Battersea Decorative Fair
The Battersea Decorative Fair was established in 1985. There are three major events held annually including a Winter fair in January, a Spring event in April and an Autumn fair in September.
The fair showcases a wide range of items including 20th century design and antique decorative art. Since 1997, the event has been held in Battersea Park.

Decorative fair teams up with Bonhams for 350-lot auction
08 February 2021These 19th century carved stone lions form part of a 350-lot auction put together in a joint collaboration between Bonhams and The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair (DATF).

Dealers at auction: Battersea decorative fair teams up with Bonhams while Apter Fredericks sells through Christie's
09 December 2020Two pairs of London art market institutions are joining forces in sales events early next year.

The Battersea Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair goes digital with tours
07 December 2020The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair (DATF) is launching digital initiatives after being forced to cancel two out of its three annual events this year.

Battersea Decorative launches online platform and private shopping services
21 November 2020The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair is launching new digital initiatives after being forced to cancel two out of its three annual events.

Coronavirus: Battersea Decorative fair calls off its winter staging
29 September 2020The final Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair of the year has been called off due to the recent tightening of government regulations.

Coronavirus: Battersea Decorative adjusts dates and adds virtual features for autumn staging
12 August 2020The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair has confirmed it will go ahead as a physical fair with new digital features.

Coronavirus: Battersea decorative fair cancelled for first time in 35 years
17 March 2020The spring The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair has been cancelled.

Battersea fair provides a boost in dry January
10 February 2020January has become a month of abstinence but bountiful fairs provided a welcome break.

Discover a Battersea wonderland as Decorative fair goes for a theme in homage to the illustrator of Lewis Carroll’s work
13 January 2020An original Queen Anne walnut wingback armchair is among the items featured in the showcase foyer at the next Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair.

Fairs fend off the fear factor
21 October 2019Despite the uncertainty, Frieze Week dealers enjoyed an enthusiastic response from buyers.

Towering sale during the recent London fairs
07 October 2019An oil on panel of The Tower of Babel, 1604, by Abel Grimmer (1570-1618/19), offered at £1.35m by Johnny Van Haeften was one of the stand-out sales during last week’s host of London art and antique trade events.

5 Questions: Christopher Jones
23 September 2019Christopher Jones specialises in 18th, 19th and 20th century decorative antiques, furniture, lighting and porcelain. He next stands at the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea from October 1-6.

Battersea decorative fair changes spring dates
19 September 2019Next year’s spring Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair has moved from April to May.

Battersea's Decorative fair celebrates the Bauhaus
16 September 2019The centenary of the influential design school provides a theme for the final Battersea Park fair of 2019

Table topper at Battersea decorative fair
06 May 2019A c.1946 Italian wrought-iron dressing table was among the stand-out sales during the spring Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea.

Room for manoeuvre at Battersea Decorative
08 April 2019A French Art Nouveau mahogany drop-front writing bureau, c.1925, is among the objects featured in a special exhibition at the spring edition of the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea.

Vietnam War picture by Don McCullin offered at Battersea Decorative fair
29 March 2019A powerful photograph of soldiers in the Vietnam War taken by Sir Don McCullin in the 1960s is among the highlights at the Spring Decorative Antiques and textiles fair next month.

5 Questions: Patrick Macintosh
11 March 2019Patrick Macintosh deals in English country house antiques from the 17th-20th centuries with an emphasis on quirky furniture. He is based in Sherborne, Dorset, and exhibits at the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea with fellow dealer Richard Nadin.

US buyers fly into Battersea fair
11 February 2019A 1976 secretaire by Bernt Rosen was one of the highlight sales at last month’s Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea where US buyers jostled with locals to bag the best objects.
Cocktail theme mixes it up for first Battersea Dec of 2019
21 December 2018The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair takes place at Battersea Evolution in the new year, offering a wealth of objects from early oak furniture to fine art to 20th century design.

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