all the


and English antiques. Ted also has some more modern and contemporary stock, including Scandinavian designs by the likes of Kjaerholm and Fabricius. Meanwhile, the on-site packers and


shippers have also changed this year to Simon Hall Ltd. Balance between disciplines is key


here. While pale painted, upholstered and Continental pieces, which remain so popular with both decorators and home owners and provide the bulk of bread- and-butter sales, continue to occupy the fair’s core, the organisers try not to let this dominate. Also here are specialists in English


Georgian furniture and more avant-garde mid-20th century designs by Continental designers. The dateline for modern furniture has now been extended to 1980, while that for antique and period- style furniture remains at 1939. Although some in the trade can be


dismissive of the term ‘decorative’, the fair now has a good number of BADA and LAPADA period furniture dealers, such as Guy Dennler Antiques from Dorset (BADA and LAPADA), Serendipity from Herefordshire (LAPADA), and Wakelin & Linfield from Petworth (BADA and LAPADA). Catering for more modern tastes,


dealers such as 52 Meters, C20C and Gallery 25, who are all London based, show a sleek mix of 20th century design. Regular exhibitors with a mix of


painted Continental decorative furniture for the house and garden, alongside accessories such as lighting and plaster panels, include Appley Hoare of London, Fontaine from Margate, Martin D. Johnson from East Sussex, Puckhaber Decorative Antiques of London and Kent and The Blanchard Collective from Marlborough. Those habitual standholders with


smaller collectors’ pieces, which can be very affordable and often with a quirky or decorative bent, include treen specialists David Levi of London and Newsum Antiques from Gloucestershire, Smithson Antiques from Lincolnshire with kitchenalia and London-based Linda Jackson Antique Silver. Art, of all periods, has been more


manifest at recent fairs and, a little perversely for an event which does not advertise itself as an art fair per se, a few of the biggest sales at the past few fairs have been for pictures, with some breaking that tricky £20,000 price barrier. Among the returning art dealers


at the next fair are Gray Modern & Contemporary Art from Somerset, Darnley Fine Art of London, and Catharine Miller also of London. www.decorativefair.com


Above: Gallé Art Nouveau multi-layered cameo glass bowl, c.1900, £2850 from T. Robert at Harewood.


More Luxury, this time at Harewood House


THE Antiques Dealers Fair Limited’s first of five fairs in 2012 is in a new and certainly rather grand location. Following organiser Ingrid Nilson’s


usual format of a weekend boutique event in an attractive location, clearly aimed at leisurely private buyers, The Luxury Antiques and Fine Art Fair at Harewood will take place in the Harewood Pavilion at Harewood House near Leeds from Friday to Sunday, January 27 to 29. It is held in association with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars of Manchester. Around 25 exhibitors, all BADA and


LAPADA members from across the UK, will take part, presenting a broad church of country and town furniture, pictures of all periods, Oriental carpets and rugs, silver, glass, jewellery and works of art, with a predominantly traditional flavour. Harewood is the 18th century


family seat of the Earl and Countess of Harewood, and has the largest collection of Chippendale furniture in private hands. Kent-based period furniture exhibitor Lennox Cato will give a talk


Q


MARK JERRAM The Jerram Gallery, Sherborne www.jerramgallery.com


1 What do you do? I now deal in contemporary British pictures and sculpture. Previously I also dealt in late 19th century and modern British pictures alongside the contemporary work.


2 How long have you been dealing? I opened my gallery in Salisbury in 1993. Previously I was with Oscar & Peter Johnson in London.


Above: Mrs Ambrose McEvoy by Augustus John, pencil and coloured chalk, signed, £9500 from Campbell Wilson at Harewood.


on Saturday, January 28 at 3.30pm on Thomas Chippendale, and will have some pieces by the designer on his stand. Other period furniture exhibitors include S&S Timms Antiques from Bedfordshire and M&J Duncan Antiques from East Sussex. With many couples visiting these


events as a weekend day out, jewellery tends to sell well, and jewellers exhibiting at Harewood include Saul Greenstein from London, Plaza and T Robert of Norfolk. Pictures, too, are popular, and among


the art dealers are T.B. & R. Jordan, who specialise in 20th century Northern Impressionist artists, such as the Staithes Group and Northumberland’s Cullercoats Colony. Also taking some Northern art alongside other 19th and 20th century pictures are Haynes Fine Art of Broadway, while Scottish-based Campbell Wilson will have Pre- Raphaelite and Romantic art. Finally, glass specialist Mark J. West


from London, Garret & Hurst Sculpture from Edenbridge and Jack Shaw & Co from Ilkley add variety to the fair. www.adfl.co.uk


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3 What was your first job? Working for a picture framer, P.R. Elletson, this provided my entry into a London gallery.


4 Best thing about being a dealer? Dealing in contemporary pictures and sculpture means that I visit numerous studios. Discussing first-hand with creators of works of art provides a fascinating insight into their approach to a particular picture or sculpture. Also representing an artist who is new to the gallery and introducing their work for the first time to clients.


5 And the worst? The current economic downturn.


6 What has been your best buy? A maquette by Elisabeth Frink of a Standing Horse. Although a maquette, it is an exquisite piece and the size exemplified her economy of modelling and how she refrained from overworking a piece.


7 What is the biggest threat, in your opinion, to the trade at the moment? Artist’s Resale Right. Also the ever- increasing costs of running a premises and the demise of galleries and antique dealers from market towns; fewer dealers in a town means fewer potential buyers are drawn in.


8 Guiltiest pleasure? Sneaking away from the gallery (when I should be there) to go fishing during the mayfly season or indeed at any time to be on a river with a fly rod.


9 Any advice for those starting out in the trade? Deal in what you are passionate about. There is no short cut to looking and researching. Do not just look at the best, much can be learnt from viewing a poor auction or exhibition. Pursue the best you can and do not be swayed by ‘names’. Better to show a first-rate object by a lesser-known artist than a poor example by a popular artist.


10 If you weren’t a dealer, what would you be? An architect – with understanding clients!


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