Kennel Club Fine Art First At Decorative Antiques Fair

The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair Shows It’s Dog Friendly Face Again…

The Kennel Club is also promtoing our Autumn 2010 London Antique Fair on their website and for a reason ~ they will be showcasing their collection at the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in London for the first time this September/early October.

As regular visitors at the Battersea Park antique fair will know the Decorative Fair is no starnger to dogs both real (if they behave) and art and artifacts of dogs.  See our earlier piece on the Antiques Interiors Diary. And whilst there’s always a few dog-inspired pieces (I counted over a dozen last time), the Kennel Club Art Gallery will be showing a concentrated selection of its huge collection of dog inspired art and objects, both classic and modern. The Kennel Club has been involved with the welfare of dogs for over 130 years and it  boasts the largest collection of dog paintings in Europe. At the Decorative Fair, The Kennel Club Art Gallery stand will offer visitors the chance to see a versatile, informative and imaginative collection of work on the subject of our canine friends.  The exhibition is just that – it’s not for sale.

Luisa Pontello, Assistant Collections Manager at the Kennel Club Art Gallery said: “We are delighted to take part in the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair and look forward to opening our extensive collection up to people who may not have previously known about it.” For more information,visit The Kennel Club Art Gallery.

Note: The Kennel Club Arts Foundation welcomes donations of works of art, artefacts or books, relating to the dog.