Artfact Live! Presents Period Furniture And Antiques from Harlowe-Powell Auction Gallery

Some 85% of the space available for the International Furniture and Design Exhibition & Awards (INFDEX ’09) has been sold out and the expo has grown by 30% to reach 100 stands this year, a spokesman for the organisers yesterday said.
A Qatar Expo official said INFDEX ’09 would bring all the glamour and excitement of European and Asian interior design shows to Qatar.
“And with the interior design market in most developed countries still suffering the effects of the global financial crisis, INFDEX ‘09 gives ambitious interior designers and On September 19, 2009, Harlowe-Powell Auction Gallery, located in Charlottesville, VA, will host its Period Furniture And Antiques Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this phenomenal sale, Harlowe-Powell Auction Gallery will offer more than 700 lots of period furniture and antiques. A Platinum And Diamond Ring is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $10,000 and expected to sell between $20,000-$24,000.

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Founded in 1989, Artfact is the largest global marketplace of fine and decorative arts, antiques, collectibles, and estate auctions. On January 1, 2009, Artfact launched Artfact Live! and Invaluable Live!, its proprietary live auction bidding platforms, enabling users to bid in real-time on auctions being held around the world by its prestigious auction house partners. Currently, over 1,000 fine auctioneers actively list their catalogues with Artfact.com and its U.K. sister site Invaluable.com, reaching the Artfact community of more than 10 million knowledgeable collectors and dealers worldwide. Artfact's industry leading database includes more than 50 million complete auction results totaling more than $190 billion in value, including information on more than 500,000 international artists. In 2006, Artfact acquired RFC Systems, the leading provider of enterprise software developed specifically for the fine art and antique auction house industry. RFC helps prestigious auction houses around the world manage their businesses by automating their day-to-day operations.”
INFDEX ’09, Qatar’s largest interior design and home furniture exhibition will be officially opened by HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani, giving support to the Qatari interior design market and its important contribution to the Qatari economy.
“INFDEX ’09 places doing business at the core of the event. This year we are introducing a number of features to help the interior design industry maximise opportunities in a difficult business environment,” says Qatar Expo Chief Operating Officer, Georges Saliba.
The latest confirmed INFDEX ’09 exhibitors include Bo Concept, Living Spirit (www.honzon.com), IDS Group (Interior Design Services), New Art Overseas, Milano International for Trading & Industry and B5 Design (www.b5designqatar.com)
European interior designer Ligne Roset has chosen INFDEX ’09 to unveil its new 2010 collection.
“The record 100 exhibitors expected at INFDEX ’09 are encouraged to demonstrate their creativity and imagination as the exclusive INFDEX Creative Awards – presented by International Design Guru Aziz Rebeiz - are presented for the second successive year.”
Four prizes will be presented at the glittering INFDEX ’09 Gala Dinner to winners of the Best Eco-Friendly Design Stand (sponsored by Qatar Today), Best Innovative Designed Stand, Best Use of Stand Space and Best Young Designer awards. INFDEX ’09 will be sponsored for the second year by Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company.