Report by Frances Allitt
Stoneware urns and statuary hounds found their share of buyers at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea (April 4-9), but for several exhibitors it was the fine art sales that marked the spring edition of this thrice-yearly event.
One stand-out sale was a large 19th century French flower painting which Julian Simon Fine Art included in the foyer display of the Battersea Evolution venue where the fair takes place. The oil on canvas by Adolphe Louis Castex-Degrange measured 3ft 3in x 4ft 3in (99cm x 1.3m) and was offered for what ATG understands was a substantial five-figure sum.