Millionaires accompanied by celebrities overcrowded into the launch of London luxury fair Masterpiece, an annual shopping extravaganza for the rarest art, jewellery and antiques. Remarkably superior items on show on Tuesday night included a huge Roy Lichtenstein painting called Puzzle Portrait, a large pearl that once was a property of Mary Tudor, along with a 1925 first edition Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.
Catering to high-income consumers London clock emporium Raffety showcased a long case clock believed to have graced the rooms of a Medici palazzo in Florence, and an unusual George II period walnut bureau bookcase with a clock above the glass doors. Furthermore, Wartski made a show of intention of vintage jewels from Faberge. Apart from that the various booths at the fair known to have showcased Exquisite Art Deco pieces from Paris jewellers Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels.
Image Source: Masterpiece London 2013
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