LAPADA Excellence Awards 2026

LAPADA Excellence Awards 2026 – The Winners The LAPADA Excellence Awards 2026 celebrate outstanding craftsmanship, exceptional curation, distinguished…

Georg Klimt: A Master of Viennese Metalwork

An exceptional example of Viennese metalwork from the turn of the 20th century will be presented by Florian…

A Closer Look at This Year's Fair Design

Discover the Mayfair landmarks, architectural details and unexpected characters hidden within Adam Ellis Studio's fantastical design for the…

Dealers to Know: Meet the Specialists at LAPADA 2026

This October, nearly 100 leading art and antiques dealers will come together in Berkeley Square, bringing an extraordinary…

Exceptional Objects Under £5,000

Collecting at LAPADA doesn’t have to begin with a major acquisition. Across the Fair, you’ll find remarkable works…

Introducing the 2026 Excellence Committee

The LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair is delighted to announce its 2026 Excellence Committee, bringing together ten distinguished figures…

The Best Watches at LAPADA at Every Price Point

A vintage watch offers far more than a way to tell the time. It can represent an important…

In Conversation with Paul Vanstone

We recently caught up with fair exhibitor Paul Vanstone to talk about his lifelong relationship with stone, the…

Small Wonders: Extraordinary Antique Boxes

Often no larger than a jewellery box, tea caddies contain some of the finest craftsmanship of the eighteenth…

Colour Rush: Gemstones at LAPADA

For generations, diamonds dominated the jewellery conversation. Today, however, coloured gemstones are once again taking centre stage. From…

Objects of Desire: Chinoiserie in Georgian Britain

By the early eighteenth century, Chinese art and design had become a source of fascination across Europe. Imported…

James Mackie on Collecting, Antiques & Interiors

  Having spent more than two decades at Sotheby’s and Bonhams before founding his eponymous interiors practice in…

Elliot Davies' New Exhibition, Ancient Form | Modern Vision

  Founded in 2018, LAPADA Member Elliot Davies is a leading dealer in European Sculpture. His new exhibition,…

5 Questions with Henriette von Stockhausen

We recently spoke with leading interior designer Henriette von Stockhausen, Creative Director of VSP Interiors. Known for her richly…

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair Builds on Strong 2025 Success and Announces Dates for 2026 Edition

27 October – 1 November 2026 | Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London Following the success of its 2025 edition,…

Monopoly – the great game at 90, whose origins showed we’re all capitalists at heart

  A new set of Royal Mail postage stamps just issued celebrates 90 years since the board game…

A Family Affair

Having dealt in antiques for over half a century, Butchoff remains a family concern, offering an ever-changing collection,…

Wealth reports point the way for the art market in addressing the next generations

  Many of the leading brands associated with wealth produce annual reports to assess trends and predict where…

Five minutes with Laura Ford, President of the Royal Society of Sculptors

  You hold several public roles, including the Presidency of the Royal Society of Sculptors. What challenges do…

A Rediscovered Miniature by Nicholas Hilliard

Congratulations are due to Emma Rutherford and The Limner Company for their recent coup in negotiating the private…