"We added a few exhibitors to increase the variety of objects offered hoping that would create more interest, but the gate did not reflect our efforts."
The international event takes place three times each year and attracts dealers and customers from Europe and Asia for its depth of offerings in relics made of fibers.
Due to limited American art instruction, Nineteenth Century native painters often sought refuge in the ateliers of the master instructors in the great European cities of Paris, London and Munich.
There were more than 4,000 dealers set up in 20 fields, as they are called, dedicated to the display and sale of antiques, collectibles and decorative accessories.