Posts under ‘Quirky & Unusual: Decor & Antique’

Arts, Artists, Accessories, Antiques, Americans et Al…
This week’s Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair will have over 135 exhibitors, with five new to our Battersea, London fair:
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 [...]

Colour & Texture at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair
While the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair is on and we’re there NOW, we’ve spotted a couple of really cheerful stands full of colourful textiles. This one (above) is Molly Hogg, who has a superb collection of textiles from around the globe.
Rob [...]

Festival Of Britain Spritual Home In Battersea For Antiques Fair
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Board of Trade believed that design would lead the economic recovery for Britain and thus germinated the idea for the Festival of Britain.
This Autumn’s Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair, whose Battersea Park venue is on one of the [...]

Hamptons Antiques: Regulars and Returnees to the Autumn Decorative Antiques Fair…
We’re open any minute at the London antiques and decorative arts extravaganza this morning ~ otherwise known to the world as The Decorative Fair! Please come along to see us and our 130 exhibiting dealers. You can see the whole list of exhibitors at this [...]

Quirky & Eclectic at The Decorative Fair…
Drew Pritchard joins the Decorative Antique Fair from Conwy in Wales, with a pleasing variety of architectural, garden, decorative & country house antiques.
The photo Drew has sent us of gives a good idea of the slightly quirky look and of the mix of stock he will bring to the [...]

Sue From The Decorative Antiques Fair Office Picks Her Favourite Antiques
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 [...]

More Of A Trade Secret Than A Formal Antique Fair?
After two exceptionally well-attended Winter & Spring Decorative Fairs at Battersea Park this year saw sales successes in most areas across the board… In terms of furniture trends, it was “pale and interesting” in the traditional areas ~ and C20th modern design pieces that caught the eye of [...]

Some Antiques Are 1960’s: Some Antiques Are 380 Million Years
Come to the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in London’s Battersea May 3-8th 2011 and you can see another of our previous & experienced exhibitors. Jonathan Swire was one of the dealers who first brought fossils as ’sculpture’ to the Decorative Fair.  These have become very popular [...]

The Decorative Fair Is Not Just About Antique Furniture, Tetxiles and Glorious and Interesting Decorative Items…
Though we have those of course… and more at the Battersea Park, Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair
But to change the pace and to continue in our tradition of being new, interesting and diverse, we have new exhibitors and new antique [...]

Interior or Exterior Antiques by Design
Both Yew Tree Antiques and Fontaine (as pictured) are very clever at finding unusual garden ornaments and accessories, which can be used in exterior or interior settings – though each with a different style…
For a full list of exhibitors, check the Decorative fair main site.