About | Connecticut Spring Antiques Show

About the Show

The Connecticut Spring Antiques Show is more than a collection of great dealers from a dozen different states, it’s a step back in history to a time when America was still in its infancy. Located in the heart of New England, this is the nation’s leading show featuring pre-1840’s American furniture. Collectors and historians alike will marvel at this look at our country’s past and the ability to own a piece of history.

Beneficiary

The Connecticut Spring Antiques Show benefits the Haddam Historical Society and the Thankful Arnold House Museum, a late eighteenth century dwelling located in picturesque Haddam Village in the lower Connecticut River Valley. Distinguished by its gambrel roof with unusual bell-shaped profile, the house serves as the headquarters of the Haddam Historical Society. The museum is open year round.

Haddam Historical Society

Committee

2015 Connecticut Spring Antiques Show Committee Members

Chair:Tracy LaComb
Show Treasurer: Terry Smith
Show Design: Gail Christie
Dealer Lunch: Deb Karpf and Ann McCann
Show Program: Elizabeth Malloy and Bill Schneider
Educational Programs: Committee
Volunteers: Amy Roper
Marketing: Tracy LaComb
Press: Committee
Media: Tracy LaComb
Parking: Emily Smith
Signage: Russ and Lynn Pekrul
Committee: Ron Chambers, Sue Costa, Donna Torza, Emily Smith

Show Chairs Emeritus: Beryl Whitmore Thorpe, Rusty Clowes and Mary Bird

Show Manager: Karen L. DiSaia

our history

Tradition of excellence born of commitment to the fine art of American furniture making.

The Connecticut Spring Antiques Show was founded in 1973 by the late Frances Walker Phipps and Betty Forbes who were responsible for establishing it as one of the country’s most important venues of authentic early American furniture. Miss Phipps wrote about antiques for The Hartford Times and and The New York Times and published many important works including “The Collector’s Complete Dictionary of American Antiques” and “Colonial Kitchens, Their Furnishings and Gardens.” Miss Phipps was also a founding member of the Haddam Historical Society (the show’s beneficiary) and was instrumental in the restoration of the Thankful Arnold House Museum.

Miss Phipps had one major mandate for the show: furniture shown must be American made prior to the year 1840, the onset of the age of mass production.

Today, the show maintains the exacting standards and commitment to authenticity that has made this event one of the finest exhibitions of early American made furniture and accessories.