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Kaspar Benedikt Beckenkamp (German 1747-1828) portrait of Louis, Comte de Provence, later King Louis XVIII of France, and portrait of Charles, Comte d’Artois, later King Charles X of France, oils on canvas. Exhibitor: Nicholas Bagshawe. Images courtesy Chelsea Antiques Fair.

Pair of charities aided by Chelsea Antiques Fair, March 13-17

Kaspar Benedikt Beckenkamp (German 1747-1828) portrait of Louis, Comte de Provence, later King Louis XVIII of France, and portrait of Charles, Comte d’Artois, later King Charles X of France, oils on canvas. Exhibitor: Nicholas Bagshawe. Images courtesy Chelsea Antiques Fair.
Kaspar Benedikt Beckenkamp (German 1747-1828) portrait of Louis, Comte de Provence, later King Louis XVIII of France, and portrait of Charles, Comte d’Artois, later King Charles X of France, oils on canvas. Exhibitor: Nicholas Bagshawe. Images courtesy Chelsea Antiques Fair.

LONDON – Visitors to the 2013 Chelsea Antiques Fair, which takes place from Wednesday, March 13, through to Sunday, March 17, at Chelsea Old Town Hall on the Kings Road, will see several changes to the event that was established in 1950.

The fair will be supporting two charities – Parkinson’s UK and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Faith Clark, daughter of Lady Wright, one of the founders of Hearing Dogs, will open the antiques fair at 2 p.m. on March 13.

Fiona Eddings of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, commented: “As a nongovernment funded organization, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People relies on the support of the public and fundraising events like these to ensure more partnerships between deaf people and hearing dogs are created. We are delighted to be a chosen charity and hope it will be a great success.”

Fair organizer Caroline Penman said: “The Chelsea Antiques Fair is the ideal destination for all those looking for that perfect painting, piece of furniture or beautiful decorative vase for their house, making it also a wonderful resource for interior designers. It’s the perfect place to go, if you want to add to an already existing collection or even to start collecting as you will get the chance to talk to lots of different dealers who will share some of their expertise with you. Never has there been a better time to buy antiques, while prices are so tempting in the current climate. Regular visitors to the fair will see several changes including a new stand plan, which incorporates a diamond-shaped central space – making the fair feel a lot more open and light. They have also recruited the services of events organizer and antique dealer Alasdair Brown to “dress” the fair and create atmospheric lighting and wonderful floral arrangements. In addition, there will be new catering with freshly prepared food and a bar.

The fair, which has 37 exhibitors, includes several new faces such as Hickmet Fine Arts from Portobello Road, Eastdale Antiques from Shropshire, who specialize in silver as well as Mark Stacey’s Vintiques from Brighton.

Highlights of the fair will include the glistening jewels of T Robert of Norfolk, fascinating works of art and jewels from Shapiro & Co. from Grays Antiques Market and some of the finest designer costume jewelry from Monika.

Paintings will be offered by Nicholas Bagshawe of St. James’s as well as Baron Fine Art of Chester, Paul Mayhew and Saunders Fine Art of Solihull. Silver will be represented by Paul Bennett of George Street, London and S. & A. Marsh of Surrey.

Furniture includes the stylish Art Deco pieces from Jeroen Markies of Sussex, oak furniture of Peter Bunting of Matlock, Derbyshire, and 17th–19th century furniture by Midwinter Antiques of Shropshire.

Violet’s Antiques of Swansea will be displaying a myriad of objects such as treen and smaller items. Rugs will be represented by Pars Rug Gallery of Hampshire,

Among the wonderful array of ceramics and glass will be Richard Hoppe of Devon, who is noted for his scent bottles; M&D Moir, who specialize in Art Nouveau and Art Deco glass and Christopher Sheppherd of Kensington Church Street will be offering Ancient and Antique Glass, as will Brian Watson Antique Glass of Norfolk.

Event Details:

Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, London SW3 5EE.
Open Wednesday 2-8 p.m., Thurs-Sat 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: £5
Details & E-Tickets: www.penman-fairs.co.uk. T: 01825 744074


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Kaspar Benedikt Beckenkamp (German 1747-1828) portrait of Louis, Comte de Provence, later King Louis XVIII of France, and portrait of Charles, Comte d’Artois, later King Charles X of France, oils on canvas. Exhibitor: Nicholas Bagshawe. Images courtesy Chelsea Antiques Fair.
Kaspar Benedikt Beckenkamp (German 1747-1828) portrait of Louis, Comte de Provence, later King Louis XVIII of France, and portrait of Charles, Comte d’Artois, later King Charles X of France, oils on canvas. Exhibitor: Nicholas Bagshawe. Images courtesy Chelsea Antiques Fair.