Final preparations underway for highly anticipated inaugural 'Art & Antiques Dubai' fair

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International Galleries to Participate in Inaugural 'Art and Antiques Dubai'
The exhibitor list participating includes:
Rami Abboud International (Lebanon, USA, Paris) with contemporary jewellery; Art Asiatique SARL (Marseilles) with Chinese ceramics and works of art; Art Gallery Atelier 17 (Moscow) with 20th century paintings, enamel, silver, Fabergé, Art Deco bronzes and 19th century Russian ormolu furniture; Ayyam Gallery (Damascus) with modern and contemporary Syrian art; Bazaart (London) with rare, early Italian maiolica and contemporary Italian ceramics; Berry-Hill Galleries Inc. (New York) with 18th, 19th and 20th century American and European paintings including Orientalist works; Rudolf Budja Galerie (Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, New York, Miami) with paintings and prints on canvas and paper, limited edition prints as well as photography, the main focus will be on American Pop Art at the fair; Lucy B. Campbell Fine Art (London) with contemporary British, European and American art, Alastair Crawford (New York) who specializes exclusively in Georg Jensen silver; Dillon Gallery (New York) with Nihonga paintings; Geoffrey Diner Gallery Inc. (Washington DC) with 19th, 20th and 21st century decorative arts, furniture and objects; Galerie Dumonteil (Paris) with 20th century and contemporary sculpture; Galerie Tamenaga (Paris) with modern and contemporary art; Galleria dei Coronari SRL (Rome) with Italian furniture, paintings and works of art; Peter Gant Fine Art (Carlton, Australia) with contemporary Australian paintings and works on paper; Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts LLC (New York) with American art, 1900-1950; Cristina Grajales Inc. (New York) with masterpieces of 20th century and contemporary design; Fulvio Granocchia (Italy) with jewellery; Mark Hachem (New York and Paris) with contemporary sculpture and works on paper; Brian Haughton Gallery (London) with fine English and Continental ceramics; Jason Jacques Inc. (New York) with art pottery including Art Nouveau masterworks; Lesley Kehoe Galleries (Melbourne) Koopman Rare Art (London) with antique silver and works of art; Maison Gerard (New York) with French Art Deco from the 1920s-40s; Majlis Gallery (Dubai) with works of art pertaining to Middle Eastern society including maps and carpets; Mathaf Gallery (London) with Orientalist paintings; Metal Gallery (London) with contemporary metalwork; Mita Arts Gallery (Tokyo) and Mary Deeming (London) with Japanese woodblock prints; Amir Mohtashemi (London) with Islamic art; Susan Ollemans Oriental Art (London) with Indian jewellery and works of art; Olyvia Oriental (London) with contemporary Chinese paintings; Ronald Phillips Ltd (London) with 18th and 19th century English furnishings; Port of Call Gallery (Dubai) with Oriental antiques and fine art; Potterton Books (Thirsk, N.Yorks.UK) with a wide selection of new and unusual out of print books on art, antiques, architecture and design. Among these, there is The Nassar D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Vol. IV, The Decorated Word by M. Bayani, A. Contadini and T. Stanley; Samina Inc. (London) with Indian jewellery; Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books (London) with antiquarian books; The Tolman Collection (Tokyo) with contemporary Japanese prints; Top Time SRL (Milan) with clocks and contemporary paintings; Toninelli MF Art Moderne (Monte Carlo) with modern paintings and sculpture; Waterhouse & Dodd (London) with paintings from 1870 to contemporary, including leading European artists and contemporary Middle-Eastern; Whitford Fine Art (London) with 20th century British and European paintings and sculpture, including Post Cubist, Modernist and Post-war and Pop art.

Art and Antiques Dubai will take place at the Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah from 21-24 February 2008.

About Haughton International Fairs
Through Haughton International Fairs, established in 1982, the London based Haughton family organize six major international art fairs, in the US, UK, and Middle East. Each is a major international event, bringing together in total several hundred of the world's top art dealers and attracting thousands of visitors.

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