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| September 01, 2002 | Kramer, Miriam | COPYRIGHT 2002 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

From September 20 to 29 about one hundred antiques dealers and several jewelers will exhibit their wares at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris for the twenty-first Biennale des Antiquaires. Not surprisingly, the largest contingent of exhibitors comes from France, but there are also representatives from Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the United States, and Canada. The fair is organized by the Syndicat National des Anti-quaires.

This year the biennale has been shortened from seventeen to ten days, and the layout has been changed so that there are fewer exhibitors. The theatrical lighting director Jacques Chatelet and the architect Patrick Jaouanet have been commissioned to create a suitable ambiance for the fair.

The range of offerings is vast and includes antiquities, Asian works of art, tribal art, ...

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