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Does anyone know the TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) Maastricht?
https://www.tefaf.com/
I've been there a few times and did now get an invitation with two free tickets by an art dealer that exhibits there.
It's doubtlessly the highest level fine art fair in the world and it exists for nine days a year. It's a kind of a temporary Louvre or Eremitage with the difference that the exhibited objects change and you have no hurdle between you and the objects. As you are considered a potential buyer you can even eventually touch and examine the art objects. Of course, the dealers will in a brief conversation with you find out if you are a blubbermouth or a serious and knowledgeable collector. As there is one special interest of mine (Hamburgian old silver works) I can dive indefinitely deep into that and I do know more than the dealers that have to be into a much bigger number of topics, ofc. I enjoy the whole fair as a fascinating and inspiring museum.
Although being essentially an unsocial individual the unique social TEFAF conditions can not be ignored by me. During the fair there are regularly landing abt. 300 private jets at the Aachen-Maastricht airport from all around the world with notable collectors. I recall standing in a short queue and having a German couple behind be, both aged something like 60 years. I heard him telling her (translated): "Nah, they want 1.2 million [euro] for them, that's too much." It was obvious to me what they spoke of as I knew the objects from an earlier auction and they were openly standing in front of us: two Meißen porcellain kind of 80 cm high white (ankwardly formed) lions that had belonged to the August the great, elector of Saxony (and king of Poland). I'm a normal individual with a normal income and my only peculiarity is that I'm interested and somewhat educated. Now, kind of casually moving among those folks made me almost feel "high". And having goose pimples as for the accessability of the objects. A very pleasant and impressive environment!
Also, as a commoner you can simply buy a ticket and visit the fair. For those who are interested I can just warmly recommend to once do so.
If Laly should not yet have been there in spite of Maastricht being nearby she deserves to become whipped.
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