Battersea Decorative Fair

There’s no denying that we live in uncertain times. The impact of recent financial turmoil has hit dealers and collectors alike.

The opening day of the spring edition of the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair was a success for many, with well-heeled buyers snapping up furniture, art and more on Tuesday, May 6.

Piece of furniture mentioned in reference books is just of the potential purchases at Dec Fair

Dealers reported a good start to sales at the Decorative Fair (January 21-26) in Battersea as ATG visited early on, with US decorators especially out in force.

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The autumn edition of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair at Evolution London (The Marquee) in Battersea Park from October 1-6 was one its most successful to date.

New names exhibit alongside established regulars at autumn edition of The Decorative Fair in south London

Darren Hudson is the proprietor of Hudson Antiques. For the last eight years he has been organiser of the thrice-yearly Decorative Fair in Battersea Park. The next starts on October 1.

Among the highlight sales at the recent Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair was a George III pine chest of drawers featuring more recent overpainting in willow pattern.

Among the clutch of new exhibitors at the spring Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea is Mary Cooke Antiques, specialist in silver, whose key items include a George IV silver gilt table bowl.

A fortuitously timed trip from a large group of top US interior decorators boosted sales at Battersea’s winter Decorative Fair.

Traditional antiques are very much still in demand, according to reports from dealers at Battersea’s winter Decorative Fair.

Focus on quilt on offer at the first Decorative event of the year - which shares its venue with specialist fair LARTA

Results from a flurry of fairs early this autumn prove there is plenty of space for such events in the London market.