Stephen Ongpin Fine Art (Stand 724) will present a magnificent ink drawing by Théodore Géricault, Study of a Lion, 1791. Géricault is unrivalled in the quality of his depictions of animals. This delicate work is believed to have originally belonged to the artist’s illegitimate son, Georges-Hippolyte Géricault, and has been in a private collection since the 1980s.

TEFAF Ancient Art enables visitors to view some of the oldest works of art available to buy today, with objects coming from all areas of the world. A highlight from US based The Merrin Gallery (Stand 430), is a Mayan polychrome cylinder vase depicting young corn gods on jaguar skin cushion, which dates from 550-950AD.

Alongside TEFAF Ancient Art there is the newest section of the Fair which is TEFAF Tribal, which first appeared during the 2017 edition of the Fair. This is an exciting and growing section of TEFAF Maastricht and visitors can find items of rich cultural history here. Of note is a Standing Statue, from New Ireland, black Uli, which will be exhibited by Belgian dealer Bernard de Grunne Tribal Fine Arts (Stand 121). This is one of the finest examples of this kind of work to come to market; a real show stopper within TEFAF Tribal.

Another dynamic section of the Fair is TEFAF Design, which comprises 15 dealers, who will have exhibited an unrivalled selection of rare and award-winning objects. New York based Demisch Danant (Stand 610) are offering an impressive wall library, which was crafted in 1958 and then presented at the Brussels International Exposition in the same year. It was awarded the Grand Prix and Gold Medal at the Exposition. Alongside this, Galerie Eric Philippe (Stand 608) is presenting two chandeliers by Finnish designer Paavo Tynell (1890-1973), which were created in 1954. Only three of these were ever produced making them exceptionally rare.

TEFAF Maastricht is delighted to host 5 exciting, young dealers in TEFAF Showcase: the 2018 participants are Galerie Le Beau (Stand 1), Charles-Wesley Hourdé (Stand 2), Kallos Gallery (Stand 3), Cortesi Gallery (Stand 4), and Librairie Camille Sourget (Stand 5). The range of collecting disciplines within TEFAF Showcase is extremely broad and the participants are excited to showcase their areas of expertise. Galerie Le Beau will have a stand dedicated to four lounge chairs, most of which have never been seen. Of note is the chair designed and produced by José Zanine Caldas (1919 – 2001), who created a chair in 1949 for production by a company set up to make furniture in affordable materials for those with an eye for modern style but limited budgets. Crafted from plywood, rope and fabric, this is a unique prototype that never went into production.

Selection of registered sales during TEFAF Maastricht 2018 (until Wednesday 14 March 2018).