TEFAF - Finestre sull'Arte

TEFAF 2026, art market holds. Maastricht remains the place to sell 4,000 years of history

There was a TEFAF claim that many still remember today. It went something like this, "We sell the best contemporary art of the last 4,000 years." A brilliant line, but also the perfect summary of what this fair has represented for decades. Born as a...
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TEFAF Maastricht 2026 starts with major sales: here are some of the biggest buys

The first days of TEFAF Maastricht 2026 confirmed the fair's central role as one of the leading global markets for art, antiques and design. This year's edition, hosted as usual at MECC Maastricht in the city of Maastricht, opened with strong interes...
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TEFAF 2026, what Italian antiquarians bring: here are their top works (with prices)

TEFAF Maastricht returns in 2026 to the spaces of the MECC and establishes itself, as usual, as one of the leading international events dedicated to art, antiques and design. This year's edition takes place March 14-19, with invitation-only preview d...
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Salvator Mundi "de Ganay" from Leonardo's workshop will be at Tefaf Maastricht 2026

Leonardo's Salvator Mundi theme returns to the center of attention in the international art-historical market and research. In fact, on the occasion of Tefaf 2026, the important antiques fair held in Maastricht, London 's Agnews Gallery is presenting...
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A Roman torso that was in the collection of Stefano Bardini: David Aaron brings it to Tefaf

There will be an important Roman torso linked to the collecting of Stefano Bardini at the 2026 edition of TEFAF Maastricht, scheduled for March 14-19, 2026 in the Dutch city. Bringing this work is London-based David Aaron Gallery, which, at booth 804...
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acquires a rare rhinoceros Clara statue at TEFAF

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has announced the acquisition of a rare 18th-century terracotta statue depicting Clara, the rhinoceros who, in the 18th century, became a celebrity throughout Europe. The work, 50 centimeters tall and attributed to Dutch ...
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Gustav Klimt work resurfaces: it is a portrait of an African prince

A work by Gustav Klimt whose trail had been lost reappears at the Tefaf in Maastricht, the major international antiques fair. It is the portrait of an African prince of whom there had been no news since the time of World War II: it has resurfaced, an...
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The Three Graces, a masterpiece by Carlo Finelli, goes to the Tefaf in Maastricht

The Roman antiquarian gallery Antonacci Lapiccirella is bringing to the 2025 edition of the Maastricht Tefaf one of the most significant imarmoras groups by Carlo Finelli (Carrara, 1785 - Rome, 1853), who was among the greatest Neoclassical sculptors...
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