Fair Calendar

London’s most established art and antiques fair will take place from Thursday 6th to Sunday 16th June, 2013. Now in its 41st year, it attracts over 30,000 visitors and has for many years, been a destination for buyers searching for high calibre pieces.

Around 200 specialist dealers from around the world keep their best pieces for this annual event. The array of stock for sale ranges from traditional and decorative furniture to contemporary art and includes: 20th century furniture and design, paintings and watercolours, silver, jewellery, textiles, ceramics, kitchenalia, lighting, carpets, Art Deco, clocks, sculpture, fossils, mirrors and natural history.

With prices up to £1 million the fair accommodates every level of buyer. Both first-time and seasoned collectors can be reassured by the knowledge that every single piece has been checked by a 100-strong team of trade experts, who 'vet' the show before it opens to ensure it is genuine and of good quality.

Art Antiques London announces world class Lecture Programme and The Party in The Park in Aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity 11th June 2013.

Each year the Fair collaborates with a charity to create a unique occasion which has become one of the most anticipated nights of the Season. The champagne Reception is an opportunity for IP guests to preview world class fine art and antiques in a stunning pavillion set in one of London's most glamourous parkland's - Kensington Gardens.

The champagne reception is followed by a dinner, auction and live entertainment, which in the past three years has raised over £1.25M for charity. The 2012 event raised over £475,000 for JDRF, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Art Antiques London looks forward to another successful Fair and glittering Party in The Park event in 2013     

Art Antiques London takes place in a purpose-built pavillion in Kensington Gardens opposite the Royal Albert Hall and close to the site of the Great Exhibition of 1851. This superb site lends utself perfectly to an art fair of this calibre. This very special event will bring together approximately 65 of the world's leading art dealers.  

Masterpiece London was launched in June 2010 to global acclaim and was held at the former Chelsea Barracks. 118 exhibitors participated in the first fair and there were over 18,000 visitors to the inaugural event.

Masterpiece London is no ordinary event, but a forum for distinctive design and aesthetic excellence where every exhibit offered is scrutinized by a team of experts to ensure every confidence in each purchase. The variety on offer at the fair is second to none: cars, wine, contemporary design and exquisite jewellery sit alongside the best of the fine and decorative arts.

Presenting a snapshot of the history of art and design from antiquity to the present day, visitors will relish the chance to acquire rare collectors’ items or simply enjoy temptation on a grand scale. There is nowhere better than Masterpiece London to discover a rich and varied treasure trove.

Masterpiece London – already renowned for its sophisticated dining, courtesy of Urban Caprice – added the magnificent Scott’s Champagne & Seafood Bars to its stable this summer, alongside classic Members' Club Harry’s Bar, The Mount Street Deli, and an a la carte lunch or dinner at the timeless Le Caprice. A veritable feast to tempt the most discerning of visitors.

If your interest is piqued by what you see, Masterpiece London offers you the chance to develop your knowledge and appreciation. During each day of the 2012 fair, select exhibitors presented insights into their given area of expertise so if your interest is portraits or pocket watches, mirrors or miniatures, Degas or diamonds, Masterpiece London gives you the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the finest examples shown at the fair and to learn from the world’s leading luminaries.

Building on the success of its first three years, Masterpiece London promises you an impressive choice of art and design enlivened with its own special twist to ensure you have a memorable and enjoyable visit. All is displayed in a fresh and lavish setting, so that whether you are a seasoned collector, or a new buyer or just an admirer of exquisite beauty, you will experience countless opportunities to buy, enjoy and learn from.

Antiques for Everyone is Britain’s largest vetted and datelined antiques fair featuring more than 350 exhibitors from across the UK, Europe and America. It is a major international event for all collectors, with prices from less than £10 to more than £100,000.

Unpretentious yet very high quality, Petersfield Fair offers both exhibitors and visitors a welcoming friendly atmosphere, where like-minded dealers and collectors can enjoy doing business.
Most exhibitors are regulars, and there is a long waiting list for stands. Thus we can maintain high standards and a good balance of disciplines. Jewellery is particularly popular in Petersfield, so we usually have 4 or 5 jewellers. Competition for these slots is strong!
Petersfield Fair was established in 1973 by Eric Gamlin, and Penmans bought it from his widow, Heather Gamlin in 1999. The fair is now perhaps the most consistently successful Antiques Fair in the country, attracting buyers and sellers from across the UK.

We look forward to welcoming friends and clients old and new to Petersfield.

 The Harrogate Antique and Fine Art Fair was re-born when taken over more than twenty six years ago by the present organisers. From being a small but select Fair, it has blossomed into a major event.

Its development has always been closely monitored with attention to detail and balance being the key words. Exhibitors applying are selected on a basis of quality, integrity and knowledge, and as many areas of antiques as possible are represented to give the Fair a vital and diverse profile. The Fair now includes 20th century and Art Nouveau specialist dealers, adding another dimension to this interesting Fair. Many of the exhibitors are members of either the British Antique Dealers' Association or the London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association and are well-known and esteemed in their areas of expertise.

The aim of the Fair is to provide a suitable forum for antiques and fine art from all over the country to be presented before the cognoscenti of the North, who are renowned for their appreciation of the finer things in life! Harrogate is a centre of excellence for antiques in the North of England and, enhanced by its unique and elegant beauty, it is a natural setting for one of the most prestigious events of Antiques and Fine Art to be found outside London .

Although it maintains the highest standards, the Fair, under the direction of its organiser, Louise Walker, prides itself on being a friendly and informative experience to both exhibitors and visitors alike. Its original byword of being a "Buyer's Fair", where like-minded people can discuss and purchase Fine Art and Antiques, still holds true.

The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair was staged for the first time in Berkeley Square in 2009. It has quickly earned a reputation as one of the UK’s premier art and antiques fairs and showcases a wide price range of works from under £500 to over £500,000.

LOCATION
The fifth annual LAPADA Fine Art & Antiques Fair in 2013 is set within the heart of Mayfair in a purpose built marquee in the centre of Berkeley Square adjacent to world class museums, the major auction houses, restaurants and hotels. The five day event attracts more than 15,000 local and international art and antique collectors.

EXHIBITORS
The fair features more than 97 exhibitors showing a range of disciplines including:

• paintings, prints and drawings from the C13th to the C19th from Old Master sketches to traditional English watercolours
• modern to contemporary painting, sculpture and artists’ prints
• antique furniture and objets d’art from the C16th to the C19th including European, Chinese and Japanese porcelain, medieval to modern sculpture, textiles, Roman coins, Oriental art, ceramics, silver, and glass
• icons, ethnographic art, pre-Columbian art, clocks, canes and scientific instruments
• vintage watches and fine antique, vintage and estate jewellery

QUALITY AND AUTHENTICITY
Lauding the values of craft and artisanal skills, LAPADA Fine Art & Antiques Fair attracts those who love quality and craftsmanship. With a vetting committee of experts, visitors can enjoy seeing the range of large and small galleries alike who each uphold LAPADA’s strict Code of Practice so that visitors can buy with complete confidence whether a seasoned collector or a first time buyer. Quality and authenticity are the hallmarks of everything offered for sale at the Fair.

LONDON’S MOST POPULAR EVENT FOR DECORATORS SEEKING UNUSUAL ANTIQUES AND STATEMENT PIECES FOR INTERIOR DESIGN. HELD IN BATTERSEA PARK, CLOSE TO SLOANE SQUARE AND CHELSEA, THREE TIMES A YEAR.

Chester Antiques Show offers 50 stands of antiques and art extending over 3 floors of the recently refurbished County Grandstand. Standards are high, and Vetting plays a significant part in maintaining quality, authenticity and correct informative labels. Many of the exhibitors are members of BADA and / or LAPADA.

Acclaimed as the best of its kind in the North West, the Show proves to be a lure to both exhibitors and visitors who travel long distances to the Show. The venue, ambiance and catering are outstanding – and Chester is full of beautiful architecture, shops, restaurants and hotels for a weekend away!

Established in 1989 by Penmans, the Show has grown to a twice yearly event, extending to 3 floors, using the Members’ Boxes on the top floor for room-sets and an additional café / wine Bar. See Plan.

Catering at the show is excellent. Restaurant 1539 offers gourmet food & wines - on the first floor, with floor to ceiling glass front overlooking the whole Course (the shortest in England, established in 1539). For those with less time to linger over the gourmet food, the Turf Restaurant on the ground floor offers a quicker service, but still very high standards. There is a small snack bar on the Top Floor with seating overlooking the course.

Antiques for Everyone is Britain’s largest vetted and datelined antiques fair featuring more than 350 exhibitors from across the UK, Europe and America. It is a major international event for all collectors, with prices from less than £10 to more than £100,000.

The Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, taking place from 12-18 November 2012, is considered to be one of the most important annual events in the art and antiques calendar.