Gregory Balzer, company "Artekvar": - Within Antique saloon We presented a special project "Historical Interiors: Gothic Romance". This is an example of the so-called installation of antiques, when an antique object is not the ultimate goal, but becomes the beginning, all other components of the room are selected for it, and they are all functional, that is, the lamps are lit, the fireplace can be heated, etc. This, in my opinion, is the apogee of the life of antiques in the interior - when not separate things, but whole rooms are bought. In Russia, we are almost the only representatives of this kind of activity. Our project at the Salon is a single room, a small dining room with a fireplace area, which originates from the French estate of the XVII - the end of the XVIII century and is designed in the style of neo-Gothic or pseudo-Gothic. There is no duplicate element here. The man who made this room was a real poet and had an excellent design and sculptural vision.

Mark Dodgson (BADA - London Art Dilator Association): - On Russian Antique Salon I'm for the first time. I can say that it is very similar to other European exhibitions of antiques. First of all, I was attracted by Russian furniture (we don’t have much of it in London), as well as Soviet painting (it’s really good). Of course, interesting lamps and paintings of the XIX century, especially the Russian landscapes. In England, designer furniture of the 20th century is now at its peak of popularity, and attention to classical English furniture continues unabated. As for the predictions about what will be fashionable in the antique sphere ... You know, often the trends are set by individual enthusiasts: someone stubbornly insists that the English portrait is the most interesting thing that ever existed, and at some point Finally, it is possible to convince everyone else that this is indeed the case, and now there is nothing more valuable than an English portrait.