XXX Antique Salon. Subjectively, the results
ARTinvestment.RU   26 апреля 2011

Waited for more, got less, but no upset: importantly, the market perked up

actually did not foretell what XXX Antique Salon will disappoint many of its participants. Just last week, Russian auction "is generally successful. Known as the gallery-segment began to raise his head. In general, expectations were optimistic. Galleries come with a high level of things. Some even feared the price of first call, not to sell too cheap. So everything should be fine. And the organization seems to be particularly blunders has not been done - otherwise it would not become a salon a record number of participants. Well, no fools they all?

now retroactively put forward various reasons for failure. For example, the Salon in Holy Week and the coincidence of peak trading time on Easter. Many (I say: many), gallery owners told us that among the buyers of a lot of people who observe strict rules of behavior emphasized in the primary a week for an Orthodox world. If so, it was a complete surprise for the gallery owners themselves. In addition, this version contradicts the fact that sellers bronzes and jewelry trade was quite brisk, and many were satisfied. The list of possible reasons could go on and on. So, all week, Moscow was in a red tube: moving to the center of the car (in other buyers do not go) turns into torture. There have been complaints about the high cost of tickets - 400 rubles. On the idea of ​​"property qualification" should have been cut off gadabout crowd. It was assumed that major buyers such price will not stop. By the way, I'm not so sure, because the people who make purchases at hundreds of thousands of dollars, can truly groan and exclaim about the cost, when they buy access to the auction database for 550 rubles a month. Here, too, runs a special psychology. In general, for some reason people came unusually small, and hardly anyone was interested in prices (compared to the previous room). Even the first serene warm days - and they were not to the point: it is also a factor, dilatory public from commercial activities. From a more global reason was political instability: in an election year exacerbated by uncertainty in "tandem", and the buying mood turns into a suitcase. All of these risk factors could work, but could not. And of course, probably no one knew anything in advance.

At this time, it seemed to me, the organizers of a more rigorous attitude to the format. Kohl Antique Shop, there is nothing there to hang work Tselkova 2000-ies. At least not visibly. Therefore, at the Salon was very little post-war art, the sixties. A social realism, and does almost not there. Benefit if it was this narrowing range? Really not sure. The prices are also not present claims. Yes, it starts sounded arrogant. But the gallery owners were willing to bargain and give sometimes up to 30 percent - would be a genuine interest from buyers!

good news too. First, sales still were. Almost all art dealers with whom ARTinvestment.RU talked, something to sell. Just hoped for more. And the longer rely on a pleasant reason are set out in his reportage Constantine Babulin : "All the galleries in one voice saying that the weakness of the Interior does not reflect the current situation. In all cases noticeably perked up. " Comment is not necessary, so as not to scare.

For jewelry, this salon, the reports from combat positions, was the best of all post-crisis. Our No new posts, says: "If the past [Salon] barely strayed (back money invested in the parlor. - AI ), then these are very pleased. Bronze sold and Jewelry was a great success, starting with a preview. Trend - large stones. Gone are all (by the way, half of the purchases made dealers). I should add that at the Salon laid yet and the deferred sales: people will see will take time to think and then come out a deal.

If you look in the distant future full-time retail formats, any off-line is gradually falling into decay - it is an objective process. If the earlier exhibitions and salons were the only platform for the presentation and exchange of information, today the fabric of communication became more dense, and the dissemination of information - more broad. All the more sensitive the factors are the Internet and globalization, an increasing number of online trades, increased access to international sites. Also, do not stand still and the structure of buyers: changing age structure, increasing mobility and range of collectible interest. So, despite the biblical beginning, the conclusion is obtained quite Darwinian: a better feel to be the one who learns to adapt more quickly to changing conditions.

findings recorded by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

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