HE first half of October will see something of a return to the mid 20th century in the London art market, with the autumn Decorative Fair in Battersea Park and PAD London in Berkeley Square. However, unlike PAD, which proclaims itself the only UK fair dedicated to 20th-century and contemporary design, the Decorative Fair in London Evolution, formerly the Battersea Marquee (), does also include earlier items and this edition, which runs from October 4–9, will have a new dedicated section on its mezzanine level for dealers in contemporary craft and design. From the highlights that I have been able to see in advance, at the
