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The premier showcase of art and antiques in Paris

(13 Sep 2014) LEADIN: Some of the world's finest pieces of art and antiques have gone on show in Paris. Biennale des Antiquaires features treasures from the world's greatest dealers since the 1950's. Fine jewellery is one of the highlights. STORYLINE: It's the necklace that has captured the attention of everyone who passes by. The sparkling jewel encrusted piece is called 'Paeonia Reverie' and comes with a hefty price tag - around US$30 million. It's just one of many items on show at the Biennale of antique dealers and jewellery makers at the Grand Palais in Paris. The 10 day event event attracts people from all over the world, including celebrities like Mick Jagger. These figurines of Heron and Stork, made by John Henk and Paul Comolera around 1875, cost around US$168,000. Herve Aaron is the president of Biennale Committee and for him, this event is more than a simple meeting between professionals. "Jewellers that are presented here with antique dealers, during more than thirty years are making Paris shining and attracting people from all around the world," he says. While the exhibit is about antiques, ancient and precious objects, it also highlights the trends emerging for art merchants. "Three or four years ago there was less interest in French furniture of 18th century, now (that interest) revived, also, clearly since some time there is a growing passion for asian art, now (that interest) is established, so there are movements (on art dealers scene)," says Aaron. One of the extremely rare objects being presented this year is this blue chest drawer, made between 1745 and 1749. Benjamin Steinitz, the Director of Steinitz Gallery says: "This is an extraordinary chest drawer made by Jacques Dubois, who was a cabinetmaker during Louis XV." It's thought to be worth about US$2.3 million. "When we bought this chest of drawers, it was covered with a layer of varnish that made it grey, because varnish got rot, so the blue colour wit the yellow of varnish became grey and in our workshop, one of our craftsman knew how to remove that varnish without deteriorate the pictorial layer and that magic blue colour," says Steinitz. He says the restored work has captured his imagination: "I am not only proud of this piece but I am also in love in it." This reliquary bust of Pope St. Sixtius is made of silver, precious stones and ebonized wood. It was made in southern Germany in 1595. Steinitz says many pieces like this never make it to market. "I think that nowadays there is less and less pieces of very high quality on the market which is rather understandable because (lately) museums acquired a lot of pieces and collections," says Steinitz. As well as antiques, there are plenty of contemporary designs, paintings and creations on show. One of the more interesting is this bronze crocodile, presented by Gallerie Mitterrand. "The crocodile, or the alligator which is here is 3 meters long; it was bought by Claude Lalanne who is a remarkable woman, sculptor, famous by the way she was using animals and plants in sculpting," says gallery president, Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand. The price tag is US$1.27 million. There are only eight copies of 'Crocodile's wife' in the world. Pries are soaring for unique pieces or rare representations, like the painting of Venice in oil by Francesco Guardi. "It is a very rare piece by Francesco Guardi; it is one of very few (of Venice) where water is only suggested, in contrast with the views we are used to see where you see the Grand Canale in big and large," says Marie De Limburg Stirum, researcher at Moretti Gallerie. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...