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Still trying to put that New Year's Eve outfit together? These lovely earrings from Joint Venture Estate Jewelers make the perfect accessory for the night. They dangle with 7.4 carats of sapphires in white gold ($2100). Hurry in to find a piece to complete your outfit!
Joint Venture Estate Jewelers I 185 King Street | Charleston I 843.722.6730
Enjoy New Year's Eve dinner at Carolina's Southern Bistro. They have prepared a 4-Course meal for the night for just $80. The menu includes:
STARTERS: Shrimp Bisque OR Vermont Cheddar OR Carolina's Bibb Salad w/ Market Vegetables, Housemade Ricotta, Fine Herbs, and Green Goddess OR Arugula & Frisee w/ Crispy Prosciutto, Figs, Parmesan, Spiced Pumpkin Seeds, and Balsamic Vinaigrette.
APPETIZERS: Foie Gras Stuffed Quail w/ Petite French Lentils, Arugula, and Cider Gastrique OR Pan Roasted Scallops w/ Brussel Leaves, Butter Braised Radish, and Beurre Rouge OR Sweetbreads w/ Stewed White Beans and Maitake Mushrooms.
ENTREES: Grilled Filet Mignon w/ Cauliflower Purèe, Creamed Spinach, and Hen of the Woods OR Sautéed Local Grouper w/ Olive Oil Pomme Purèe, Golden Beets, Haricot Verts and Carrot Butter OR Ciopinno w/ Flounder, Bay Scallops, Dave's Clams, Mussels, Local Shrimp, and Fingerling Potatoes OR Duck Breast w/ Duck Confit Ravioli, Cipollini Onion, Bright Light Swiss Chard, and Golden Raisins OR Cavatelli Pasta w/ Local Winter Vegetables, and Pan Sauce.
DESSERTS: Pot du Crème OR Ginger Bread w/ Blood Orange Marmalade and Vanilla Custard.
Carolina's Restaurant is located at 10 Exchange Street in downtown Charleston. For reservations, call 843-724-3800.
Sugar Snap Pea's can't-miss Semi-Annual Sale is back with huge savings available in-store and online! Shop online and receive:
In-store at their King Street location, they are offering Buy 3 Get 1 Free on all clothing items! Shop brands such as Tea, Neige, Peas & Queues, Egg, Velvet & Tweed, and more. Also check out their new arrivals from Kate Quinn and Maamam.
Sugar Snap Pea is located at 161-1/2 King Street in the Lower King Antique District. You can shop Sugar Snap Pea online at www.sugarsnappea.com.
Award-Winning Business leader Tommy Baker will be the featured speaker at the January 5th Small Business Lunch at Halls. Baker, a Charleston native, is the President and CEO of Baker Motor Company.
Buy Your Tickets for Small Business Lunch at Halls
Baker served as the Chairman of the Board for the Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital and is presently the Chairman of the Board of Yes Carolina, plus serves on the board of directors of Southcoast Bank and the Board of Governors at the College of Charleston School of Business and Economics.
A graduate of The Citadel and Harvard's Owner/President Management Program, he is the "Entrepreneur in Residence" at the College of Charleston and has taught a senior level seminar there for 19 years. He is an avid runner, and most recently took up the challenging sport of kite boarding.
Each month, Small Business Lunch at Halls features a distinguished speaker from the business, civic or political arenas upstairs at Halls Chophouse with imaginative mid-day cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Matthew Niessner.
Tickets are $28 per person for the luncheon and parking. Doors open at 11:30 AM. Limited seating of 60 participants provides an intimate experience with each speaker. CLICK HERE for ticket information and sales or call the 24/7 ticket hotline at 1-800-838-3006.
Halls Chophouse is located at 434 King Street in downtown Charleston. Parking is available at the Visitors Center Garage on Ann Street between King and John, and is validated at the event.
Have family visiting for the holidays? Let them have their own space with a full kitchen and living area by arranging their accommodations at The Restoration on King. Besides the luxury accomodations, they will love being in the heart of downtown Charleston in the King Street Fashion District.
Sometimes you just crave the finer things in life: fried foods. At Amen Street Fish & Raw Bar, you can find surprisingly light, amazingly satisfying fried appetizers and sides. Executive Chef Stephen Ollard adds a unique flair to some fried favorites.
Take Amen Street’s spin on the corndog. This is far from baseball game fare. The first difference would be what’s inside the delicious cornmeal batter. Instead of a hot dog, you have yourself a big piece of fresh, local shrimp. The shrimp is hand bread and lightly fried ’til it’s a delicious golden brown. The Shrimp Corndogs are served with napa slaw, home made yellow Carolina mustard and lemon pepper ketchup. Fried shrimp on a stick: ask yourself if it gets much better than that.
Amen Street Fish & Raw Bar is located at 205 East Bay Street in downtown Charleston.
Cos Bar of Charleston is hosting a Holiday Open House on Thursday, December 15th from 4:00-8:00PM. Come dressed to impress holiday festive style & enjoy champagne and light refreshments while you shop.
Purchase gift certificates for friends, get a holiday makeover, receive gifts with purchases, create your wishlist, and get some great gift ideas for others. The first 50 customers will get some stocking stuffers to take home with them. Stop on by!
Cos Bar is located at 201 King Street in the King Street Antique District.
Mary Helen MCCoy Fine Antiques has this beautiful, fine French Régence period, carved, walnut and needlepoint fauteuil. The rectangular arched padded back and seat covered in close, nailed gros and petite point needlework (not original to the fauteuil), the back with a central strap work cartouche depicting Susanna and the Elders within a landscape with a fountain, against a floral ground, the out scrolled arms above a seat centering a floral cartouche, on foliate carved cabriole legs joined by a carved X-form stretcher ending in hoof feet.
Origin: Paris, France
Circa: Fauteuil: 1715
Tapestry: 18th Century
Height: 46 in.
Width: 31 in.
Depth: 26 in.
Vetted Antique Shows/Fairs
The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, New York, NY, 2008
Palm Beach | America’s International Fine Art and Antiques Fair, West Palm Beach, FL, 2007
Provenance
Paris, France
Private Collection w/ Segoura, Paris, France
Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques, Charleston, SC
Mary Helen McCoy consults privately in the King Street Antique District of Charleston. To see this piece and others, call Mary Helen at 843.302.6115 for a private viewing.
Mary Helen McCoy is a member of the Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Oeuvres d'Art (CINOA), Syndicat National des Antiquaires, The National Antique & Art Dealers Association of America, Inc. and the Art and Antique Dealers League of America.
Still short a few Christmas presents? Stop into Warren on King to find great dresses, jewelry, and fashionable winter coats! Or purchase a gift card for that special someone. Great new items are put on the floor every day, so stop in before its all gone!
Warren on King is located at 154 King Street in the posh shopping district of Lower King Street.
Join the Savannah Bee Company for their Champagne & Shopping event on Wednesday, December 14th from 6 - 9 pm. Along with champagne and Christmas carols, guests will also receive 20% off their entire purchase at the event. Come find some delicious honey to cook with for the holidays as well as gifts for everyone on your list.
The Savannah Bee Company is located at 216 King Street in downtown Charleston.
No collection sparkles brighter under the Roberto Coin name than the Fantasia Collection. Comprised of bangles, rings, earrings, pendants and necklaces, the Fantasia collection is one that celebrates the beauty of light's reflection on both concave and convex surfaces. With the use of white diamonds and colored sapphires, this collection is one of pure luxury and extreme sophistication.
An extensive selection of the Fantasia collection will be featured in Roberto Coin's Charleston Boutique throughout the month of December. Come explore the intriguing styles of this sparkling collection at 200 King Street in the King Street Antique District.
Looking for great gift ideas and simple, hassle-free shopping? Southeastern Wildlife Exposition offers something for everyone on your list, from t-shirts, hats & fleece vests to cookbooks, wine carriers & license plates.
Plan ahead for a wonderful weekend in February with a VIP Package. A limited number of VIP packages are available and will likely sell out as SEWE celebrates 30 years in 2012. Always popular, the SEWE Charleston Cooks classes are another great idea. Don't miss your chance to order!
Looking for a great deal? SEWE general admission tickets and 3-day passes are 15% off through Dec. 19. Call 843.723.1748 to receive the discount. Make Christmas shopping easy and visit SEWE.COM.
Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques has this lovely French Louis XVI period, beechwood banquette stamped twice on each bottom rail, “JB BOULARD," by Jean-Baptiste Boulard, who became a master joiner in 1755.
The banquette has a close, tight seat with loose cushion above a guilloche-carved seatrail and paterae-headed, tapering stop-fluted legs. The banquette has been reupholstered in a fine, French document fabric correct for the period. Height: 21 in. Width: 43.25 in. Depth: 15 in.
About Jean-Baptiste Boulard
Jean-Baptiste Boulard (1725-1789) is considered to be one of the great Parisian menuisiers of his day. He was accepted as a maître on April 17, 1754. In 1777, he was appointed Fournisseur-Ordinaire du Mobilier de la Couronne. From that time until his death, he supplied furniture to the Garde-Meuble for use in various royal palaces. Most of his work consisted of chairs of which many were Louis XVI style.
Boulard collaborated with menuisier Jean-Baptiste Sené (1747-1803) and Jean-Baptiste II Tillard (1723-1797). He was elected conseilleur of the corporation of Menuisiers-Ébénistes on March 29, 1789, a few weeks prior to his death. His widow continued the workshop, and despite the Revolution, the business survived and was run by his descendants until 1832.
Examples of Boulard’s work can be found in the Musée du Louvre, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, and the Carnavalet in Paris, The Wallace Collection in London, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Château de Chantilly.
Vetted Antique Shows/Fairs:
Palm Beach | America’s International Fine Art and Antiques Fair, West Palm Beach, FL, 2007
Provenance
Paris, France
Private Collection, New York, NY
Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques, Charleston, SC
Mary Helen McCoy consults privately in the King Street Antique District of Charleston. To see this piece and others, call Mary Helen at 843.302.6115 for a private viewing.
Mary Helen McCoy is a member of the Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Oeuvres d'Art (CINOA), Syndicat National des Antiquaires, The National Antique & Art Dealers Association of America, Inc. and the Art and Antique Dealers League of America.
Travel & Leisure Magazine recently named Charleston's historic Francis Marion Hotel as one of the "Best U.S. Hotels for the Holidays":
"Downtown Charleston’s 233-room property gussies up with gold-and-russet-colored decorations, an exquisitely decorated tree, and matching garlands that reflect in the grand lobby’s many chandeliers. Just across the street is Marion Square, a historic park that hosts both a Holiday Farmers’ Market and Santa and his elves, who set up shop here daily at Christmastime."
The Francis Marion Hotel offers some great packages for the holidays. Enjoy the timeless tradition of riding through the beautiful streets of Charleston, SC while sipping tall mugs hot cocoa with their Carriages and Cocoa Package. You can also take a trip to the Holiday Festival of Lights in James Island County Park to see over 2 million shimmering lights with the hotel's Festival of Lights Package. Book your stay today!
These stacked bracelets from the Roberto Coin Boutique make the perfect gift. Primavera Stretch Bracelets utilize a unique elastic technology, allowing comfortable flexibility and elegant wearability. Mix and match yellow, rose, and white gold bracelets for an effortlessly sharp look at an attractive price.
The Roberto Coin Boutique is located at 200 King Street in the King Street Antique District.
Here is a delicious Hanukkah Rack of Lamb recipe from the Savannah Bee Company. For the honey, why not try their sweet & local Charleston Honey for a taste of the Charleston Low Country.
1 8-rib rack of lamb
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup honey
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup dried apricots, diced
1/2 cup prunes, diced
1/2 cup apples, diced
1/2 cup burgundy wine
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 Tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Rub rack with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine honey, lemon juice, brown sugar and mustard. Baste rack with honey mixture. Roast rack in 400°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until medium rare. Continue to baste rack with honey glaze. Meanwhile, prepare Fruit Sauce by combining remaining ingredients and simmering for 20 minutes. When rack is done, let rest for 50 to 10 minutes before carving. Serve with fruit sauce.
Join the Preservation Society Book & Gift Shop from 1-4PM during 2nd Sunday (December 11th) for their Holiday Book Signing. Meet the authors and pick up a signed book for the perfect holiday gift! The following authors will be in the shop:
They will also be having a trunk show that day with Sweet Charleston Jewelry and Henrietta Snype will be in the store! The Preservation Society Book & Gift Shop is located at 147 King Street at the corner of King & Queen.
Handmade by Italian born Alfedo Sciarrotta, whose works are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, this elegant oval silver bowl is 11.5" L x 8"W x 4.5"D. Imagine the possibilities.....holiday entertaining, special occasions, or as an exquisite gift!
A unique consignment estate jewelry store in the heart of the Antique District of historic Charleston, Joint Venture Estate Jewelers specializes in the consignment of fine, antique, vintage, and modern estate jewelry and watches. Enjoy browsing their site to learn more about them, view their current inventory, and get information on how their consignment process works.
Joint Venture | 185 King Street | 843.722.6730
This holiday season, give them an experience they will never forget with one of Brooks Brothers' Gift Experiences, available on their website:
St. Andrews Links Golf Experience for One Golfer and One Non-Golfer: Enjoy four days of unparalleled golf play at The Home of Golf. This package includes three rounds of golf on the Old, New and Castle Courses, and one round of golf at The National Trust of Scotland's Kingarrock. Enjoy deluxe accommodations at the five-star Old Course Hotel for four nights, a private welcome cocktail reception and dinner with speaker/local historian David Joy, a buffet supper with whiskey-tasting and kilt-fitting, and much more. $8850
Summer Weekend in Newport: Kick off the grand Newport summer season with a truly memorable weekend. Experience the history, the elegant events, the mansions and the gardens of this legendary resort destination. Golf at a spectacular golf club, play tennis on the legendary grass courts of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and enjoy a rejuvenating "spa" experience. As part of the package you'll enjoy VIP admission to the Newport Flower Show, an opening night cocktail reception at Rosecliff, and an exclusive private tour of The Breakers. You will also sail in a yachting challenge on an America's Cup competitor with lunch to follow. $3000
Evita on Broadway: See Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary Tony Award-winning musical on Broadway. Award-winning actress Elena Roger is joined by pop superstar Ricky Martin and Tony-winning actor Michael Cerveris at the Marquis Theatre in New York City for this performance. After the performance, you will go to one of New York City's finest restaurants where you can enjoy cocktails, delicious light fare and also have the opportunity to meet some of the cast members. $500
Limited quantities are available so book your gift experience from Brooks Brothers today. For more information, click here.
Check out the bold Ipanema Collection available at the Roberto Coin Boutique. Inspired by the vibrant lifestyle and colors of Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this ultra-glamorous collection features necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings in 18K yellow gold with various semi-precious gemstones. Lemon Quartz, Citrine, Amethyst & Blue Topaz stones have been specially cut to optimize the reflection of light, making this an irresistible collection for the individual who values bold, colorful glamour.
An extensive selection of the Ipanema collection will be featured in Roberto Coin's Charleston Boutique throughout the month of December. Come explore the intriguing styles of this colorful collection at 200 King Street in the King Street Antique District.
