WE HAD 53 COLLECTORS AT OUR MEETING THIS YEAR AND SO MANY PEOPLE
TOLD ME HOW MUCH THEY ENJOYED THE THREE DAYS AND HOW THEY LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
WE HAD MEMBERS FROM ENGLAND (4), CALIFORNIA, OREGON, TEXAS, FLORIDA, AND MANY OTHER LONG DISTANCES. THUS FAR NO COMPLAINTS!
FOR DETAILS FROM ONE MEMBER PLEASE TO GO
http://www.mystaffordshirefigures.com/blog.html
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Staffordshire Figures Association Meeting in September
Sunday: The bus leaves the hotel at noon to take us to see the wonderful collection in the impressive river front house of Mrs. Judith Coleman in Red Bank, New Jersey.
We will lunch on the bus and have our Welcoming Dinner at the Inn at Lambertville Station.
Monday: The bus leaves at 9:45 for Winterthur, where Pat Halfpenny, the accomplished author and ceramics curator at Winterthur will talk to us and show us Winterthur’s Staffordshire collection. We will have Winterthur to ourselves as it is closed to the public on that day.
We will be served a delicious lunch with our own butler!
That afternoon, we will visit the beautiful house and collection of Sheila Ferguson in Chestnut Hill, and , then, on to Susan Bishop, who has just completed an amazing Staffordshire-filled addition to her house in Newton Square.
In the evening, we will dine at the historic William Penn Inn.
Tuesday: The meeting in the hotel starts at 9:30. We have two distinguished speakers:
1. Stuart Slavid, Director of the European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Department at Skinner, Boston, and a leading authority on English pottery:
Observations from the Podium: Early Toby Jugs.
2. Philip Zimmerman, Museum and Decorative Arts Consultant, formerly a
Winterthur Curator: Conservation, Restoration, and Monkey-business:
Museums and the Marketplace
Some of you may have met Philip last year when his wife, Louise Stevenson, lectured to us about Uncle Tom and Mrs. Stowe, and you will recognize Stuart from his many appearances on The Antiques Road Show. Besides being dynamic personalities and leaders on their fields, Stuart and Philip are lots of fun and will answer questions informally and talk about their experiences. We are honored to have them with us.
After our meeting, we will have lunch together. Then, we will have our famous, eagerly anticipated SALE.
Our farewell dinner will be at the Inn.
We will lunch on the bus and have our Welcoming Dinner at the Inn at Lambertville Station.
Monday: The bus leaves at 9:45 for Winterthur, where Pat Halfpenny, the accomplished author and ceramics curator at Winterthur will talk to us and show us Winterthur’s Staffordshire collection. We will have Winterthur to ourselves as it is closed to the public on that day.
We will be served a delicious lunch with our own butler!
That afternoon, we will visit the beautiful house and collection of Sheila Ferguson in Chestnut Hill, and , then, on to Susan Bishop, who has just completed an amazing Staffordshire-filled addition to her house in Newton Square.
In the evening, we will dine at the historic William Penn Inn.
Tuesday: The meeting in the hotel starts at 9:30. We have two distinguished speakers:
1. Stuart Slavid, Director of the European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Department at Skinner, Boston, and a leading authority on English pottery:
Observations from the Podium: Early Toby Jugs.
2. Philip Zimmerman, Museum and Decorative Arts Consultant, formerly a
Winterthur Curator: Conservation, Restoration, and Monkey-business:
Museums and the Marketplace
Some of you may have met Philip last year when his wife, Louise Stevenson, lectured to us about Uncle Tom and Mrs. Stowe, and you will recognize Stuart from his many appearances on The Antiques Road Show. Besides being dynamic personalities and leaders on their fields, Stuart and Philip are lots of fun and will answer questions informally and talk about their experiences. We are honored to have them with us.
After our meeting, we will have lunch together. Then, we will have our famous, eagerly anticipated SALE.
Our farewell dinner will be at the Inn.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
One of the most beautiful Victorian needlepoints I have ever seen, this Landseer dog was sold for more than $3000 at Christies in New York City in June 2009.
Obviously after Landseer who visited with the Royal Family for many summers during the 1850s and painted Victoria, her family and their animals, this dog is particularly famous for rescuing a child from drowning.
There are many Staffordshire figures called Rescue Dog and Child Saved, and this needlepoint depicts the hero.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
All is not lost in the World of Staffordshire !
Today, April 8, at Bonhams in London the Tailor Toby Jug on the catalog cover fetched 36,000 pounds,
and a lovely pair of pearlware figures of Gretna Green and The New Marriage Act made 6000.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
THE NEW WINTER 2009 STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES ASSOCIATION BULLETIN IS READY TO GO. EMAIL ME REQUESTING A FREE COPY. ELPEN@AOL.COM
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Staffordshire Figures Association Meeting 2009
The dates for the 2009 annual meeting are from noon on Sunday, September 20th through our Farewell Dinner on September 22nd. We will be at Lambertville Station in New Jersey and day trips include a visit with Mrs. Pat Halfpenny at Winterthur and three major collections in the Philadelphia area. Members only.
THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES ASSOCIATION IN ALEXANDRIA WAS REALLY FUN, WELL ATTENDED AND A SUCCESS BY ANY MEASURE.
Staffordshire Figure Association Membership
Dues for SFA 2009 are due in January.
Please send $35 (check made out to SFA) to
Dr. Bo Rose
Box 98
Penn Laird, VA 22846
If you would like a copy of the last SFA Bulletin please email me: elpen@aol.com
THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES ASSOCIATION IN ALEXANDRIA WAS REALLY FUN, WELL ATTENDED AND A SUCCESS BY ANY MEASURE.
Staffordshire Figure Association Membership
Dues for SFA 2009 are due in January.
Please send $35 (check made out to SFA) to
Dr. Bo Rose
Box 98
Penn Laird, VA 22846
If you would like a copy of the last SFA Bulletin please email me: elpen@aol.com
Monday, January 28, 2008
New York Ceramic Fair, 2008
This was Elinor in her booth at the Fair preview with two very famous dealers Peter Warren from Westport, CT and Leo Kaplan from New York City.
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