Collectors and investors will gather in southwest London on Wednesday for the opening of the British Antique Dealers' Association's Antiques and Fine Art Fair,
The exhibition, held at the Duke of York’s Square, Chelsea, will include furniture, paintings, clocks, ceramics, silver and jewellery, and prices will range from £100 to well over £100,000.
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Organisers say that this year's exhibits indicate rising interest in European furniture and objects designed in an Oriental style. Godson & Coles, a dealer specialising in 18th and 19th-century furniture, as well as modern British art, will bring a rare scarlet japanned bureau cabinet from about 1720, signed by maker Daniel Massey (see pictures above and below).
Other prime exhibits include "a magnificent William and Mary turtle shell and gilt table clock dating from c1695" and a collection of exquisite jewellery.
As well as the exhibits themselves, the fair includes a programme of talks and events for art enthusiasts, and the Cellini restaurant and Taittinger champagne bar for those whose appetites extend beyond the artistic.
George I period scarlet japanned bureau cabinet English, circa 1720 Exhibited by Godson & Coles
