Jan 21, 2013 14:44
11 yrs ago
Russian term

антикварный салон

Russian to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
I've seen "antiquarian" and "antique salon" when this is translated into English, but the entity being described is a "salon" in New York frequented by people in show business.

Дело происходило в антикварном салоне Ричарда Миллса (он терпеть не мог, когда его называли Диком или Ричи), худощавого блондинистого гея с грустными глазами,

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Deborah Hoffman (asker) Jan 24, 2013:
* I should have been clearer. It's just a party. I was thinking salon as a synonym - well for salon in the sense of a gathering or party. But from responses this would actually be some type of a shop or showroom.

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antiques showroom

Difficult to say really because we don't know why these people go there. Are they buying stuff? Is it the guy's home that is so out-of-date it's like an antique shop?

Even more context needed :)
Peer comment(s):

agree LilianNekipelov : I agree. The exhibition itself would be called an antiques show.
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agree MariyaN (X)
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agree cyhul
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antique store

This kind of place is usually just called an "antique store" or "antiques store".
Example sentence:

The best antique stores in Toronto don't take the fun out of the hunt...

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antique art gallery

antique art(s) gallery or due to little context:
antique shop; curiosity shop, parlor
"antiquarian" refers to books, non?

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Note added at 3 days6 hrs (2013-01-24 21:42:23 GMT)
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then ANTIQUE SALON
салон (литературно-артистический кружок из людей избранного круга, собирающихся в частном доме) e.g., literary salon — литературный салон
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