VIII Petersburg antique shop "Collector"

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Ladies and gentlemen, we invite you to participate in the VIII Antique Salon "Collector"!

Salon will be held 17-21 April 2013 at its traditional site in one of the most prestigious exhibition halls of St. Petersburg - "Manezh" in St. Isaac's Square.

Antiquarian-collection project organized with the support of the Administration of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region in cooperation with the Association of Antiques of St. Petersburg and the Collectors Society of St. Petersburg.

Training and an exhibition held with the participation of representatives of Rosokhrankultura and accompanied by extensive advertising campaign in the media. It is about five channels, three radio stations, including "Echo of Moscow", the information sponsor of the exhibition, as well as a number of print and online publications. In addition, advertising the exhibition can be seen on billboards and posters of the main St. Petersburg.

Exhibition brand "Collector" traditionally gather around 250 participants from the CIS, France, Britain, Germany, Bulgaria, Finland, Macedonia, Baltic. Among them, the oldest antique shops Petersburg and known collectors from private collections from 20 cities of Russia.

The exhibition will feature antique furniture, porcelain, lamps, sculptures,

jewelry, rare antique books, collectible and modern art books, prints, stamps, postcards, records, collectible coins and paper money all over the world, types and qualities, ancient weapons, icons (Russian, Greek and Western Europe), the rare fans of the seventeenth- nineteenth centuries., pewter miniatures, old household items, etc. Special attention is given to painting - from the works of foreign and Russian artists of XVIII - early XX century., works of famous artists of the Soviet period to the paintings of our contemporaries.

A separate exhibition space occupied vintage things that are both objects of everyday life and art. As part of the exhibition "Grand Hotel Europe" for the third time will auction "Vintage and Fashion." Will be put up for auction antique and designer clothes, and items related to the history of fashion.

Investing in antiques are considered "long", but true, as antiques with time only grows in value. According to the research of the British bank Barclays Capital, in 2011, investment in the arts brought a profit of 10.9 percent., Exceeding even profit from investments in real estate and stock transactions. In Russia, according to RBC's annual antique market is estimated at 500-700 million dollars for a 20-percent return on investment.

Visitors can also consult with the owners of antique shops and art galleries, art historians, collectors known about the cost of the existing collections, and learn how to invest in antiques.