Madrid will once again become a centre for the antiques, decorative arts and paintings market with the staging of the thirty-fiveth edition of FERIARTE, the Art and Antiques Fair, an event organised by IFEMA that is due to take place between 19th and 27th November, in Hall 4 at Feria de Madrid. This fair will bring together some 128 Spanish antique-dealers and gallery-owners, as well as a international selection. Art is a refuge for money in times of crisis, argue those responsible for the Art and Antiques Fair, whose 33 edition will be held between 15 and Nov. 23 at Ifema, with 170 exhibitors showing 19,000 pieces, three quarters with a minimum of 100 years old and the rest of Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Contemporary. If the cheapest piece is valued at 100 euros, the most expensive because little is known galleries jealously kept the price, although it has transpired that the ‘Playa de Valencia’ call for 1.5 million euros; and ‘ Suzanne au ‘goes on sale in by one million euros.
FERIARTE will adapt to a new, more functional and more attractive space organized around a central square, which will incorporate a relaxation area, a bar and an area for staging conferences and round-tables. The antiques dealers and galleries will be presented around the square in their respective areas. According to this fair is being held “in an exciting moment because no one knows what will happen but sense that it will be a great show and that the crisis will not have a strong impact.” In this respect, collectors, art-lovers and art enthusiasts will be able to enjoy a more comfortable visit to the fair, whilst admiring and purchasing a series of pieces of considerable artistic value, all of which are at least 100 years old. Visitors will come across thousands of items belonging to different styles, ages and specialized fields. The sheer size of the event, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors over eight days, ensures an atmosphere that can be as hectic as it is inspiring. For some more relaxing fieldwork in art and antiquities, exhausted FERIARTE patrons would do well to take a break from Madrid and head to the UNESCO heritage site in Toledo, some seventy-five kilometers to the southwest of the city.
Feriarte has chosen to make permanent passes to 10 euros, and incorporate the ‘Young Collector’s Gallery, “a wide range of parts” affordable “, all below the 3,000 euros for attract those who are between 30 and 45 years and have never been interested in antiques. These unique and exclusive works make FERIARTE the very best showcase for antiques and collectibles in Spain, whilst for more than a decade the fair has also served as a key point of reference for collectors and admirers of high-quality painting from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Furniture items, classic antiques, paintings (both old and contemporary), sculptures, timepieces, porcelain, lamps, silver, glass, Oriental art and tribal art, jewelery and other objects d’art, confirms the improvement in quality standards and diversification that the fair has witnessed in recent years. Furthermore, the more than 27,000 visitors who are expected to attend FERIARTE will be able to acquire a number of pieces that have been especially reserved for sale during the course of the fair.
More than 65 leading international art galleries, antiques dealers and private collectors are set to attend FERIARTE 2011, with their exhibitions being examined and authenticated by a panel of expert art historians and anthropologists in the week leading up to the show. With the exception of the Art Deco and Contemporary Art pieces, all of the wares displayed at FERIARTE will be rare antiques and objects d’art more than 100 years old. In past years, exhibitions have been as diverse as to include antique jewelery, furniture, clocks and timepieces, books and manuscripts.
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