NEW YORK, NY.- Devoted ceramic and glass aficionados turned out in droves for the 16th edition of The New York Ceramics & Glass Fair when it opened its doors on the evening of January 20 at the Bohemian National Hall. Dealers transacted business at a steady pace during the opening and throughout the five-day run of the show.

As it always does, The New York Ceramics & Glass Fair is a magnet that attracts curators from a number of prominent museums across the country, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Mount Vernon Museum, The Newark Museum, The Peabody-Essex Museum, the Detroit Institute of Art, The Corning Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, the Bedford Museum, Historic Arkansas Museum, The Saint Louis Museum, The Washington and Lee University Museum, Winterthur Museum, Historic Deerfield Museum, Yale University Art Museum, Colonial Williamsburg and Museum of Art & Design.

Other notables who attended the fair were Max Berry and Pamela Thomas, Marjorie McGraw, Leigh Keno, Geoffery Bradfield, Dennis Rolland, Harry Heissmann, Christopher Spitzmiller, Joanne DePalma, Stephanie Stokes, Vanessa Noel, Lark Mason, Nick Dawes, Derek Ostergard, and Thomas Jayne.

Says Meg Wendy, who coproduces the fair with Liz Lees: “We were delighted with this year’s turn-out of collectors and curators and the quality of the material that our exhibitors brought to the fair.” Adds Liz Lees, “The inclusion of contemporary artists to our mix on the third floor and throughout the fair in general was very favorably received, and we look forward to further expansion of this collecting category next year.”

Here is a survey of some of the reported sales:

At New York’s Leo Kaplan Ltd., Susan Jacobson saw collectors selecting a number of important objects including a Paul Standkard paper orb “Bee Swarm” circa 2014 as well as numerous pieces of 18th century English ceramics, while Baltimore-based Moylan-Smelkinson Antiques had numerous sales including a Worcester tea service, circa 1795, a Davenport Decorated Creamware, circa 1810, a large Mason punch bowl circa 1890, and a Spode Pearlware dessert service, circa 1805.

John Suval, of Fredericksburg, Va., was very excited that his Native American pottery attracted tremendous interest and was delighted that a black-on-black plate, by Maria Martinez, circa 1950, found a buyer, as did a Blanc de Chine dog, circa 1720, a Memorial Platter from Van Tets, circa 1770, and Arms of Winter, circa 1785.

First-time exhibitor Robert Prescott-Walker of Polka Dot Antiques sold seven English cow creamers, 1770-1820, a Ralph Wood doe and stag, 1780 and a pair of English cherubs, 1828-30.

Maria and Peter Warren from Fairfield, Conn., made several sales including a King Frederick of Prussia teapot, circa 1760, a pair of Staffordshire Pearlware stag and hind, circa 1820, and a pierced-edge salt-glaze charger.

Ceramic enthusiasts bought a number of rare objects at London’s Garry Atkins booth, including a small rare Wedgwood platter, 4th-century medieval jug, a large charger, dated 1665, Delft bowls, circa 1630, and two pieces of English Blue Delft, circa 17th century.

Martyn Edgell of his eponymous London gallery said that five pieces of Mochaware, circa 1800-1840, five salt-glazed pieces of China, circa 1600-1780, and two American Commemorative plates were purchased.

Ian Simmonds, of Carlisle PA, “loves the community and conversations that take place each year.” Among the pieces he sold were a wall-pocket piece of pottery signed by Thomas H. Personette and dated March 6 1860, and a selection of ceramics dating from 1700-1800.

At the Istanbul-based Iznik Classics, collectors snapped up a number of ceramics, including three small horses, two kaftans sculptures, four pomegranate objects, tiles and a camel sculpture purchased by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.

Antiques Van Geenen, the Delft specialists from the Netherlands found homes for a 17th-century Slipware plate and a William V, Prince of Orange 18th century plate.

At the Lee Gallery & Studio, The Saint Louis Museum snapped up three of Cliff Lee’s yellow Prickly Melons.

Leslie Ferrin of her namesake gallery in the Berkshire regions of Massachusetts sold Paul Scott’s “Maritime Disaster Series,” while the TOJ Gallery sold a rare lingerie Boule Coloniale, “Les Baigneuses” circa 1900.

London-based Alberto Santos was pleased to announce a pending sale of five small Chinese porcelain plates circa 1640 to a major New York art museum.

Lynda Willauer Antiques from Nantucket sold several pieces of Chinese export, circa 1750s and four ceramic 18th-century dogs and had interest from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the Boston-based Polly Latham Asian Arts Early 17th century Chinese export, two American Marketwares Amorials circa 1730, three Kangxi ceramics circa 17th century, and two large Chinese vases.

Martin Chasin Fine Arts, from Fairfield, Conn., sold many pieces of early 18th-century glass, an early decanter, circa 1750, and two sets of Regency plates, circa 1820.

At TOJ, from Annapolis, Md., a rare Longwy Boule Coloniale, "Les Baigneuses,” dated 1949 found a buyer, while Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge saw numerous sales including contemporary porcelain pieces by Pierro Fornesetti, 18th century Chinese export porcelain and 18th century English creamware pottery.

At Sarah Eigen, three vases from the 1920s and ‘30s were snapped up, a Boch Frère Keramis vase, circa 1920, and a Wedgwood pitcher with a Mikado border, from the 1920s-’30s.

Paul Anavian sold 19th-century Persian tiles, five contemporary Japanese vases, and a 12th- century figure of a Lamb.

Collectors were attracted to ceramic pieces by Dominican artist Jose Arias, whose Bakas series of animals were at Martin Cohen’s booth, as well as five pieces of Soffiati glass, circa 1920.