Glitterati flock to the exhibition of luxury in London

  Masterpiece Art Fair in London and opened luxury crowd Thursday in value of jewelery, furniture and cars, the international super-rich in appearance free from worry about a fragile world economy.

Celebrities moved along the stands at a sneak preview event at Chelsea on Wednesday night, drinking champagne and admire sculptures, precious porcelain, classic cars, paintings, jewelry and silverware.

"It's a huge amount of wealth that has to go somewhere," said Philip Hewat-Jaboor, president of Masterpiece, the news agency Reuters at the show.

International dealers and galleries offer major categories of goods level for everyone.

The soloists for the event, to 4 July 1952 is included a Jaguar C-Type racing car once owned and operated by American Masten Gregory, and an aquamarine and ruby ​​red with belt loop necklace, Fulco, Duke of Verdura for Paul Flato jeweler, New York, 1935, at $ 2,500. 000 prizes designed.

Gagosian Gallery unveiled a statue in gilded silver by renowned British artist Damien Hirst, known as "Saint Bartholomew, Exquisite Pain, 2008."

Visitors also a 1959 Salford Street Scene by LS Lowry, British painter with a price of £ 495,000 ($ 766,918) and works by Francis Bacon and Picasso viewed.

Antique paintings and clocks, and a figure from the 18th Been centuries risquDe German Meissen porcelain, a young couple shows sold with a price tag of $ 320,000, are a chess game, with golden birds of the luxury created jeweler Theo Fennell to £ 95,000 ($ 147,186) and vintage jewelry Faberge, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels.

London Art and upscale luxury market seems to be plagued insensitive to the recession in the UK and the weak global economy, the crisis of the euro-zone debt and worries about China's growth.

The organizers reported rapid commands from the beginning at Masterpiece London, and a series of signifiers orange sticker sales quickly dotted the stands.

Large Sycomore Ancient Art of the wooden statue of a senior Egyptian officials dating back to 2570-2350 BC, almost immediately sold to a German museum for more than a million pounds (1.54 million).

Referring to the influx of international visitors milling around the fair, said Hewat-Jaboor London had secured his position as an international hub for luxury goods.

"London is the great melting pot," he said.