This week’s Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair will have over 135 exhibitors, with five new to our Battersea, London fair:

from Jenna Burlingham Fine Art : Leonard Appelbee (British, 1914 – 2000), Landscape at Orovide, Var, 1951

Sue Killinger from Great Missenden, Bucks, who is well known on the antique fairs circuit but makes her first ever appearance at Battersea, with a pleasing mix of smaller antique furniture and antique accessories.
Jenna Burlingham Fine Art (with a gallery in Kingsclere, Hants) specialises in 20^th Century British paintings, sculpture, prints and ceramics as well as work by selected contemporary artists. “We aim to make the art world more accessible by providing friendly, expert advice and guidance.”  They feature many established modern British names with proven market records as well as carefully selected emerging artists working in the Modern British tradition and whom Jenna believes “have future potential”.  A wide variety of art across the £500 to £30,000 price range, as well as a selection of paintings, prints and ceramics under £500.
James Holiday from Hook Norton, Oxon, still enjoys a strong export business to the USA (his father and brother are based there as antiques dealers); his stock of antiques is mixed Continental and British with a wide range of smaller accessories and pictures too. Amongst highlights on his stand will be a North Italian red tortoiseshell cabinet on stand with brass and marble inlay circa 1740. In great condition it is fitted with drawers and a central cupboard.
Ted Wolter is an American dealer now based in Paris.  His stock is period Continental and English antiques, plus a more modern inventory, including pieces by Kjaerholm, Fabricius and other Scandinavians as well as paintings, drawings and sculpture with a more contemporary feel.
Simply Antiques, from Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds, bring a new aspect to the Decorative Fair with a delightful selection of highly collectable C18th and C19th card cases (a very elegant way to carry one’s business cards) and other objets vertu (beautifully decorated smaller items such as boxes, picture frames etc in precious metal, shagreen, tortoiseshell and the like).

Shown above: from Jenna Burlingham Fine Art : Leonard Appelbee (British, 1914 – 2000), Landscape at Orovide, Var, 1951. Signed and dated. Oil on canvas. 25 1/4 x 30 1/4 in (64 x 76.7 cm).

The Battersea, London Decorative Fair opens tomorrow and the queues will be outside the doors… We’ll bring news after the doors open.

In the meantime, another featured returning exhibitor to mention…

Anthony Cole used to exhibit at every Decorative Fair, before he moved to the South West of England. So we’re extra delighted he is joining us again at this autumns Antique Fair. he’ll be there with a good mix of affordable, C17th to C20th stylish traditional English furniture, some decorative antiques (mirrors lamps and miscellany) and with some great 20th century art, such as this painting by Reginald Bass.

It shows a view of St Paul’s cathedral seen across the Thames during the blitz, and dates from around 1950. Approx 30″ x 40″

Timothy is a specialist in fine period furniture and associated works of art based in Belgravia, London.  Amongst the stock he is bringing to the Decorative Antiques Fair is an unusually small-scale pair of late C19th French giltwood bérgères, most probably made for children ~ as seen on the left here.

Timothy Langston is just one of many new exhibitors at the Autumn Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair.

He also brings an early C18th portrait of an American Gentleman in a Red Coat, probably by an American School artist from the Circle of Gerardus Duyckinck, circa 1730 as here on the right.

For a list of all ehibitirs please visit the Decorative Antiques Fair Exhibitors page

So we thought that we would take a few pics of our ‘favourite  things’ at the fair… First up is Sue in the Decorative fair’s organiser’s office who has selected the below items as her favourites from the Spring antiques fair.

Sue is a lovely lady but is not a professional photographer ~ we’ve done our best with her photos… Take it from us they all looked even better at the fair.

Above on the left is a rare hunt sampler shown by Martin Murray. It’s very old (circa 1780s) and was sewn by a 9 year old girl, illustrating letters and pictures.

On the right are some bird pictures as shown by Natalie Morgan-Davies ~ a beautiful collection of pictures which complement each other in style and size.

On the left are some white vases on the Justin @ Magus stand. Individually or as a group these vases would be even more beautiful with flowers of any colour or shape.

And lastly we see some balloon lamps from Le Style. Quite stunningly quirky and imaginative yet practical.  I’d like to see them lit up.

Morgan-Davies Art who specialise in contemporary art, first exhibited at the Decorative Fair in January and they’re back again in May 2011.  They show works by British and European artists.

A group of etchings which proved highly popular in January, particularly with decorators and female customers (buying for their bedrooms and dressing rooms) were the stylish ‘shoe collection’ series by Spanish printmaker Irene Prada. New works by Irene will be featured at the Spring Fair in May.

Top left: En el Aire/On Air, etching, 45 x 32 cm. Right: De Lujo/Luxury, etching, 45 x 32 cm

Another artist whose work we very much like the look of (and animal pictures are always well received by our visitors), are these atmospheric representations of horses in oil on canvas by British artist Tim Williams.

Left: Chestnut Mare, oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm.  Right: Silver Image, oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm

For a list of all exhibitors at the May2011 Decorative Fair please see here

Exhibitors at the Winter Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair, Antikbar, has some fantasically stylish mid-century posters (left).

Also exhibiting are Gray Modern & Contemporary Art who have a great collection of young artists’ work combined with pieces by well-established names (right).

There are many many other fine art exhibitors at the fair.  Come see!

Sculpture & Paintings at London's Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair

Anthony Hepworth, a specialist dealers in modern British & Irish painting and drawing as well as sculpture & tribal art sold three of Cathy Lewis’s Heads (as picture) at the last Decorative Fair – and two more subsequently as a result of the fair, with more sculptures reserved.  Limited edition, bronze heads, painted Jesmonite.

In the background is a painting that also sold by Roger Holtom “First Light”, 2010, Mixed Media on board.

An example from Blacks Design: A pair of chairs

I know it’s a bit late but I forgot to say before… “Welcome back” to…

Blacks Design ~ Specializing in country house antique interiors tailored to any home. Catering to the international antiques trade, decorators and discerning individuals

Malcolm Gliksten ~ Decorative & Architectural Items, Furniture, Folk Art & Paintings: Carousel & Marine: All things Historic, Visual & Inspiring 

Roderic Haugh ~ 18th, 19th and 20th Century furniture and objects with a difference 

Pierre Spake ~ C19th and C20th photography

And welcome back to all our visitors too ~ discerning people that you are! Enjoy the fair.

A few interesting dealers at the next Decorative Fair to tickle the fancies of the collector and designer…

52 Meters ~ from their antique shop on the Lillie Road, London, specializing in 20th Century design, furniture and lighting – see left

Matthew Cox Antiques ~ decorative furniture, lighting & accessories.  Matthew describes himself as “a resource for antique dealers, interior designers and discerning private buyers who are looking for ‘hard to find’ decorative pieces for the home and garden”. His stock always has an architectural theme running through it and at the Decorative Fair he says his stand will have a country house feel.

Angelika CJ Friebe Ltd ~ antiquarian maps, prints and books: See mapwoman.com. Dealers in antiquarian maps and prints, covering most areas and subjects from 16th to early 20th century with emphasis on World maps and maps of American interest as well as highly decorative prints.

Watercolour Design for Cartier jewellery, c. 1930/40

The owner, Angelika C. J. Friebe, worked for various dealers in London and Paris before setting up her own company in 1997 . From 2002 to 2006, the company was based in Vienna, Austria but is now situated in the UK again.

Angelika says “We are very excited to exhibited at the Battersea Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair this year for the first time.  Amongst a variety of exhibits, we will be showing a collection of beautifully executed watercolours as well as only one of two maquettes created by the renowned French interior designer Claude Cochard (1886 – 1973).

Our other exhibits include designs for Cartier jewellery, prints from Napoleon’s Description de l’Egypte, a set of six very rare silver ware lithographs and, amongst other things, a set of four glass pictures of sporting scenes”.

More New Dealers Exhibiting At Next Week’s Antique fair To Follow…

Dogs Are Welcome At The Decorative Fair

As you may have seen earlier on the Decorative Fair Antiques Interior Design Diary, we have the Kennel Club in the foyer displaying various works of art from their collections.  One such is ‘The Card Game’ by Frank Paton, dated 1885, which shows a scene of dogs playing cards and is a fine example of anthropomorphism – a style that became increasingly popular during the Victorian era.

Canine art and artefacts for sale

Doggie Treats

In addition, all around the Decorative Fair, visitors will find a host of canine-inspired art and objects, from terracotta pugs to antique stuffed toys to country paintings.  Our dealers love dogs (many bring their own to the Fair for the week, and visitors are allowed to bring their well-behaved canine buddies too), so depictions of this animal in art often features amongst stock for sale at the Decorative Fair.

Exhibitor Christophe Edwards may well take the (dog) biscuit though with this amazing, and huge iron C19th French poodle parlour sign - or was it a mascot for display at the edge of a village?