Celebrating its 25th year bringing beautiful material to art collectors, The Newport Show is returning to an in-person event after taking a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The annual event, which takes place in Middletown, Rhode Island, features vintage and antique fine art, fashion, jewelry and furniture, all under one roof. Visitors browse art at The Newport Show.

Above: Carved Eagle with Ribbon, ca. 1840, Below: British Sailor’s Woolwork Ship Picture, ca. 1850-1890, wool stitched on a sail canvas.

The show, scheduled for July 30 and 31, is a long-running and beloved highlight of the Aquidneck Island summer season. It will open with a gala preview on July 29 at the shows’ new venue, the Audrain Middletown. In addition to offering a variety of materials to collectors, The Newport Show is also a fundraising event for two local organizations: the Newport Historical Society and Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County. To date, the show has raised more than $3 million for the two organizations. 

“We are really pleased to be able to return to an in-person show in our 15th year,” says Anne Hamilton, the chair of the show. “We are excited about the new location, and hope that everyone interested in antiques—to view or to buy—will visit.”The 1850 oil William Penn by Duncan McFarlane (1818-1865) hangs above a Philadelphia chest on chest made of walnut with triffid carved feet, ca. 1770. On the floor are two earthenware dogs from Moorhead Clay Works, Philadelphia, circa 1890. On both sides of the chest are two small China Trade Port scenes, ca. 1840, and an assortment of sailor’s shell valentines, ca. 1860 to 1890.

American Carved Eagle with the iron ring, ca. 1820. 59 x 23 in.

Exhibitors at this year’s show come from all around the region, including Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut, but also from New York and Pennsylvania. Exhibitors include Antique American Wicker, Arader Galleries, Diana H. Bittel Arts & Antiques, David Brooker Fine Art, D.M. DeLaurentis Fine Antique Prints, Georgian Manor Antiques, Clinton Howell Antiques, Imperial Fine Books & Oriental Art, Glen Leroux Antiques, Lillian Nassau, Pascoe Gallery, Brad & Vandy Reh Fine Jewelry, Rehs Galleries, David Rovinsky Fine Jewelry, Schorr & Dobinsky, Silver Art By D & R, Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts and many others.

American Fine Art Magazine is a proud sponsor of this event. —

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