Posts under ‘B: DECORATIVE ANTIQUES’

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 [...]

What’s “New” In Antiques… In London 2010 & 2011
It seems a little bit paradoxical to talk about newness in the antiques business.  But the truth is that antiques follow fashion as much as almost everything else so there’ always something new  – in the sense of being newly popular or available.  And that’s what you’ll [...]

Caroline de Kerangal Exhibits Again…
Caroline has been at many previous Decorative Fairs in Battersea over the years, selling 20th Century antiques, including furniture, seating, lighting, mirrors, paintings and objets. The above seating gives a flavour, including 1930’s modernist French & Dutch  chairs and French ebonised stools.
Varity is the spice of life at the Decorative Antiques [...]

We like our quirky and unusual accessories & antiques
At the spring London Decorative Fair there were plenty of interesting things to be seen and to be bought.  And here are two examples which flew off the exhibitor’s stand on the opening day…
A wood carving, in the Black Forest manner, of a dragon, and a delightful [...]

And That’s Just Our Decorative Antique Fair Exhibitors…

But seriously folks… Twentieth century design accessories were as popular as ever at the April Decorative Antique Fair. 
For example, the cheerful glass lemonade set (above);  French, dating from about the 1930s, and was sold by Norfolk Decorative Antiques, one of our lighting specialists – who also have some good pieces [...]

What Sold At The Decorative Antique & Textiles Fair: Part 3
I’m afraid I blamed the picture quality when I omitted these beautiful chairs from an earlier Antique Diary post on antique chairs sold at the Spring fair. But it was my fault… so here they are rather elegant and stylish and I’d imagine very popular with the [...]

London’s & The UK’s Famous Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair: Famous For The Interesting-ness…
Some more antique furniture and classic modern designs illustrate why interior design gurus and adddicts love London’s Decorative Antique Fair… At the last fair in April 2010, Magus Antiques had a successful week.  Sales included this large antique ebonised bookcase – perfect for [...]

London’s Decorative Antiques Fair: Hard To Find Fine Art
At the Spring Decorative Fair we had a new exhibitor, Black Ink Prints from Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire – a good example of the breadth of the fair.  Black Ink concentrate on original lithographs, silk screens, woodcuts & etchings from C1860 to 1960. Two notable works [...]

More of What Sold at the Spring 2010 London Decorative Antiques Fair…
Dealer Andrew Angell (who specialises in stylish industrial furniture, old shop fittings counters & cabinets & a good range of decorative furniture including leather chairs & sofas, based in Lodon’s Church St.) had a ‘sell out’ fair.  His stock of industrial and club furniture and lighting [...]

What Sold At The Decorative Antique & Textiles Fair: Part 2
Painted furniture was ‘on trend’ in April at London’s most popular event for decorators who seek unusual antiques and statement pieces for interior design… Here are two examples of antique Continental pieces that sold at the April 2010 antiques fair:
A late C19th petite French bookcase (small [...]