Inaugurated in 2009 by LAPADA, the Association of Art and Antiques Dealers, the second LAPADA London Art and Antiques Fair will take place from 22-26 September 2010. Due to popular demand, the dates have been extended by one day for 2010 with a Private View to be held on the evening of Tuesday 21 September.

Around ninety exhibitors, all members of the UK's largest trade association of professional antiques dealers, will exhibit showing an almost unlimited selection of antiques and fine art including 20th century design and contemporary art with an emphasis on pieces created in the British Isles.

In spite of the luxurious setting and tenor of the event, the range of art and antiques on display will range in price from an affordable £100 to over £100,000.

The location of the event, housed in a luxury marquee in leafy Berkeley Square in the heart of London's Mayfair, offers visitors superior restaurants and shopping on the doorstep with plentiful car parking and transport links.

From a packed agenda of exciting exhibits due to go on show at the fair, we bring you a preview selection..

S & S Timms, Bedfordshire - A Pair of Mahogany Bergere Chairs attributed to Gillows

This Fine Pair Of Chairs can be firmly attributed to the workshop of Gillows on the basis that five almost identical models were supplied to W.Egerton for Tatton Park by the firm between 1811 and 1812 and there is much documented evidence that Gillows produced more chairs of this model in susequent years.




Anthony Fell - A George II Carved Mahogany and Walnut veneered Cabinet of outstanding colour and patination. Enclosing a fully fitted interior and retaining original handles.

Provenance: The Percival Griffiths Collection. The Federick Poke Collection. Illustrated in R W Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, page 103 fig.61.

















Herwig Simons, Antwerp, Belgium - Wonderful and rare articulated Artist Model of a Horse and Rider. Second half 19th. Century Size 65 x 55 cm. Similar horse and rider made a record price at the Sotheby's sale "Noortman Collection" (17 dec. 2007) and sold for E92000









Books Illustrated - Edmund Dulac (1882-1952) - They Join with the Nymphs in a Graceful Dance Medium: Graphite and Watercolour on paper, circa 1908. Signed. Dimensions: approx 17 x 12 inches. Price, in region of £50,000.

This illustration was created for and used in Act IV, Scene I of 'Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest', published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1908. It depicts sicklemen (reapers) dancing with Naiads to the music of satyrs' flutes, while Ceres, Juno and Iris watch from beneath the trees.

About the artist: Edmund Dulac was born in Toulouse on 22nd October 1882 and educated at the University of Toulouse. He studied at Toulouse Art School for three years and at the Académie Julian in Paris for three weeks. His illustrative works included many books, and he was also a caricaturist, decorator, portrait and landscape painter. His art is represented in several public collections and featured in the recent "Age of Enchantment" exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.




Holly Johnson, Cheshire. A superb Umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti, of a poodle, “Cane Barbone”. Hand painted and lithographically printed on metal. Paper Label. Italian. Circa 1950. 87cms High/ 34.25” Piero Fornasetti Poodle Umbrella Stand £4,500


















Odyssy Fine Arts - Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) - La Fée Electricité - (1953) Paris: Pierre Berès, 1953, first edition, one of 350 examples; the complete set of 10 lithographs by Charles Sorlier after Raoul Dufy; each numbered 188/350, printed in brilliant colours by Fernand Mourlot on Arches woven paper (watermarked ”La Palme”), under the direct supervision of Dufy, with the justification stamp and publisher's signature on the reverse of the first litho frame (41½”/105cm x 26½”/68cm).

















Jeanette Hayhurst - A rare late 17th century flamiform ale glass with propeller knop and folded foot.





















Lennox Cato - Very rare pair of 18th century saddle seated stools.
Attributed to furniture maker John Cobb. English, circa 1770











Sue Ollemans - A Fine Double-Sided Bangle> South India 18th / 19th century. Diameter: 8cm A fine gold bangle inset in the kundan style with rubies and emeralds. The ridge of the bangle inset with pearls and rubies and emeralds in gold lozenge form.


















Langfords - Stuart Devlin 3-light candelabrumm 1968





















Richard Gardener Antiques This is a very rare Henry Clay papier-mache two compartment oval tea caddy painted throughout with a marine scene. Although Henry Clay was known to produce this style of painted tea caddy, these were normally painted with a landscape scene, and this is the only example we can trace that has been painted with a marine scene.
Circa 1795 H: 6 in / 15 cm W: 6½ in / 16½ cm. £18,500












Mark West Glass - An orange over crystal glass bowl designed by Joseph Simon for Val St. Lambert Belgium c.1930
Dimensions : 5.5 x 9.75 ins