La Tefaf 2026, une excellente édition
The 2026 edition of TEFAF Maastricht (running until March 19) is noted as an excellent year, featuring a significant number of major artworks. The article highlights specific pieces of French patrimonial importance, including four 16th-century terracotta terms from the Château d'Oiron and a Sèvres porcelain cabaret dedicated to French painters from 1814.
These highlighted works matter because their potential permanent export from France is considered a significant cultural loss. The article argues that the terracotta terms belong in the Louvre, which already holds a fifth from the same set, and that the Sèvres cabaret, originally made for the future King Charles X, should also be acquired by French national collections to preserve the country's heritage.