Battersea Decorative Fair

As reported last week (ATG No 2610), the theme for the latest edition of The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea is Rococo, with a special display in the foyer.

The Decorative Fair returns from October 3-8 for its third and final staging of the year.

Tribal Art London (TAL) is to take place in person this autumn thanks to the organisers of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair stepping in with a venue.

A buyer who spotted a Whitefriars Glass finger bowl in the pages of Antiques Trade Gazette snapped it up from dealer Mark West.

The spring edition of the Battersea Decorative Fair brought in a handful of first-time exhibitors, who enthused over the success of the event.

Shown is a finger bowl made by James Powell of Whitefriars Glass for Victoria’s coronation banquet given by the Corporation of London on November 9, 1837.

A new dealer brings works by female artists to her first fair as 130 exhibitors get ready for showpiece event.

South London event benefits from extra business after the string of recent fair cancellations

Despite some events falling by the wayside, those still running are experiencing decent visitor demand

A Louis XV commode decorated c.1975 with shells by the designer Anthony Redmile was among the standout sales at the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair’s opening day.

Special showcase at the winter edition centres on very collectable shop advertising signs and fixtures

Highlight sales at the recent Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair included a collection of 40 stone and painted garden toadstools.

Sections catering to primary market Contemporary art are launching at the British Art Fair and the Decorative Fair.

The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea is adding a new section dedicated to Contemporary dealers.

An engineer’s scratch-built working model of a steam locomotive, c.1940, in brass, steel and copper was one of the highlight sales at the last Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea.

The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea Park is well known for selling garden items.

Dealers and fairgoers are having to come to terms with widespread changes in the ticketing of fairs.

Decorative fair exhibitor puts his post-Soviet works on hold for a different dedicated focus

Among the top sales at the winter edition of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair last month was this 1963 Arne Jacobsen leather egg chair and ottoman.

January in London – and the days of garden parties and al fresco dining seem a long way off. Yet at the latest Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair, outdoor items experienced strong demand.