Arts And Antiques For Everyone At The NEC

Arts and Antiques For Everyone at the Birmingham NEC made a welcome return last weekend with its usual range of antiques from all periods, and of all shapes and sizes. I went along to feast on the gorgeousness, a particularly rewarding experience as there were lots of items from my favourite era, the Art Deco era of 1925-40.

Art Deco is beautiful and elegant, with lots of streamlined shapes, geometric lines and glamorous curves. At this years fayre there was a lot of Art Deco furniture of the sort you would imagine gracing an episode of Poirot, or Eltham Palace, all in the elegance of walnut wood and cream leather. I loved the mock up of actual rooms, including a living room and a dining room, and the glamour of items like free standing, and table lamps, and large wall mirrors, all of which showed why the art deco era is still perceived by many to be the most glamorous of all.

Not all the pieces on display were large pieces of furniture, I loved the gleaming coffee set which was immaculate and absolutely stunning – the sort of set that would turn even the most dedicated tea fanatic into a coffee drinker. There were also pieces of art deco pottery from Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper and Poole.

Another area I always head to at antique fayres are the costume jewellery and fashion sections. These areas weren’t particularly well served at this fayre, there were more stalls showing off gemstone and gold and silver pieces, but there were still treasures to be found, including pieces from Dior, YSL, Trifari and Monet, along with lesser known names and costume pieces.

There were also examples of fashion including 1950s fur coats, lots of antique lace, elegant driving gloves and beautiful 1950s era hats.

The fayre is just a wonderful excuse to wallow in beauty, to get ideas for your vintage home, or maybe treat yourself to an antique treasure. Be warned though, it isn’t cheap, and you probably wont get a bargain, but you will find something that you will love and treasure forever.

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