A big chunk of history inside a new gallery in Dubai

After two years of hunting for rare, valuable history pieces from around the world, a British private collector residing in Dubai decided to share his treasures in a new concept considered the first of its kind in the region.

Important pieces from famous figures down through time including antiques, photographs, paintings and statues from 20 different countries are now on display at a new gallery in Dubai opened by Tim Boswell, CEO of Ocean View Real Estate, who first began collecting memorabilia out of passion, but continued on the pursuit believing it a good investment

The gallery, called Ocean View Antiques, Artefacts and Artworks has been offering noteworthy collectables from a cross section of history.

When you first walk in, a multimillion dollar Elvis Presley collection, including his golf cart, his number one piece of jewellery, many items of clothing, two of his guitars and his microphone are displayed in a small section to the right.

“I wanted to bring something new to the region. You can rarely find people interested in selling collectables, and you can rarely find real antiques or letters from Albert Einstein or Thomas Edison, just to name a few, being displayed on sale. Everything in the gallery is what I personally wanted to buy. These are really things that continue to go up in value,” said Boswell, who has been in the UAE for 16 years.

Original article by Mary Achkhanian

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