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Diva Does Decorative Fair at London Battersea

Dear Diva Readers, As I write this post, it’s late at night – the night before The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair 23-28 April 2013 Battersea Park, London SW11. My heart is pounding, I can’t sleep. All I can think about are ANTIQUES – tomorrow I’ll be arriving the pearly gates of great decorative antique [...]

Timeless Antiques in Belgium

Dear Diva Readers, I’m really not supposed to pick favorites in my clients or my vendors… but here’s my Diva Confession du Jour… I do! And between you and me, Tijdloos Antiek in Belgium happens to be on the top of my favorite places to take clients to shop in Belgium for French Antiques. First [...]

The Antiques Diva Does Scandinavia

Dear Diva Readers, When it comes to antiques, Scandinavian 18th and 19th C furniture has long been considered the Holy Grail as dealers, designers and decorators seek Gustavian and Rococo painted furniture as crowning pieces in their collections. Because Swedish antiques are known for demanding top dollar abroad, only the crème de la crème has [...]

The Antiques Diva® Goes To Bath, England And Barely Leaves her Hotel

Dear Diva Readers, While the English city Bath might have thousands of hotels, for the discerning traveler with a penchant for the past there is really only one hotel option to consider – The Royal Crescent. In a recent issue of Belle Inspiration magazine I dished about how I spent my weekend in this world-heritage [...]

The French Antiques World of Melanie Aussandon

Dear Diva Readers, Earlier this week I wrote announcing our fab French Antique Buying Tours in Provence, telling you how delighted I was that Melanie Aussandon, the bloggess behind Le Petit Cabinet de Curiosities had agreed to become our Provence-based Antiques Diva Tour Guide helping both dealers, designers and tourists shop abroad. ; Today I [...]

Get Thee to Mercanteinfiera in Parma, Italy

Dear Diva Readers, Get Thee to the Mercanteinfiera Antiques Fair in Parma, Italy where over 1000 vendors set up shop twice a year in the spring and fall. For the last decade I’ve wanted to attend Italy’s most popular antiques fair but my plans have been foiled time after time by life, work and other [...]