The first Asian Art in London as previewed at the time by Antiques Trade Gazette in 1998. The event included three major museum exhibitions – 100 Masterpieces of Chinese Imperial Ceramics from the Au Bak Ling Collection at the Royal Academy, Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics at the Percival Davids Foundation and China Mania, a recreation of Queen Mary II’s porcelain display of the 1690s at Kensington Palace.
Francesca Galloway
“Twenty years ago I was dealing from my home in South Kensington. AAL was successful from the start. The event enabled people to go on a voyage of discovery – visiting different dealers, galleries and homes was tremendous fun. I made some new connections that year, who have since become long-standing clients. The idea of the ‘open house’ event was beguiling for everyone.