The Gentleman Magazine Issue 6 | December 2017 | Page 60

THE MAYFAIR ANTIQUES & FINE
ART FAIR Thursday 4 - Sunday 7
January 2018
(The Goddess Diana, Italian, mid-18th century Roman School, oil on canvas, 24" x 32", £20,000 from Atelier Limited)
The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair is the first quality
London antiques fair of the new year. Organised by The
Antiques Dealers Fair Limited, this annual event opens the
doors for the sixth time at the five star London Marriott Hotel
Grosvenor Square, London W1K 6JP from Thursday 4 to
Sunday 7 January 2018 with the support of Wetherell, Bold &
Reeves and NFU Mutual (Godalming). This popular event had
people jetting in from abroad from the start and continues to
woo collectors, interior decorators, the trade, Londoners and
visitors to the capital at the end of the festive season.
Paintings abound with several exhibitors dealing in different
eras. Atelier Limited has a fine selection including a mid-
18th century Roman School Old Master oil on canvas of
The Goddess Diana, depicted as the huntress in a woodland
setting, the moon adorning her hair with two faithful hounds
beside her. The oil on canvas has an English 18th century,
carved and gilded frame, and is priced at £20,000. Atelier has
gained a reputation for offering views of London that reveal its
hidden past, but convey all its unique atmosphere. To this end,
Atelier is launching The London List, a quarterly catalogue
offering original oil paintings, watercolours and etchings of the
different aspects of the 610 square miles of Greater London.
Some are making an appearance on the Atelier stand, including
Fleet Street, London by George Hyde-Pownall (1876-1932), oil
on board, c.1890, £5,000 and The King’s Road, Chelsea in the
Snow by Amy Katherine Browning RP, ROI, ARCA (1882-1978
), c.1916, £6,500. This shows a bird’s eye view of the junction of
King’s Road and Glebe Place, Chelsea, where many artists had
their studios.
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In contrast, Manya Igel Fine Arts always has an interesting
mix of paintings by Royal Academicians and members of the
New England Art Club. One such painting is Monarchs and
Masters, a portrait of a young Queen Mother in the paddock
at Royal Ascot by the founder of kitchen sink realism, John
Bratby RA (1928-1992), £4,750. Other returning art dealers
include Ashleigh House, Cambridge Fine Art, Haynes Fine Art
and Saunders Fine Art.
A stunning Art Deco chest of drawers with angled sides in
figured amboyna, inlaid with bone, kingwood, Hungarian ash,
satin birch and coromandel can be found on Jeroen Markies
Art Deco's stand, for sale at £4,850.
, Security in Motion”