Top dealers heading to LAPADA Fair
Leading galleries and dealers from the world of antiques and the decorative arts, including significant new signings, are confirmed for the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair, taking place 28 October to 2 November in Mayfair.
Buyers are set to benefit from an unparalleled range of exhibitors across fine art, antiques, design and jewellery. Leading industry names confirmed for the Fair include in the furniture and antiques section: Butchoff Antiques, known for museum-quality 19th-century furniture has taken its largest ever stand at the Fair. Jay Arenski who specialises in the unusual and eclectic exhibits for the first time. Other leading furniture dealers announced so far include Lennox Cato Antiques and Works of Art, Anthony Fell, Wakelin & Linfield and Hatchwell Antiques which specialise in the unexpected and astonishing across aeronautical, optics and classical.
When it comes to fine and contemporary art, the fair will offer: Whitford Fine Art, one of London’s leading galleries operating for 50 years this year, returns to the Fair following a ten-year absence and will be highlighting the work of Matisse’s pupil, Mildred Bendall (British French 1891- 1977), the Estate of whom Whitford has managed since 1985. Gladwell & Patterson, London’s oldest gallery, joins the Fair for the first time as does Portland Gallery one of London’s leading Art Galleries dealing in Modern British and Contemporary paintings and Winsor Birch, a specialist in British, Scottish and Irish Art and Sculpture founded by Grant Ford. They exhibit alongside MacConnal-Mason Gallery, British and French Impressionist dealers Walker Galleries.
Modern British specialists Freya Mitton, Duncan R. Miller Fine Arts and Willow Gallery return. Bluerider Art, a Mayfair based contemporary gallery that represents stylistically distinctive artists from both Eastern and Western cultures, returns for a second year. Anitkbar, will share its popular and lively and original advertising posters.
The popularity of silverware – particularly silver flatware has increased in recent years – and buyers will find a rich selection of silver at the Fair. Items from the early 16th century to present day including arts and crafts and art nouveau will be on sale from silver specialists Oliver Newton, The Peartree Collection, Mary Cooke Antiques, JH Bourdon Smith and South Africa’s Old Corkscrew Gallery.
Across ceramics, table and glassware, Serhat Ahmet, the European porcelain expert returns and in the 100th year of Art Deco, M&D Moir Glassware, Art Nouveau and Art Deco specialists, will be exhibiting. Other glassware and ceramics specialists include Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts Ltd and others.
The Fair’s history of offering world-class antique jewellery continues with exhibitors including Morelle Davidson, A Rayan Collection Ltd, Anthea AG Antiques and Robin Haydock Antiques. Watches and horology dealers include Timewise Vintage Watches and Richard Price & Associates with a broad selection of horology and automata.
LAPADA and Haute Jewels, a collective of contemporary high jewellery maisons, have partnered for this year’s Fair. This collaboration marks Haute Jewels’ first dedicated presence in London, bringing a curation of international jewellery exhibitors to the heart of Mayfair.
Elizabeth Shanks, LAPADA CEO, said: “The Fair has seen a dramatic increase in demand this year and we are delighted to welcome new exhibitors as well as the return of other high-calibre dealers and galleries. The Fair’s important partnership with Haute Jewels has launched the Fair firmly into the broader luxury sector which further elevates our positioning as one of the world’s leading fairs for ultra and high net worth buyers.
“Our prime location in the heart of Mayfair adds to the attraction for our buyers and the Fair’s later timing at the end of October is set to prove attractive as these buyers head into London in the run up to Christmas.”