Five Highlights Of Masterpiece London, From A Six-Figure Sapphire Necklace To Thomas ...

Masterpiece London — “the unmissable art fair” — is under way on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea through July 4 Rather than focusing on just art or design, the occasion mixes art, antiques, antiquities, design and fine jewelry ranging from the likes of artist Alexander Calder to contemporary ceramicist Hitomi Hosono to visual artist Carlos Rolón to Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry to 18th-century designer Thomas Chippendale. “There is rarely a sort of serious, intellectual approach about mixing a bunch of art in different fields in a way that is a sum greater than their parts, and I think that’s the whole point of Masterpiece, and the uniqueness of Masterpiece is possibility we give to our visitors to be serendipitously exposed to whole groups of works that they might otherwise not have had the opportunity,” explained Masterpiece London chairman Philip Hewat-Jaboor. Here are five highlights of the 2018 edition of . Source