ELLSWORTH, Maine — One of the longest running summer antiques shows in the nation successfully added another year to its history.

A total of 27 dealers from all over the country offered a variety of high-end antiques Aug. 16-18 at the 2018 Ellsworth Antiques Show at the Woodlawn Museum Gardens and Park in Ellsworth.

The Woodlawn Museum is a nonprofit that showcases the historic Black house and the surrounding 180 acres. The site includes a gift shop and opportunities for afternoon tea, picnicking and special events. The show, begun in 1937, serves as a fundraiser for the organization.

“Every year, we look forward to [the antiques show],” said Joshua Torrance, Woodlawn’s executive director, who reported this year’s event went really well.

Dealers set up on wooden stages under a weatherproof tent. Each spot included lighting and walls to separate one booth from another and maximize display space. The fundraiser featured a opening-night dinner, on-site concerts and programs and even a cat adoption event sponsored by the local SPCA.

Of course, the main event was the antiques which included furniture, lighting and decorative items of all kinds.

Sabina A. Wood Art and Antiques of Northeast Harbor, Maine, and Philadelphia specializes in vintage photos from the 19th century. Images she had at the show depicted scenes from Europe and the Near East with prices starting at about $80.

She also offered a selection of Maine baskets, including a large rectangular one with a single handle in the middle. Probably made by local Native Americans, it was priced at $425.

Her other diverse offerings included a selection of early molded relief ware jugs dating from 1835 to 1875 in subtle shades of blue, white and green. Prices ranged from $65 to $175 for the utilitarian ware that featured classical, mythological, religious and floral designs. An off-white one with its lid was priced $165. A green one, missing a lid, is was $150.

A cast-iron doorstop featuring a Victorian lady was offered for $90. Another one, shaped like a ship, was priced $240.

She also had a variety of small boxes arranged neatly on a table with prices ranging from $65 for a small wooden snuff box to $325 for an enameled porcelain French example.

Book dealer William Hutchison came from Mendenhall, Pa., with a variety of rare and interesting publications. Among them was a copy of Gulliver’s Travels for $750. It was a first-edition U.S. copy with its original dust jacket. He also had a second-series book of poems by Emily Dickinson for $4,750.

Peter Murphy, a dealer from Bath, Maine, offered a late 19th-century English Edwardian mini chest priced at $1,900. Made of maple, it stood about 2 feet tall and had five drawers.

He also had a 19th-century mirror in a gold metal frame. Standing about 5 feet tall, it had a portrait medallion above the glass under the top of the frame. It was priced $1,800. A set of five Derby porcelain compotes, each featuring a different scene, were priced $2,500.

Knollwood Antiques of Thorndike, Mass., offered a Ming Dynasty sculpture fragment featuring Quan Yin. Standing 19 inches high, it was priced $8,500.

Like most of the booths, this one was set up like a room. A pair of nautical-themed chairs were arranged among side tables with lamps and other decorations. Among the decorative items was a pair of mid-century porcelain platters featuring a lobster transfer design. Priced at $110, they fit right in with the show’s coastal Maine location.

Cottage and Camp of Millertown, N.Y., offered a set of 11 fish and eel spears. Made of metal, they looked like giant forks, each one standing about a foot high. The set had a $1,500 price tag.

This booth also had showcased an early 19th-century wooden cabinet featuring eight drawers, each with two metal pulls, one on each side of each drawer. It carried a price of $1,500. A painting signed Dorothy Eaton was priced $3,500. It measured about 3 feet by 5 feet and showed a patriotic scene.

Black Swan Antiques of Washington, Conn., offered a latticino glass cup and saucer for $375. It contained single strands of colored glass alternating with rows of white zanfirico.

This booth also offered an English oak side table with one drawer priced at $1,350. Sitting on the table were a pair of Italian walnut late 18th-century lions standing about 2 feet tall and priced $2,800 for the pair.

A few of the other items found throughout the show grounds included a dovetailed wooden box with a hinged lid. Still bearing its original blue paint, it was priced $2,250. A midcentury brass lamp in the shape of a lighthouse was offered for $395. An Erie toy train engine and car were priced $475. They appeared to be about the size of modern O-gauge, They were made of metal and painted red with green trim. A Nantucket basket featuring a whale on the top was priced $475.

A set of four European lacquer boxes were priced $2,950. Painted red, the set included a large rectangular one about a foot long, two small ones about the size of a large snuff box and a fourth one that contained three bottles. They were painted red with gold birds and Asian designs.

A cement pig statue about 18 inches tall and 2 feet long was priced $1,250. The pig was standing. A half hull with its original paint was priced $2,800. It was gray and red with a green bottom and mounted on a black backing. Another half hull without any paint was $950. It was made of individual pieces of wood that were shaped and varnished.

A blue painted three-drawer mini chest stood on white turned feet. It had white turned knobs and each drawer featured painted florals and a center medallion. Believed to be of European origin and dating to the 18th century, it was priced $2,950. A Georgian miniature chest featuring six drawers was priced $3,200. Each drawer had a brass lock and a key was hanging in one of the locks.

The show takes place every August. For more information, visit woodlawnmuseum.com.