This week I got to be a part of the prestigious Fall Art & Antiques Show that's happening at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Marsh & Clark designed the booth for the fantastic Butchoff Antiques at this year's show, and we've been hustlin' to bring it all together and create some magic in time for opening day, which was this past Wednesday! Butchoff Antiques specializes in 18th and 19th century English & continental antiques which means I got to ogle over some absolutely stunning pieces for 2 days straight.
I wanted to give you an insider view into the whole thing. Top arts and antiques dealers from around the world come together for this event and it was a real thrill to be a part of it and play a role in making it come alive!
Here's a peak into the behind-the-scenes, and I'll share some of my favorites from the show as well.
What a fantastic opportunity to educate the eye! I spent a good 2 hours soaking up the antiques, speaking with exhibitors and also making notes on booth designs. A lot of creativity under one roof!! Check.it.out.
First up, the Butchoff booth. Setting the stage...cascading laser cut flowers by artist Elan Evans make for an elegant backdrop for the antiques.
And here's the reveal of what it looks like after everything was set up!
This is it. A beautiful 19th century folio cabinet that had me at hello. Love the brass strapwork and the family crest, a Bull's Head.
A tear sheet with a sketch of the antiques that we printed on vellum, to display on the cabinet. This lovely sketch was done by the talented Chiya Ewald at Marsh & Clark!
This section of the booth turned out beauuuutiful. Love the French plaque against the flowers.
Beautiful Fall colors - flowers marking the entryway to the Festival Pavilion..
It's all the details! Love this greek key trim on lavendar walls that one of the exhibitors had done for their booth.
These statuesque Italian urns were love at first sight. The handles coming up around the sides make them so unique. Love love love.
Loved the framing around these paintings. What a great choice! The tortoise shell frames bring just the right amount of contemporary to these beautiful vintage paintings.
Oriental Peter Pap rugs
One of my favorite exhibitors at the show was Carlton Hobbs. Their pieces are extremely unique. Like nothing I'd seen before!
For instance, this set of 12 watercolor paintings of ceramic plates. I thought these were amazing. The way they've been painted and framed, gives them so much depth that they look real! The shadows are painted and the circular plates have been cut and stuck on top. All adding to the depth. All of this pointed out and explained to me by their very gracious managing director, Stefania Rinza.
Also at Carlton Hobbs, these inlaid salon chairs from the 1800s,favored by Napolean's Court
And I COULD NOT take my eyes off this stunning beauty. From the Arts and Crafts period. I absolutely love the carvings and the way the chair has been painted to highlight the carvings. It looks practically regal.
Coming to something more recent with a little bit of glam thrown in, these Piero Fornasetti plates from the 1950s, at the Earl D Vandekar booth. A malachite base with gold paintings of all things food and drink.
A pair of graceful gilt wood arm chairs from the late 18th century. At the Roberto Freitas booth.
Another exhibitor I was really drawn to was Epoca. They had some cool pieces like this geometric bottle form lamp (Italian) & these super stylish wood stools (Morrocan). Love the animal print !
This octagonal table from the 19th century was such a stunner. There's something about octagonal tables that just gets me. So much style for a small footprint!
Beautiful urn at Daniel Stein
And a rustic Fall floral bouquet
Onto some art!
I forgot to make note of the artist here, but I quite loved this abstract.
A slew of framed 1920s swimwear at American Garage.
Acrylic on canvas, a Van Gough homage by Craig Alan
Horse art and sculpture...
left - a Han Dynasty sculpture placed between 206 B.C to 220 A.D . I'm bowing down to the archaeologists that discovered and preserved this!
Open mouthed Eva Ziesel syrup pitchers... which instantly made me think of a fancy breakfast brunch I needed to be at!
And finally, book-ending with this striking image which for me symbolizes the show. One-of-a-kind.
The show runs until Sunday, Oct 29th at Fort Mason. It's totally worth going to and a great place to educate the eye!! And the exhibitors are super friendly too.
