Enthusiasts
Snapshots from the Original Miami Beach Antiques Show 2016
Jewels du JourTrading snowbanks for sand dunes, I left the post-blizzard Northeast for the sunny skies of Miami to work (and work at) the Original Miami Beach Antiques Show. Though the usual sunshine was eclipsed by torrential downpours and colder than usual temperatures, the outside conditions mattered little to the atmosphere inside the Miami Beach Convention Center. My third time at the show, and second helping Excalibur, I realized how much I have learned since attending my first Miami antiques show (not to mention first antiques show ever) back in 2013. Though I have visited other US Antiques trade shows, Miami remains a personal favorite. Unlike the other jewelry trade shows, Miami hosts a number of antique dealers as well, whose booths brim with fine art, 17th-19th century furniture and collectible decorative objects. Perusing the endless aisles, you are just as likely to find a rare Art Deco Cartier clip as you are a pair of late 19th century barber chairs. The various dealers are intermixed throughout the show floor, rather than segmented by specialty, turning any visit into a veritable treasure hunt with surprises around every corner. On my two days off, I walked the show in search for vintage pieces fresh on the market. […]
