Battersea Decorative Fair

Standholders at the latest Decorative Fair report strong demand for good-quality objects

Like father, like son. Antiques dealer Mark Goodger has welcomed his son Jake into the business and they exhibited at their first fair together as colleagues at Battersea’s The Decorative Fair.

Exhibitors selling to other traders, alongside decorators and private buyers, is a key feature of The Decorative Fair in Battersea.

Gardening and vernacular furniture displayed as imagined from Beatrix Potter's Mr McGregor’s garden shed forms a highlight from the upcoming The Decorative Fair on May 12-17

Each edition of The Decorative Fair brings new faces and this season Sheldrake Collection, founded by friends Alice Dickie and Chloe Shann, was one of them.

From huge sharks to chocolate pots, The Decorative Fair offered a tempting range to suit all tastes

American decorators and buyers were in abundance on the first day of the winter edition of The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park this week.

One standout offering at The Decorative Fair this month unites two pieces of early 20th century technology: the dreadnought battleship and the mass production of the crisp.

How better to start a review of sales at the dog-friendly Decorative Fair than a quick canine picture selection?

Concerns of not enough fresh faces coming into the trade seem misplaced

Stand-out decorative items by named artists with interesting back-stories were in demand at the latest The Decorative Fair in Battersea.

The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park is celebrating 40 years in business and the autumn edition on September 30 to October 5, is expected to attract a star-studded crowd as usual.

Who best to ask about how the fair has evolved than Wakelin & Linfield, stalwarts since the very first?

The Decorative Fair marks its 40th anniversary this autumn.

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.