Posts from ‘April, 2010’

Battersea Park, London’s Unique Antiques Fair 2010 Has Record Attendance
Some of us missed the April Decorative Fair this month due to volcanic eruptions.  That also meant that some visitors missed it (I don’t think any exhibitors did).  But the upside was that there were more people in London who might otherwise have been elsewhere – [...]

Antiques & Interiors Diary Wonders…
Having spent some time in India last week, both in the northern cities and in the more tropical south (where the Portuguese influence is strong in architecture and design in the old colonial ports especially), I was wondering just how much of the Indian decorative style had enterered the European interior [...]

London Battersea Antique Fairs Update…
The Spring Decorative Fair in Battersea (April 2010) will have 130 exhibitors displaying fabulous stock from all corners of the globe. Many of our exhibitors take part in all three Decorative Antiques & Textiles fairs each year and others come and go from time to time.
We are pleased to welcome back a [...]

Exhibitor Darnley Fine Art In Fine Form…
A couple of previews of some artworks from Darnley Fine Art, by firstly Norman Wilkinson CBE, British  (1878 – 1971) and the beautiful The Bann at Coleraine: Oil on canvas and signed: Image size: 30×44½ cm.
Both this painting and the below are original artworks for travel posters.  Darnley Fine Art will be [...]

130 Exhibitors Of Decorative Antiques & Textiles And Interior Design Fair Style…
We are delighted to introduce an impressive list of exhibitors taking part for the first time in the April Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair.  Our “new boys” include the following and we are pleased to welcome them.  Please come and see them in the marquee [...]

From A Decoy Swan From New York To A Metal Chair From…
Two more pieces to give a flavour of the diversity in style and origin of the Decorative Fair.
On the left (in case you can’t tell) a 1920’s northern New York state decoy swan in wire, wood and canvas. From Humbleyard.  
And on the right, an [...]

Width & Depth At The Dcorative Antiques Fair…
First of all the exhibitors list of the spring fair is now on the website.  Please check on the Exhibitors page.
Secondly a sneak preview of some of the items which will be at the fair, in Battersea Park later this month.  We’re showing four pieces…
Above on the right [...]

Illuminate Your Interiors with Lights and Lamps From The Decorative Fair’s Renowned Period Lighting Selection
The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair has become justifiably renowned for offering customers a superb selection of period lighting. Visitors will find wall lights, from antique C18th copper candle sconces to mid-C20th pieces (such as the Murano lights shown below), chandeliers [...]

1950’s Stieff Toy in Original Plush
The toy I wrote about last week has been described by the dealer and exhibitor(Humbleyard) who will be back at the Decorative Fair in Battersea, exhibiting with us later in April, as a 1950s ladybird toy on wheels, made by Stieff, upholstered in (original) plush fabric.
The ladybird will be for sale.  Interested parties, please [...]

Norwegian Loof Lirpa Shows His Seaweed
If you’ve been to the Decoratve Antiques & Textiles fair before, you’ll know that it’s generally a very relaxed affair with smiles and humour.  It’s not for thse who can only do stuffy.
And in that vein we have an extraordinary exhibitor at the next fair starting on April 20th and [...]