophisticated collectors at the
show who proved that the overall feeling among collectors
was that it is OK to buy again,” said Alterman. With an asking
price of $195,000, Ashley John Gallery also sold a Daniel
Garber painting titled The Cottage, Cuttalossa, circa 1920.

• Gavin Spanierman sold an Ernest Lawson painting titled In the

Norfolk Hills, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches, signed lower left.

• Camilla Dietz Bergeron sold several important pieces of

jewelry, among which include a Van Cleef & Arpels invisibly set
sapphire and diamond broach, a pair of Verdura earrings and Anemone spray brooch by
a Verdura broach, a pair of Aldo Cipullo earrings, a Buccellati Rene Lalique sold by Hancocks
 sapphire and diamond cuff and a beautiful pair of antique
diamond drop earrings.

• Charles Edwin Puckett sold several antiquities, including a

terracotta pitcher in the shape of a ram from the Holy land,
circa 1500 BC from the collection of Moshe Dayan, and a large
terracotta head of a goddess, Etruscan, circa 350 BC.

• A.B. Levy Palm Beach sold a Chinese ivory carving of a Buddha

from the turn of the century.

• Sallea Antiques sold an Anglo-Indian tea caddy with beautiful

mosaic work.

• Drucker Antiques sold several wonderful table accessories,

including a Georg Jensen sterling silver mustard pot top no. 815C
and spoon in the Cactus pattern with blue and white porcelain
by Bing & Grondahl pot. Additionally, they sold a Georg Jensen
& Saxbo marmalade pot no. 4051A. Georg Jensen sterling silver
mustard pot top no. 815C
• French Country UK sold several pieces, including a French 17th- and spoon in the Cactus
century stone lion with a regal crown from a chateau in pattern sold by Drucker
Burgundy, circa 1695, and a French 18th-century papier peint Antiques

chinoiserie screen depicting the story of Theses and

Ariadne, circa 1760.

• Lillian Nassau sold a dramatic Albert Paley hand-forged

steel stand.

• Papillon Gallery sold a beautiful Art Nouveau painting by

Leon Comerre titled Etude du Visage Feminin to a
collector from Australia.

• McColl Fine Art sold several paintings, among which was

a Jose Weiss painting titled Les lavandières, French, circa
1900.

• With an asking price of $165,000, Michael Borghi Fine Art

sold a Hans Hofmann painting titled Blue Symphony to a
local collector and also sold a Norman Bluhm painting,
Michael Borghi Fine Art sold a Hans
Untitled, 1957, watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 inches.
Hofmann painting titled Blue Symphony

• Carlson & Stevenson Antiques sold an entire series of original

art work from the childrens book, the Great Adventures of
Winky and Rusty, American, circa the 1930s. The series
includes 28 framed watercolors. In addition, they sold two
extremely rare original watercolor spider web valentines, one
is German in origin, circa 1801 and the second is American in
origin, circa 1835.

• Dean Borghi Fine Art sold a Hans Hofmann painting, Untitled,

double sided, circa 1940.

• J.R. Richards sold a Shen Jingdong painting titled Navy, 2008,

oil on canvas, 47" X 39."

• Two paintings by Christiaan Lieverse, Celedon III and Tokyo,

were sold by Villa Del Arte Galleries. A very rare French carriage
clock sold by Larry Dalton
• Larry Dalton sold a very rare French carriage clock with hand-painted porcelain panels,
circa 1885. The clock is an hour repeater with an alarm and a gold-plated case.

• Lynda Willauer Antiques sold a beautiful set of Georgian mahogany Chippendale chairs
circa 1760, some Chinese export porcelain, a Swedish landscape painting and a pair of
Staffordshire spaniels.

• Vendome Inc. had an excellent show, selling several

important pieces, including a David Webb dragon cuff, a
fancy intense 4.26 carat radiant-cut yellow diamond ring,
a large pair of Art Deco emerald and diamond earrings,
a pair of Schepps coral cufflinks and an 18k gold Gucci
bracelet.

• Pierre/Famille sold a set of very important diamond and

opal cufflinks, circa 1910, that had an asking price of
$25,000.

• Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques sold the best

historical flag that they have ever sold – an extremely
Diamond and opal cufflinks, circa
rare and important flag of General Philip Henry Sheridan,
1910, sold by Pierre/Famille
circa 1862. In addition, they sold two great civil war flags,
a wonderfully carved eagle dating to the
last quarter of the 19th century that came
out of a federal courthouse in Columbus,
Ohio, and a pair of beaded, doe-skin
American Indian-made moccasins with a
circular American flag decoration, circa
1880.

• Cavalier Galleries sold a Peregrine

Heathcote painting titled Moving On that
was done especially for this show. “It's been
a great show for us,” said Ron Cavalier.

• Santos sold several Chinese monochrome An extremely rare and important flag of
imperial pieces. General Philip Henry Sheridan, circa 1862, sold
by Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques
• Dawn Hill Antiques sold an exceptional pair of
Swedish Rococo period armchairs with traces of blue
paint and intricate carving on the back of the apron and
legs, circa 1750.

• Lion Heart Autographs sold a William Penn land grant for

property in Pennsylvania, circa 1685, and a Mark Twain
signed photograph, circa 1889.

• McCarty Gallery sold a number of paintings, including a

Chinese painting by Deng Jianjin titled Portrait of a
Young Woman in Landscape.

• Whitley Collection sold a pair of Zeiss German binoculars

from World War II. Zeiss is considered the ultimate makers
of optical instruments. A pair of Swedish Rococo period
armchairs sold by Dawn Hill
 • Valerio Antiques sold a solid mahogany-framed buffet veneered in Makassar Ebony with
details in nickel-plated metal and a Portoro marble top by Maurice Rinck, made in
France, circa 1930.

• Schneible Fine Art sold many works of art, including a Chinese Burlwood Root chair- the
finest example to come out of the Fujian workshops over the past 25 years.

• Johanna Antiques sold a charming coastal scene of Menemsha by Rockport artist Paul
Strisik.

• Potterton Books sold one of the best books they had at the show, The Florida Architecture
of Addison Mizner.

• Cara Antiques sold several fine pieces of French Palissy, two excellent pieces of Belgian
Boch Freres Keramis and two pieces of Dutch Gouda.

• Earle Vandekar of Knightsbridge had several major sales during the show, including a set
of fourteen 18th-century hand-colored engravings of botanicals completed by Georg
Dionysius Ehret with the original hand coloring from Phytanthoza Iconographia, published
by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, Regensburg, circa 1740. Johann Wilhelm Weinmann's'
Phytanthoza was the first botanical book to utilize successfully color printed mezzotints for
its illustrations of plants, fruits, flowers, trees and shrubs. Other items which were sold by
Earle Vandekar of Knightsbridge include a number of important pieces of Chinese export
porcelain - a pair of Chinese export Famille Rose sauce boats, circa 1765 and Chinese
watercolors on pith paper from the 19th century. In addition, they sold a sailors' woolwork
of a royal Navy ship approaching land, circa 1870 and a large Chinese oil painting of a
Chinese family group on a veranda, from the late 18th-early 19th century.

A pair of Chinese export Famille Rose sauce boats, circa 1765, sold by
Earle Vandekar of Knightsbridge

Additional comments about the show from exhibitors include:

• “Crowds have been great,” said Bill Rau of M.S. Rau Antiques. “We’ve been as busy as we can
be and sold a selection of art, silver and jewelry to collectors from around the world.”

• “It was an amazing show,” said Gus Davis of Camilla Dietz Bergeron. “Last year was really
great and this year was even better than last year.”

• William Cook of William Cook Antiques adds, “I am very pleased that this year I again sold to
regular clients and made a several new ones.”
 • Howard Godel of Godel & Co. Fine Art also commented, “I’ve seen tremendous crowds
and high interest level.”

• “The show was as brisk and as filled with people as we are accustomed to,” said Alan
Granby of Hyland Granby Antiques. “Dealers never got a chance to sit down, and the
quality and sophistication of the clientele was more than ever. I met clients from 20
different states.”

• “Great people, great turnout, great sales,” said Mark Hachem of Galerie Vivendi, who
sold several pieces at the show, including a large Ruth Block bronze sculpture.

• “There was a very engaging crowd and I made many new clients,” said Edward Faber of
Aaron Faber.

• “This has been our strongest start in the past three years,” adds Tony Haynes of Haynes
Fine Art of Broadway. “Confidence has clearly returned.”

• Simon Teakle, Director of Estate Jewelry for Betteridge, also commented, “We’ve had a
very successful show.”

• “We had an amazing show – better than amazing – a blockbuster show,” commented
Steven Dori Shin of Christopher English Fine Antiques. “We sold several pieces to an
interior designer from Miami - two 19th-century wooden, hand-painted plant stands and
two taxidermy peacocks to sit on top. “

• “I’ve never been in a show where the attendance has been so good,” said Mark
McCarty of McCarty Gallery.

• “We’ve never missed a show,” said Sherry Sheaf of Sherry Sheaf & Company. “The
attendees understand fine jewelry and, consequently, keep raising the bar on quality
product and detailed service. For this reason we’ve branded our exhibit exclusively with
VHERNIER, the hottest contemporary Italian jewelry designer.” Annamaria Castracane,
managing director of VHERNIER USA adds, “The booth has generated an infectious vibe
among show goers. Our showroom-style layout and avant-garde collection has drawn
people in by the masses. We look forward to the final outcome.”

• James Butterworth of Antique American Wicker also commented, “We’re having a

wonderful show. It’s been wall-to-wall people, and like every other year, we’ve done
well. This is our favorite show.”

• “We are certainly into six figures and still have some nice large deals pending,” adds
Howard Brassner of Art Link International.

• “Another stunning, spectacular success from the Palm Beach Show Group,” said David
Simons of Percy’s Silver.

• “I’ve seen serious collectors at the show,” said Phil Tyler of Sallea Antiques. “Many are regulars
and are making significant purchases.”

• “We had a wonderful experience at the show and far exceeded our sales expectations,”
said Rafaela Amini of Gioia Jewelry. “We reconnected with many past clients and met
many new ones. The enthusiasm of the attendees was thrilling and it was a perfect
collection of dealers. This show has restored our confidence in the luxury market.”

Next year’s Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show will be held Presidents’ Day weekend, February 17-
21, 2012, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. For more information, please contact Chrissy
Lambert, director of public relations, at 561.822.5440 or chrissy@palmbeachshow.com, or visit
www.palmbeachshow.com.

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