A new beginning for an old favorite- with great results

We would like to thank everyone that had a hand in our successful debut in our new home today. Our dealers, customers and staff that helped give birth to a new show today in Hendersonville are all due a tremendous amount of gratitude. Two more exciting days to go.

New Vendors-

Putting the finishing touches on the vendor list for the upcoming show- enjoy!


Barn Trash
Bill & Terri Baxter
Bloomsbury Loft
Bungalow Interiors
C'Est Moi
Carla Murphy
Chickering Imports
David Allan Ramsay
Donna Shannon
Dusty's Vintage Linens
Hometown Antiques
Jeff Burnett
John Kennedy
Mark Dooley
Queenie Tin & Mirror
Scott Estepp
Stone Block Antiques

Going the extra miles.

We will always try something new- here is the mobile billboard for the show. It will be on the road in and around Nashville for 12 hours a day getting the word out about our show and new location. It will be strategically placed around high traffics areas, special events and scheduled to optimize exposure. It has banners on both sides and the rear.

Harvey Pranian, A Man Who Knows His Stuff

Rare peacock weathervane form. Made of heavy sheet iron and showing its original green surface. From a private collection in Southern Indiana where it has remained since the mid 1970’s. circa 1890 - 1915

Punch, Judy, the Servant, the Clown, or Jester. The Baby and Crocodile not pictures but are part of the grouping. Excellent condition, Original clothes. Dimensions: H 24in

An exceptional example of the tramp art tradition. Extreme attention to detail, showing superb skill. Excellent condition. circa1900-1925 Dimensions: H 67.5in, W 39.25in, D 21.5in

Nashville Week, and all of the excitement that surrounds it, has been going on for the past thirty-one years, and Harvey Pranian, harveyantiques.com, has been there since the beginning. He’s been in the business for thirty- seven years and specializes in American folk art, American Indian art, American painted furniture, decorative arts, textiles, hooked rugs and quilts including, Amish quilts and African American quilts. He’s also known for having great antique jewelry and amazing Outsider art. Then, of course, there are his incredible weathervanes, whirligigs, walking stick, signs and advertising. Are you getting the picture here? If it’s a great antique that’s best-of-kind, if it’s folky, quirky, graphic, culturally unique, exquisite (as in, his jewelry) or remarkable in other ways, Harvey has probably owned it at one or another. With all of this experience he’s gained a knowledge of antiques and art that few people can claim, making him one of the most respected dealers in the business.
When I spoke with Harvey last week he told me he’s ready for the Tailgate-Music Valley Show this February 2nd-4th. He said he’s recently purchased 30-50 items from estates in his area, Evanston, IL, that he’ll feature in his booth. Just a little “heads up” folks.

Time Flies When You're Havin' Fun

When I talked with Dick Elliott a few days ago, I asked him how long he and Diane had been in the business. There was silence. He was calculating. “Forty years, I think”. I had to laugh, I know that feeling. Anyway, I can’t remember a time when Dick and Diane, also known as Elliott & Elliott, elliott-elliott.com , weren’t in the art and antiques business. It seems to me that they have always been highly respected, energetic dealers with a keen eye and great passion for wonderful and unusual art and antiques. They’re known for bringing together an eclectic collection of best-of-kind pieces and presenting them in a display that draws the viewer in for a closer look. They carry folk art and American Indian objects but, they also carry fine antique jewelry from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. You may also find an important piece of mid-20th century modern furniture in their booth.
Jenkins management is proud to feature Elliott and Elliott at the Tailgate-Music Valley Antiques Show this February 2nd-4th at the Hendersonville Expo Center.

The Not So Trivial Nature of Trivets

A few days ago I received this interesting and informative email message, with the photos shown here, from our long time Tailgate-Music Valley dealer and friend, Carroll Swope.
“David and I are looking forward to the new Hendersonville location.
Among our wares will be a group of brass trivets with a few shown.
Today one can simply turn the stove onto high or medium; likewise the oven to 350 degrees.
With fireplace cooking the height of the trivet controlled the heat. In kitchens mostly iron trivets, broilers, and toasters were used, and these also can be very handsome objects. Brass trivets were intended for a parlor or a bedchamber.
They can also adapt swimmingly for a decoy, plant, or basket of Christmas greens.”
She followed up with this helpful hint.
“A Footnote~~~Because brass perhaps needs a bit of a cleaning, try this simple plan to make your own paste~~~Equal parts of salt, flour and vinegar. Rub paste on brass, wait 10 minutes, rub off with a soft cloth, rinse and buff.”
Thanks Carroll. Good to know.

Holiday Greetings!

Been busy this holiday season- adding vendors to Tailgate-Music Valley for your enjoyment.

1750 House
Bill Powell
Butch Steadman
Elliott & Elliott
Harvey Art & Antiques
Imakadee's
Joann Garrett
Mark Miller
The Strawberry Patch

Paul Smith- the origin of a dealer

Iowa dealer, Paul Smith, sells a pretty broad variety of great things. If you’ve been to the Tailgate-Music Valley Antiques Show over the past seven years you probably know what I mean. Paul’s been dealing in antiques for 18 years and like most dealers, what once was his hobby evolved into a full time business. In his former life Paul was a chef who had two hour breaks during the day. He put that time to good use shopping for antiques. Back in his early days of dealing he began selling in an antiques mall, where he says he worked for free. There he would meet and talk to patrons and began to develop his own clientele for whom he would “pick”. We reminisced about the early days of “picking blind” for would-be customers. Those were the days before cell phones with cameras, back when we called a client with a description, snail mailed a photo or just bought a piece on the chance that the client would take it.
Paul sells a lot of antique advertising pieces, salesman samples, unique folk art, miniature sewing machines, assorted children’s items and kitchen things, like unusual old egg beaters, apple peelers and nutmeg graters. He’s also known for having all kinds of great stoneware: “red ware, yellow ware, blue and white decorated stoneware, anything stoneware”, as he puts it. You really never know what kind of treasures Paul’s going to pick up so, you’ve got to get to his booth at the Tailgate-Music Valley Antiques show this February 2nd-4th.

A Preview of Coming Attractions at Tailgate-Music Valley

Federal Bow Front Chest with Matching Sewing Table, Original Brass


Bird on a branch, Pie Safe Tin

Ohio dealer, Jeff Walton is no stranger to the antiques business. He’s been buying and selling since 1984. While Jeff sells a broad variety of great country items, he’s probably best known for his fine quality, handmade, pre-civil war furniture. You can be certain that Jeff knows his furniture. Prior to becoming a dealer, he taught woodworking. You’ll also find folk art, hand woven baskets, paintings, spice chests and painted boxes in his booth.
We had a conversation yesterday about what he’ll be bringing to the upcoming Tailgate-Music Valley show. He has some great pieces lined up for the show and he was nice enough to send me some photos to share with our readers. In addition, he assured me he’ll be bringing a “nice country sideboard and a good tiger maple stand”. Can’t wait to see those.
Like the rest of us, Jeff’s pleased with the show’s new location. He thinks it’s a “wonderful facility, very convenient, easy to find, has great parking”. I agree, and I’m sure you will too.

Favorite Nashville Memories

Introducing a new feature on the site today. I asked our dealers for their "favorite Nashville Memory". As a show promoter, I liked this one very much.


Sandra St. Pierre of Maine Attic Antiques-

"The time that I got accused of packing early"

The booth before the show



The booth after the show

Wearing two hats- Mike & Marti Korba of The Old Shed and Pure and Simple

Dealers Mike & Marti Korba are both participants in Tailgate-Music Valley as well as successful show promoters of Pure & Simple. This annual show in Kokomo, Indiana draws great dealers and large crowds of happy customers. I asked them what they have learned by being on "both sides of the fence" and what are reasonable expectations of dealers and promoters:

Promoter’s Responsibilities:
 A respect and love for the Antique business is a necessity, keeping in mind that quality Dealers represent the finished product
 Promoters spend numerous dollars and time organizing a successful Show
 In this business all you have is your word and a good reputation; say what you will do and THEN do what you say.
 The Show is only as good as the Dealers you promote; as your dealers are the total foundation in which you can build a sound and successful show year after year. It’s simple .. the promoter works for the dealers.

Dealers Responsibilities::
 Bring over the top merchandise
 Variety
 Uniqueness
 Quality
 Fair prices
 Knowledge of the wares they are selling
 Should never buy or sell anything they wouldn’t have in their own home
 Bring merchandise that is suited for the type of Show you are representing

Exciting new dealer joins our ranks!

I interviewed Kevin Duffy this weekend. You have got to see the inventory on his website www.candlerarts.com The site itself is very cool, very hip and very technically polished. Kevin “focuses on self-taught art and unusual objects with a peculiar charm.” He has a great eye. What makes him even more interesting is that he’s never done an antiques show. This February’s Tailgate-Music Valley show will be his first and we couldn’t be more please that he’s joining us. Obviously, after studying his website I had lots of questions. Many thanks to Kevin for indulging my curiosity.
Me: For how long have you been dealing in folk art? Were you a collector before you began selling?
Kevin: I got serious about selling folk art in 2009 after accepting a buyout offer from my former employer. During my eight months off between jobs I worked with a website builder to create Candler Arts and put 125 items up for sale. I began as a collector about 20 years ago, focusing initially on contemporary outsider art. Later, my interest veered more toward offbeat antiques.
Me: Did you sell on Ebay before you developed your website? For how long have you been selling from your website? You have an amazing "eye". Have you studied art?
Kevin: Before starting the website I was a half-hearted seller on eBay. I would post items whenever I felt like it. As time went on I seldom felt like it. Since 2004 I think I've sold five items on eBay. I wanted to sell better things and eBay didn't work for me in that regard. I have not studied art. My mother went to art school; now in her mid-80s, she still paints. So my interest in visual arts came from her. But, like the artists I'm drawn to, I'm self-taught when it comes to buying art and antiques. I put a lot of faith in gut feeling.
Me: If you could just tell me a little bit about yourself, that would be great. Or, just let me know some things you'd like me to put out there about you and your business.
Kevin: I was a newspaper reporter and editor for many years, so I also have an interest in the news and in writing. My wife, Moni Basu, is a reporter for CNN online. We both like to travel a lot, but when it comes to buying art and antiques, I limit myself to America for the most part. You can't buy everything -- at least I can't. I grew up in northern New York State, the son of a banker. Every time he was promoted, we packed up and moved around New York State. We lived in Watertown, New Hartford, Fayetteville and East Aurora. When I left home I lived in Vermont, then Florida before finally moving to Atlanta. Atlanta is a fine place to live but I do enjoy heading north when hunting for quirky stuff.

ALWAYS THE FINEST FROM AMERICAN SPIRIT ANTIQUES

Tiger Maple Drop Leaf Table


Redware Fish mold with Manganese glaze


Two Piece Pennsylvania Cherry Corner Cupboard


Vermont Half Sideboard, cherry & tiger maple

Our Tailgate-Music Valley “regulars” are sure to recognize Ted Fuehr and his wife Jennifer of American Spirit Antiques in Mission, Kansas, www.americanspiritantiques.com. They are well known for their exceptionally fine quality American 18th and early 19th century, high style furniture. Make sure you also check out their booth for spatterware, weathervanes and the wonderful North Shore and Boston School Post Impressionist paintings they regularly bring. Ted was nice enough to send photos of item he’s planning to bring to the upcoming Tailgate Antique Show this coming February 2-4th.
We talked a little about the show’s new location in the Hendersonville Expo Center. Like the rest of us, he’s enthusiastic about convenience of the location, the free and plentiful parking for patrons and the prospect of an easy load in for the dealers.
The Fuehr’s are members of the American Antique Dealers Association. They’re dedicated to educating show patrons about the age, origin and condition of their merchandise. This makes them a terrific resource for collectors, whether their advanced or beginning.

About

The Hendersonville Expo Center is the new home for the TAILGATE-MUSIC VALLEY ANTIQUE SHOW on February 2-4. This show of over 30 years will be bustling with activity and sold signs will be going up on all types of merchandise. Furniture, Folk Art, Industrial artifacts, linens, Quilts, Jewelry, Pottery, China, Holiday memorabilia, and unusuals galore. Over 175 of America's favorite dealers have saved their best merchandise to put on their best displays for customers from all parts of the country. Decorators, antiques dealers, home decorators, collectors, and novices alike will be thrilled with the treasures they find at the TAILGATE-MUSIC VALLEY show.

February 2-4, 2012 Thursday-Saturday
Show Hours
Thursday early bird:
9 a.m. to noon $40 early bird admission includes all three days.
General Admission
Thursday- noon to 5 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$12 per day.

Hendersonville Expo Center
90 Volunteer Drive
Hendersonville, TN 37075