The Belgian Royal Chamber of Antiques and Art Dealers was established in 1919. Since its foundation, the Chamber has welcomed among its members antiques dealers who are dedicated to integrity, honesty and ethical conduct in the antiques trade. The Belgian Royal Chamber of Antiques and Art Dealers serves the art trade in Belgium by helping it to achieve a competitive position within the international art market.
Parcours des Mondes is the most important show of tribal art by quality and diversity of its participants. Since 2002, it gathers each year in Paris sixty galleries specializing in the arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. During the second week of September, German, American, British, Australian, Belgian, Canadian, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Swiss galleries join their colleagues in Paris permanently settled in the Fine Arts neighbourhood in St. Germain-des-Prés. This exceptional concentration of works and experts is an open-doors fair where visitors can mingle and wander through the streets of this historic district. Each gallery offers an intimate and personalized presentation of great masterpieces from Africa or Oceania, ethnographic works of more affordable price and other pieces sought after by collectors.
The idea of uniting a handful of primitive antique dealers to tie in with the inauguration of the Ambre gallery and offer the public the first “Non European Art Open Days” at the Sablon first saw the light of day in 1983. The Brussels Non European Art Fair has become one of the leading events displaying non-European art, covering fields as diverse as African, Oceanian, Indonesian, pre-Columbian, Asiatic and Australian Aboriginal art. Sculptures, masks, fetishes, weaponry, jewellery, coins, fabrics, traditional objects executed by ethnic groups according to their own particular customs and worked in wood, metal, gold, silver, bronze, ivory or terra cotta - the objects on exhibit are ritual or domestic artefacts, combining shape with ornamental design. Although the form always meets practical requirements, it is also testimony of a certain vision of the world. Objets d’art from Africa, Indian or Tibet thus draw on the wealth of the myths which form the collective memory, respecting the aesthetic and symbolic standards of tradition and following in the footsteps of the traditional crafts used by their ancestors.
The CINOA Charter defines fine art dealers uncompromisingly as follows: ‘A fine art dealer, member of a national association affiliated to CINOA, is not only a merchant but also a consultant, who is required to respect the rules of his association. He serves a cultural mission by distributing objects of art which he identifies through experience. The relations with his clientele are based on confidence and mutual trust. He is obliged to give his clients correct information concerning the date, the artist and the state of preservation of the objects he sells.’ It is a principal belief of the federation that through trading fairly across international boundaries, sharing knowledge and developing greater expertise in a growing number of varied specialist areas not only members but all parties can benefit from the exchanges of experience, art and ultimately culture.
The mission of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and stimulate appreciation for and advance knowledge of works of art that collectively represent the broadest spectrum of human achievement at the highest level of quality, all in the service of the public and in accordance with the highest professional standards. Discover over 400 galleries and browse their impressive collections. Don't forget to check out the latest exhibitions and recent acquisitions. They truly have something for everyone.
The ASBL Brussels Art Square was created in 2005 by five leading Belgian antique dealers with the aim of protecting and promoting the international reputation of the Place des Sablons and its surrounding streets as a unique art and antiques district in the city. This perception has suffered somewhat in recent years as more and more commercial and retail outlets have moved into the area. Until now, the association's remit has consisted primarily of organising an annual invitation-only gala evening. This site has been created both to make our activities better known to a wider public and to give our members an additional forum to publicise their projects and events. For the first time this year, beside dealers specializing in 20th century art and thanks to a co-operation with the other three art dealers associations on the Sablon, namely BRUNEAF, BAAF and BOAFair, we welcome reputed primitive art, Oriental art and antiquities dealers, offering a broad selection of what our art market has to offer.
In the last few years our profession has undergone many fundamental changes. The profusion of auctions, events such as art and antique fairs, and the internet have lead our clients away from visiting galleries on a regular basis. With this reality in mind, we have formed the Tribal Art Society, an online website that replicates the fine tribal art gallery experience. Our project involves a group of international dealers who share the same values- offering fine works of art for fair and realistic prices. The site is designed to make it easy for passionate collectors who cannot physically visit our individual venues to still participate in the buying experience. As the internet is now an integral component in most of our lives, this site perfectly compliments our contemporary approach to assessing and acquiring artworks.
Welcome to the website for Tribal Art Magazine, the world's premier quarterly journal of the Art, Culture and History of traditional peoples and Old World Civilizations from Africa, Oceania, Asia and the Americas. It's the magazine for collectors!
WELCOME TO THE FISCHBACHER BOOKSTORE! The bookshop, specializing in Fine Art Books, was founded in 1872 and is situated in the beautiful Parisian Quarter of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. We have an extensive inventory of Fine Art books (more than 7000 references) and especially books about African, Oceanic, Pre-columbian, Asian and Antique Arts. Don't hesitate to call or e-mail us for further informations. And when visiting Paris come to our bookstore at 33, rue de Seine. Check out Joris Visser's publications.
AOA New York is an associaiton of private dealers and galleries featuring antique material from Africa, Oceania and the Americas. AOA is committed to the highest of standards of field expertise and presenting only the best what the tribal art market has to offer at every price bracket.