The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center turns 30 this year and in celebration of its “pearl” anniversary, the center hosted a party on November 10 from 5 to 8 pm for the New York chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) that is also celebrating its 30th anniversary. The center has been an important resource for the designers of the ASID for the past three decades.

New York’s largest antiques emporium, the center houses over 100 galleries on three city block levels with varied collections from America, Europe, Asia and Africa. It specializes in period furniture, sculpture, silver, jewelry, tapestries, clocks, paintings and a selection of objets d’art.

Kraig Block, left, of Throckmorton Fine Art and Leah Gordon of Leah Gordon Antiques chat during the party.

Some of the center’s premier galleries mounted ongoingexhibitions and featured a variety of pearl art and antiques.

Alexander’s Antiques exhibits fine European Meissen. Genuine Meissen porcelain has retained its value over time because no two pieces are exactly alike and each piece bears the imprint of the individual artist.

Flying Cranes Antiques, Ltd, renowned for its Japanese Meiji period art (late Nineteenth Century) features “Antique Arts of Japan, A Passion for Perfection.” The exhibition consists of rare Japanese masterworks of the Meiji period in all media.

Original tenant Brian Gasford of Hemingway African Gallery presents an art exhibition of works by grade school students from Zululand, South Africa. Sale proceeds will help purchase art supplies for 1,000 students of Ncepheni Combined Primary School in Kwazulu, South Africa.

Jade expert Dr Elizabeth Johnson and Alan Chen, owner of Chinese Gallery, pose for a photograph.

Elliot Mazur showcases paintings from the Eighteenth andNineteenth Centuries including works by William Trost Richards,Rembrandt Peale and Diego Rivera. Paul Stamati dedicates hisgallery exclusively to René Lalique chandeliers and decorativeilluminated wall sconces.

Suchow & Siegel Antiques highlights Chinese export, delft and objéts de vertu of the Eighteenth Century. Time Gallery offers a wide selection of antique timepieces in New York. Globe clocks, lyre clocks, empire clocks, and mystery clocks.

The center is located at 1050 Second Avenue. For more information, www.the-maac.com or 212-355-4400.