Last Show of the Season for the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival Promises to be a Good One

(West Palm Beach, FL) – With the South Florida summer rapidly approaching Yvonne and Jim Tucker and Kay and Bill Puchstein, owners of the Festival, plan to close out the Spring season in style with a “Summer Splash,” offering visitors the last chance before the Festival resumes in November to visit the hundreds of high quality dealers regularly set up at the Festival before taking a break for the summer. The Early Buyers admission policy, allowing entry to the Festival at 9:00AM Friday, three hours before the normal opening time, has proven to be popular with visitors and will be continued for this event.

That will give visitors the chance to get an advance look at some of the new items just added to the inventory of dealer Irene Levine. Levine specializes in mostly smalls that are of special interest to women. She attended the International Perfume Bottle Association Convention in Albuquerque, NM the first weekend of May and reports the addition of some very special new “goodies” to her showcase. In the perfume bottle category her 4,000+ unit inventory has everything from the one inch tall sample bottles given by department store beauty counters in the 1950s to the “factice” bottles used for display. The factice vary in size from very small to “hanging on the wall” size. These display containers were filled with a colored liquid that looked like the actual perfume and often the glass used in the display was of the same quality as the real thing. She also has a variety of vintage bottles from the 1930s and 1940s including samples by Lalique and Baccarat.

Her other special category is the pre World War II German porcelain figurines called “Bathing Beauties.” These diminutive porcelain figures, around two inches in length or height, depict young attractive women in one piece bathing suits in various poses, singly or in groups. Customers most often describe them as “charming” and “enchanting” and some even feel they are talking behind their back. These beauties were made all over Europe in the first half of the century but Levine has focused on those made in Germany.

To round out her eclectic showcase Levine regularly features works of art from the Sher Gallery in Aventura, owned by husband Gary Sher. The art often includes works by such artists as Marc Chagall and Leroy Neiman. Her booth often also includes such treasures as Venetian goblets and the occasional rare example of Frankart.

The Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fair is located off Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, FL, 1.5 miles west of the Florida Turnpike and 1 mile east of 441/SR7. Show hours are 12PM – 5PM Friday June 5, 9AM – 5PM Saturday June 6 and 10AM –4:30PM Sunday June 7. Early Buyers Admission from 9:00 – 12:00 Friday is $25 and is valid for the entire weekend. Regular adult daily admission $7.00, seniors $6.00 with a 1$ discount coupon for regular adult admission available on the website. Anyone under 16 is admitted free. There is no charge for parking at the Fairgrounds. For more information contact the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival at (941) 697-7475 or visit the website.

The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival is one of Florida's biggest and best antique shows. It has been running at the same location for over 18 years. The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival is held 8 times a year at the Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds. It attracts dealers from all over the country. These dealers show and sell and vast array of antiques, collectibles and decorative accessories.

West Palm Beach Antiques Festival
located at: 9067 Southern Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 34411

contact: Yvonne Tucker
yjtpro@msn.com
941-697-7475

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