The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair Returns to Battersea Park

The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair – the leading interiors and arts event for design cognoscenti – returns to Battersea Park for a highly anticipated bumper edition with over 150 exhibitors across two floors, from Tuesday 28 September to Sunday 3 October 2021.

Renowned amongst top decorators the world over as the UK’s most exciting and beautiful antiques fair, full of unexpected treasures, the event features specialist dealers offering a wide variety of objects, furniture, art and accessories dating from the 17th century to the 1970s. There is literally something for every taste and budget, and to suit all styles of decoration. Stands are presented with flair, providing ideas and inspiration. Decorators regularly seen shopping include Rita Konig, Flora Soames, Olga and Alex Polizzi, Robert Kime, Veere Grenney, Nicky Haslam and major international players such as Rose Tarlow and Michael Smith from the USA.

The Organisers are planning a friendly and safe event with prebooked tickets: £20 p/p on the opening day, Tuesday 28 September, and £10 p/p each day thereafter with a choice of two timed entries per day. You can stay as long as required, and your ticket also allows re-entry to the

Fair, but numbers inside the venue will be monitored. Online booking is now open; follow link f r om www.decorativefair.com. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome.

In the past year there has been an explosion of interest in antiques and vintage 20th century designs – the ultimate in chic sustainable style – as we look for c omfo r t in our homes, and decoration to be treasured. The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair offers every element to create a layered story, from glass-fronted cabinets for displaying pottery and tableware, to pretty and practical textiles; decorative and fine art and sculpture of all periods; beautifully upholstered classic seating and traditional chests of drawers; country wood-ware

and tavern tables to sleek deco sideboards and lighting; weathered garden antiques, folk art and surprising objects to make you smile.

Peter Bunting - Unusual painting of a dog c1700 tempera on board, in fine later frame. £1750

Anthea AG Antiques - Van Cleef & Arpels Burma ruby and diamond dress clip c1960s.

(one of) a pair of gilt iron Spanish twig mirrors. Circa 1960. £4200

Chalet White - Jamaica table

van Halm & van Halm Ltd - A blue and white Chinese ‘Kraak’ porcelain cup from the reign of Wanli (15731619).

Foster & Gane - An upholstered daybed by Jacques Quinet (1918 - 1992) sleigh form carcass covered in the original green felt. £7400

Anthony Outred - A folk art polychrome painted four-fold leather screen. Netherlands. Circa 1900. £3200

Streett Marburg & Charlotte Casadejus - Late 18th century Italian water gilt four poster tester bed. Ht: 310cm. £48,000

Wakelin & Linfield - A mid-18th century Dutch commode in well patinated walnut, C.1750.

Alexia Amato - Pair of Large Antique Bohemian Cranberry Crystal Perfume Bottles

M Goldstein - Lacquered papiermache mirror. Iran early 20th Century