MERCHANDISE GUIDELINES | FOX VALLEY at THE FAIRGROUNDS
Cut-off Dates for Fox Valley Antiques Show Merchandise – Revised December 5, 2025
| 1910: | Furniture (except in the specific periods listed below) |
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| 1920: | Art Nouveau, banks, books, bottles, clocks, tools and woodenware |
| 1930: | Arts & Crafts, mission, ceramics (china, pottery, and stoneware), art glass, lighting, and non-precious metals |
| 1940: | Art Deco, baskets, decoys, dolls, folk and outsider art, scientific instruments |
| 1950: | Garden furniture & ornaments (including wire, wicker, iron, stone, concrete & twig), Adirondack & Old Hickory furniture, advertising and signs, Bakelite, gold, silver, platinum & silverplate, textiles and vintage clothing. (Also see 1970.) |
| 1960: | Holiday, designer MCM furniture & accessories, fishing lures, toys (no plastic or vinyl), paper goods, paintings, etchings, & engravings. (Also see 1990.) |
| 1970: | Exceptional hand-made or custom-made (not mass-produced) jewelry, functional objects & decorative arts using precious metals, glass, clay or other mediums. Photography. |
| 1990: | Fine Art; works not only on canvas & paper but also sculpture by listed artists. |
Special Notes:
| Reproductions: | None allowed. |
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| Paint: | New paint is not acceptable on woodenware. However, it is acceptable on objects like garden furniture that require paint restoration. If an item is painted, your description should state whether paint is old and original, old repaint, or restored paint. |
| Repairs & Replacements: | Any must be noted. |
Management reserves the right to remove any inappropriate merchandise.