The September~October Decorative Antiques Fair Ball Starts Rolling

A London Antiques Fair As Work & As An “Event”

Some people think of the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair as work.  They labour to plan it and makeg sure it happens and that it’s a success again.  That really starts the day after the last fair finishes.  Others – the exhibitors – book their spaces and as the fair approaches, they start to think about presentation and what pieces to show to best represent their wares and of course to sell.  And all that’s work.

Then the day arrives and some visitors want to be there first and they make sure they are at the front of the queue.  Others – including some of London’s finest interior designers – take their clients or at least carry their schemes in their heads as they “shop”.  So it’s real life – and it’s business for a lot of people.

Others treat it as a treat. It’s a very sociable affair – our Decorative Antique Fair – with dealers, exhibitors, clients, regulars, designers and friends meeting, greeting, drinking and chatting and also doing business. If you are in the trade, there’s not a better place to be at the end of September/early October than in Battersea Park’s Marquee at the “Decorative Fair”.  Some do both depending on the day and how much business they have already done.

And then there’s our foreign visitors (I can tell you the web site has a fascinatingly international audience). Most as above, are looking to find that piece that makes everything just right.  And I guess that some just come to look at the interesting antiques, textiles, fine art, modern design, etcetera.  Hopefully their fancies are tickled somewhere along the way… and they take home (or have shipped) a souvenir of a relaxed day out.

And as the PR wheels start to roll, we see the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair appearing as something “to do” as listed by hotels. One such is the Rubens, round the corner (and over the bridge) close to “Buck House”. They have the Decorative Fair on their site now.  Good.  Their guests will be very welcome…