Two Fantastic London Events: LAPADA Fair & Decorative Fair

AntikBar will be exhibiting at the annual LAPADA Fair, Berkeley Square, from 21/22-27 September and at the Autumn Decorative Fair, Battersea Park, from 29 September-4 October. Please click on the banners and links below for a complimentary invitation to visit us at these popular London events and scroll down to view photos taken during the Fair weeks. We look forward to seeing you!

LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair, Berkeley Square – please contact us for a free entry invitation to visit us at Stand C6

The Decorative Fair, Battersea Park – please click here or contact us for a free entry invitation to visit us at Stand 139

Further information (including opening hours) on both these events is given on our News & Events page. Images will be posted below during the Fair weeks. For more updates, follow us on:

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AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), the London Art Deco Society (LADS) and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

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Sneak Peek: Decorative Fair set up in progress…

Decorative Fair Slideshow (updated during the Fair week):

Queue on opening day, lining up by AntikBar (Stand 139)

Queue continuing outside the marquee entrance

Palmer Antiques Ltd

Paul King – No Shrinking Violet

Martin D Johnson Antiques Ltd

Humbleyard Fine Art

Magus Antiques

Matthew Foster 20th Century Design

Lascelles Antiques

James Strang

Puckhaber Decorative Antiques

Il Paralume

Luke Honey Ltd

Santiago Ventura Real

Signed & Designed

Stothert & Trice

DJ Green Antiques

Garden Artefacts

E&A Wates

Nicholas Price

Fontaine

Trivette

AntikBar

Outdoor night lights at Fair closing time

…see you at the next Decorative Fair!
[Save the Dates 2016: Winter Decorative Fair 19-24 January / Spring Decorative Fair 19-24 April / Autumn Decorative Fair 27 September-2 October]

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Sneak Peek: LAPADA Fair set up in progress…

LAPADA slideshow (updated during the Fair week):

AntikBar poster featured in Homes & Antiques

AntikBar featured in Savile Row Style Magazine
(The Joy of Collecting favoured by the modern man)

AntikBar / Sue Killinger

LAPADA Fair display

 
AntikBar poster featured in Exclusive Magazine Kensington & Chelsea

Store Street Gallery

3Details

Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts

Kleanthous Antiques Ltd

Lucy B Campbell Gallery

Geoffrey Stead

The Japanese Gallery

Sylvia Powell

Clive Loveless Tribal Art

Mr Fogg’s Bar

Art Ancient

Anderson Wallrock Nautical

Holly Johnson Antiques

AntikBar poster featured in Jermyn Street Journal

 
A Pash & Sons          /          Bell and Bird

Timothy Millett

The Old Corkscrew

Robert Barley

…see you at next year’s LAPADA Fair!
[Save the Dates: 12/13-18 September 2016]
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In the Spotlight: Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird)

 

The notable British cartoonist and poster designer, Fougasse, is most well known for the propaganda posters he produced during World War Two, in particular, his “Careless Talk Costs Lives” public information posters.

 

Born in 1887, Cyril Kenneth Bird was educated in London and joined the Royal Engineers after obtaining a BSc in Civil Engineering at Kings College London in 1908, during which time he also attended evening art classes. In 1914 he married the watercolour artist, Mary Holden Caldwell. He reached the rank of Lieutenant in World War One but sustained serious back injuries at Gallipoli in 1915 and was subsequently invalided out of the British Army. Unable to walk for three years, he continued his art classes while recuperating and began contributing cartoons to Punch, Tatler and other British journals, magazines and books. As the signature Bird was already being used by another artist, his sharp wit resulted in his adoption of the name Fougasse, a type of unpredictable mine “that might or might not hit the mark.”

 

Fougasse’s popularity grew during the 1920s and 1930s. His distinctive style earned him commissions to design posters for the London Underground and London Transport from 1925-1944 and, from 1937-1949, he was the Art Editor of Punch. During World War Two, he volunteered his time to the Ministry of Information to produce propaganda posters, believing that humour could effectively deliver their messages to the public. For his unpaid artistic contributions to the government and charities, he was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1946. He taught Sunday School at Sloane Square Church during the 1950s and continued to work as an illustrator until his retirement in 1953. Fougasse – Cyril Kenneth Bird – died in London in 1965, aged 77.

  Here are a few of our original vintage posters by Fougasse (click on the images for more information and visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to browse our current stock):

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Visit our website at www.antikbar.co.uk to browse all our original vintage posters, including more war and propaganda posters from around the world. For more updates, follow us on:

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AntikBar
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AntikBar.co.uk

AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), the London Art Deco Society (LADS) and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

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