It’s been a busy first few days at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea, with an international gathering of antique hunters, interior designers and celebrities all out in force. With its consistent mixture of interesting stands and traders, the fair is always a colourful and fascinating event as our round-up of pictures shows.
C20th design with Henry Saywell. A set of four oil panels by French artist b.1940, Jean-Louis LedonnaisAntique painted European furniture & accessories at Maison Artefact. A large c1800 French wooden window set with antique mirror
Cast iron mid-C19th Empire style columns as lamps, with photographic prints by Sam Haskins, at La Place AntiquesA group of 1960s lithographs by German artist Ruprecht Geiger, at Odyssey Fine ArtsFine modern & contemporary art at Jenna BurlinghamPlaster and terracotta classical busts at Fontaine
Matthew Foster discussing art deco jewellery with a customerA collection of 21 French 1930s hat blocks, at Martin D. Johnson AntiquesOne of a Pair of late C19th French zinc architectural lion heads, at Christopher JonesAn early C20th bust of Colbert, the Finance Minister to King Louis XIV, at French Country LivingAn Italian 1960s carved wood table, at Lee Wright Antiques & DesignVisitors inspect an industrial style lightVisitors at this year’s Winter Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair
