The virtual new world now reaches antique fairs

Spectacular results were achieved at Morgan O'Driscoll's Irish and International art sale

Poseidon, a necklace in gold, platinum and diamonds by Georges Braque (1882-1963) will be displayed by Didier Ltd., Jewellery at the inaugural vrtua TEFAF Fair.

The world of auctions, local, national and international, has moved fairly seamlessly to an online model. Art and antique fairs have a more particular problem, but as the pandemic progresses and large gatherings remain an impossibility new forms are emerging.

With fabulous fairs in New York and Maastricht The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), the daddy of them all, is not something us average punters get to visit every time. The good news is that the digital model is available in our own homes.