1. The highly anticipated Preview Gala held at The Navy Yard, Philadelphia Cruise Terminal at Pier One in Philadelphia, inaugurates the four-day Philadelphia Antiques Show in truly grand fashion. It has become a leading social and fund-raising event and an increasingly important visitor attraction to Philadelphia. It’s set for Friday, April 16, 2010, from 6 to 10 p.m. Guests will enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and an elegant buffet dinner while viewing the select antiques and decorative arts offered for sale by many of the country’s finest dealers. The Preview Gala is sponsored by the Sirrus Group. Philadelphia Antiques Show committee members gathered in Villanova to address invitations to the Preview Gala. Preview Gala co-chairs Carol Knott (left) and Sandy Nesbitt (right) were pictured with 2010 PAS chair, Elizabeth Cavanaugh-Kerr (seated) during the event.
2. Esther Cavanaugh (left), Anne DelRaso (center) and Elizabeth Rooney (right) examined the Preview Gala invitations. For more PAS information or to order tickets, please call 215-387-3500.
3. Silja Young (left) addressed Preview Gala invitations as did Gretchen Riley (center) and Dorothy Grieb (right.
4. Carol Appino (left) and Ann Bowman (right) were pictured hard at work during the addressing session.
5. Barnes & Noble Booksellers will conduct a book fair with a portion of book sales benefitting The Philadelphia Antiques Show. All Barnes & Noble stores across the U.S will participate in this initiative. Preview Gala co-chair Carol Knott (left) examined some of the books brought to the Preview Gala addressing session by Barnes & Noble Community Relations Manager Chris Broome (seated right).
6. (From left) Betty Miller, Kathy Zoll and Peggy Garinger and Arlene Olson (seated, center) attended the Preview Gala addressing party.
7. PAS committee member Ellen Silberman (left) chatted with 2011 PAS chair Patty Cheek (right) during the event.
The 2010 Philadelphia Antiques Show
The Philadelphia Antiques Show features 50 leading antiques dealers and galleries who continue to set the standard for outstanding quality and integrity. These exhibitors will bring together the finest examples available today including period furniture, folk and fine art, ceramics, porcelain, silver, jewelry and textiles. The 2010 Loan Exhibit, ”A Call to Arms: Chinese Armorial Porcelain,” will showcase custom-ordered Chinese export porcelain decorated with coats of arms for eighteenth-and nineteenth-century British and American consumers.
The Philadelphia Antiques Show takes place at The Navy Yard, located at 5100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, just past the city’s popular sports complex. The show will be housed within the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal at Pier One of the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, a renovated naval iron plating factory, built in 1874. This sunlit space has ample parking and easy access to I-95 and I-76. Haverford Trust is the lead sponsor.
