"Eternal Values" - the first monthly antique exposition Automatic translate

September 19, 2015 from 12 to 20-00 in the Metropol Hotel will be the first significant event for collectors, as well as lovers and connoisseurs of antiques.

In the very heart of the capital, in one of the Metropol halls, more than 40 leading collectors of Moscow and St. Petersburg will present rare antique home furnishings, paintings, silverware, porcelain, antique fabrics, vintage collectible bags and hats, fans, antique bronze figurines, lamps and more.

Connoisseurs of ancient works will be given the opportunity to purchase or book absolutely all items in the collections, as well as receive advice on the restoration and evaluation of specialists of the highest level.

The atmosphere of the salon will be supported by live classical music, champagne tasting and a rich cultural and educational program. A professional guide will conduct a tour of the famous historical interiors of the Metropol, performed by prominent Russian architects and artists during the heyday of the Art Nouveau style.

Entrance ticket price for an antique exhibition-sale: 100 rubles. The price includes champagne tasting and an excursion with a professional interior guide for the Metropol.

The program of cultural events in the concert hall:

1. From 13-00 to 15-30 Alexandra Edelberg, star stylist and permanent expert of the Fashion Sentence program, will hold a unique master class, Stylish Vintage for Every Day.

Students will learn how to combine old hats with modern hairstyles and dresses and how to make a retro look relevant. Any guest who comes with a vintage hat can become a master class model. Also, Alexandra will open the veil of secrecy behind the scenes of the Fashionable Sentence and reveal the secrets of filming the program.

The price of the invitation ticket for the lecture: 1500 rubles. The price includes free admission to the Eternal Values ​​antique exhibition and sale, champagne tasting and an excursion with a professional interior guide for the Metropol.

2. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Elena Gennadyevna Tolmacheva, a well-known Russian Egyptologist, candidate of historical sciences and a permanent participant in the expeditions of the Center for Egyptological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Egyptomania: Great Fakes and Great Collections” will speak before the guests.

The lecture will be devoted to the history of the formation of famous museum and private collections of artifacts from excavations of Egyptian tombs, the creation of famous fakes and scandals that are associated with them.

In the course of her speech, Elena Gennadyevna will give practical recommendations on how to avoid acquiring artifacts that are forbidden to be exported and not to buy a fake pretending to be decoration of Ramses himself, and will also debunk the myths about the “curse of the pharaohs”.

The price of the invitation ticket for the lecture: 600 rubles. The price includes free admission to the Eternal Values ​​antique exhibition and sale, champagne tasting and an excursion with a professional interior guide for the Metropol.

3. From 17-00 to 19-00 Alexander Vasiliev, fashion historian and host of the Fashion Sentence program, will give a lecture on the topic “How to become a collector: tips for beginners who love vintage and antiques.”

Alexander will tell you how to combine antiques and a modern interior, how to make a collection a long-term investment, give advice to novice collectors, and also talk about his own collection of antiques.

The price of the invitation ticket for the lecture: 3000 rubles. The price includes free admission to the Eternal Values ​​antique exhibition and sale, champagne tasting and an excursion with a professional interior guide for the Metropol.

4. From 19-00 to 20-00, Alexander Vasiliev will hold a charity auction in support of the Natalie Children’s Theater Studio of Historical Costume, in which disabled children and children from orphanages play. In addition to antique rarities from the best Moscow collectors, a fashion historian will present lots from his own collection.

The price of the invitation ticket for the lecture of Alexander Vasiliev + auction: 5000 rubles. The price includes free admission to the Eternal Values ​​antique exhibition and sale, champagne tasting and an excursion with a professional interior guide for the Metropol.

Additional Information:

The organizers of the Eternal Values ​​project are private collectors, regular participants in Moscow antique salons and expositions: expert in the field of ancient porcelain Vera Tomason-Saks (Finland) and owner of the vintage jewelry store Irina Shukhmina (Moscow).

The exhibition-sale “Eternal Values” in Metropol, accompanied by lectures and master classes, will be held monthly and will become an important event for professional collectors and connoisseurs of antiques.