UNE NOUVELLE BELLE ÉPOQUE
by Brook S. Mason



Signaling une nouvelle belle époque in terms of art-fair cachet and global elegance, the 25th Biennale des Antiquaires debuted in Paris, Sept. 15-22, 2010, in the vast 19th-century cast iron and glass Grand Palais. The fair is orchestrated this year by the redoubtable Hervé Aaron, who heads up the Syndicat National des Antiquaires, the prestigious French dealer organization (and who also operates Didier Aaron galleries, founded by his father, in both London and New York).

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