Nonetheless, some good antiques change hands in this quiet atmosphere. The dealers are there to sell the best they can muster, and business was done. It is hard to figure out why so few people come to this good, vetted American antiques show. The material is of high quality and safe. Honest repairs pass the vetting committee if they are mentioned in the label, but alterations, marriages, and misattributions are not acceptable.
Labels are long and detailed.
The show has a loyal but small following. They are wrong if they think that when anything great turns up during the two-day vetting process, some dealer will buy it and put it away for the New York Winter Show. This happens at any show, and it happens infrequently these days. Reportedly, only one item was tucked away by a dealer for East Side this year. Prices are no higher here than elsewhere, and the quality is comparable to the better Americana shows.