Art & Antiques: LAPADA Fair, Berkeley Square

We love modern interior shops like Skandium and twentytwentyone. But nothing beats a good, much-loved antique. Thankfully, we get to celebrate our love with a series of outstanding London-based annual and biannual art and antiques fairs. Away from the pressures of the auction room, you are free to roam, look, touch, try on, buy and, surprisingly, learn. From experience, exhibiting fair dealers are remarkably approachable and always delighted to share their knowledge.

This year LAPADA fair London returns, for its tenth anniversary edition, to its plush temporary marquee-home in the heart of Mayfair's Berkley Square. For one week only, around 100 prestigious exhibitors from around the world offer works of art, spanning millennia and media. With prices ranging from £500 to £500,000 and above, LAPADA caters to both the established collector and first-time buyer alike.

Marc Quinn, Upper East Side Glacier, 2007. Image courtesy of Tanya Baxter Gallery.

LAPADA fair is a veritable treasure trove. There's everything from Old Master paintings, courtesy of Isherwood Fine Art (B4) to Aboriginal Art at the stand of Rebecca Hossack Gallery (A23). Sparkling jewels, including antique diamond tiaras, Art Deco bracelets and vintage creations, from the 1950s to the 1970s, continue to make a strong showing.

Discover the best Jewellery, LAPADA Fair, 2018

But make no mistake, LAPADA offers a breadth of contemporary art, too. Among the sought-after contemporary works on display are an exquisite Tracey Emin lithograph in two colours at the stand of Tanya Baxter Contemporary (A15) and 30 unique woodcuts, entitled Clan Concrete, by Royal College of Art graduate Celia Cook at Candida Stevens Gallery (B39).

LAPADA fair 2018 is far more than just a trade fair, though. There's an on-site Brasserie and Café, catered by Sissi Fabulous Foods, and an excellent curated talks programme organised by The Arts Society. This year the Headline Lecture on 17 September will be presented by LAPADA's Cultural Partner, The Ashmolean Museum.

Don the heels, splash on a glass of champagne and enjoy waltzing around an intriguing world of glorious art history.

*To reserve your place at any of the events, please email talks@lapada.org with your name and contact details (places are strictly limited).

LAPADA FAIR 2018 OPENING TIMES

Thursday 13 September (Preview Day) 3pm - 8.30pm

Friday 14 September 11am - 8pm

Saturday 15 September 11am - 7pm

Sunday 16 September 11am - 7pm

Monday 17 September 11am - 5:30pm

Tuesday 18 September 11am - 8pm

Wednesday 19 September 11am - 7pm