One does not have to be a history buff or a collector to enjoy attending the 47th Cashiers Annual Antique Show, August 8-10, at the Village Green Commons in Cashiers.
Show manager Hazel Giles said she has been organizing the show for 21 years, but she has exhibited at the show for 45 years.
“I’ve been in the antiques business for over 50 years,” she says. “In fact, antiques have been my love since I was a little girl. I shopped with my mother and sister in Charleston and the coastal areas of North and South Carolina while I was growing up. It was a wonderful experience, and it still is.” Giles still attends some shows and estate events, and she often appraises antiques.
So what can collectors and careful browsers discover at the show? Giles’ reply is exhaustive:
“18th and 19th and early 20th Century American, European and Asian furniture Fine Art; stunning porcelain; a fabulous selection of silver; Garden art of the finest quality; fine Majolica; exquisite jewelry of all styles and ages; bronzes; a great selection of Black Forest carvings; early tall case clocks; Scandinavian antiques; the finest in English Figural Staffordshire; highly polished brass and copper; quality Oriental Rugs; brilliant period cut glass; beautiful lighting; handsome barometers; an incredible array of fine linens; designer purses and accessories; difficult-to-find antique Chinese gambling coins fashioned into fine jewelry; one of the finest collections of ironstone and yellow ware in the country; the unusual and the rare; and fascinating small antiques and historical finds.
“Think a frying pan can’t be beautiful?” says Giles. “Guess again. You’ll want them on the living room wall when you see these expertly finished beauties.
Early buying tickets are $35 and are good for the entire weekend; regular admission tickets are $18 and are also good for the entire weekend.
Every visitor must enter through the front Entrance of the Lewis Building first to receive their wrist band.
“We have a gorgeous red and white door prize quilt for some lucky attendee,” says Giles “You can sign up in the Lewis Building right below the quilt.”
Please, absolutely no food or drink except water in the tent.
“This is a nature conservancy and the bears can’t tell the difference between flowers, perfume and food,”
explains Giles.
For tickets and more information, visit cashiersannualantiqueshow.com or check out the Antique Show site on Facebook.
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