Art Antiques London 2015

Every June, the blooming allées of London’s Kensington Gardens provide the perfect backdrop to Art Antiques London, a premier international fair for antique furniture, fine art, silver and jewelry. Much like the myriad objects on display, the venue is steeped in history of its own: Located across from the Royal Albert Hall, it occupies the venerated site of the Great Exhibition of 1851, an Industrial Revolution-era exposition for culture and industry that was attended by such celebrated figures as Charles Darwin, Charlotte Brontë and Charles Dickens. Art Antiques London is the first fair to erect a pavilion on this hallowed ground since 1851’s cast-iron and glass “Crystal Palace,” whose courageous, 990,000 square-foot design was based on royal greenhouses.
Now in its sixth annual edition, Art Antiques London unites dozens of international dealers from around the world, with pronounced participation from the U.K.’s finest. This year, British art-fair tycoons Brian and Anna Haughton have organized an event that also boasts academic credentials, conceiving a series of lectures appropriate for museum curators and seasoned connoisseurs as well as aspiring collectors.
In anticipation of the event, our editors have cast an eye over items on offer from participating 1stdibs galleries. Among the treasures featured below are stunning examples of Staffordshire pottery, Hester Bateman silver, collectible manuscripts and rare Edwardian jewelry. Whether or not you can attend in person, we hope you enjoy the thrill of the hunt.
1980s Surrealist Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Lithograph
2010s Pop Art Art Antiques London 2015
Glitter, Ink, Acrylic, Screen
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Etching
2010s Pop Art Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
2010s Conceptual Art Antiques London 2015
Satin Paper, Screen
1980s Abstract Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Foil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Archival Paper, Pigment
1920s Art Deco Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Linocut
1970s Modern Art Antiques London 2015
Etching, Aquatint
1970s Abstract Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art Antiques London 2015
Pigment
1980s Pop Art Art Antiques London 2015
Screen
1970s Pop Art Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph, Offset
2010s Modern Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Etching
1990s Conceptual Art Antiques London 2015
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art Antiques London 2015
Etching
1960s Abstract Expressionist Art Antiques London 2015
Screen
1970s Abstract Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Lithograph
2010s Street Art Art Antiques London 2015
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Screen, Stencil
2010s Abstract Geometric Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Monotype
20th Century Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Etching, Aquatint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Archival Pigment
1970s Art Antiques London 2015
Etching, Aquatint
1980s Surrealist Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Lithograph
1980s Abstract Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph, Offset
2010s Op Art Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Lithograph
1990s Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Screen, Other Medium
2010s Abstract Art Antiques London 2015
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary English School Art Antiques London 2015
Color
1910s Modern Art Antiques London 2015
Paper, Lithograph
20th Century Abstract Geometric Art Antiques London 2015
Screen
Late 20th Century Pop Art Art Antiques London 2015
Screen
2010s Pop Art Art Antiques London 2015
Offset
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Inkjet, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art Antiques London 2015
Pigment, Plexiglass
1980s Expressionist Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
1980s Abstract Expressionist Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
2010s Modern Art Antiques London 2015
Offset
1980s Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art Antiques London 2015
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Art Antiques London 2015
Offset
1950s Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
1960s Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
1950s Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
1940s Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
1950s Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
1960s Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
1950s Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
1960s Art Antiques London 2015
Lithograph
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