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Tag: Antiques
Visit Our Online Store for Our Latest Book
Elias Pelletreau: Long Island Silversmith and Entrepreneur, 1726–1810
Available for purchase now, this new book based on original research by decorative arts specialist Dean Failey, explores the life and work of Elias Pelletreau (1726-1810), Long Island’s leading early American silversmith.
Past Exhibition:
Antiques that Speak: Collecting Long Island in the 21st Century
Dedicated to the late Huyler Held, a Preservation Long Island past president, this exhibition featured many of our most significant acquisitions, ranging from eighteenth-century masterworks of Long Island decorative arts to 20th-century ephemera.