Report on the Biennale des Antiquaires
The XXVIth Biennale des Antiquaires closed its doors on Sunday September 23. Attendance at this year’s event rose to 90,000, with a public of true connoisseurs and collectors. Exhibitors reported a marked increase in foreign visitors from Asia, Russia and Turkey.
Sales results were very good for all the specialties represented, particularly modern painting, 19th-century decorative arts and archaeology. Sales results at the Biennial are usually the barometer for the coming season. We can therefore expect sales to continue in the coming months, despite the difficult economic context
. Christian Deydier, President of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires, supports the idea that buyers at the Biennale are true collectors and art lovers, not speculators.
The Luxsure teams covered this major event for you, and here are a few images from the opening.
The economic activity generated by the Biennale extends far beyond the Grand Palais. Craftsmen, restorers of objets d’art, decorators, transporters, insurers, hotels and restaurants have been working directly or indirectly for the event for several months. In all, some 100,000 people benefit from the economic impact of the Biennale des Antiquaires. Every day, more than 2,500 people work on the site.
This year’s Biennale Gala Dinner was once again attended by over 1400 guests. Profits of around 500,000 euros will be donated in part to the Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris – Hôpitaux de France, chaired by Madame Jacques Chirac, and to the Fondation Claude Pompidou, at the request of Mr. Karl Lagerfeld.
photo credits: Samantha Rakotoson
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