Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Artist’s sister act in Norwich
27 November 2017Russia-born Tanya Goddard is one of the 35 exhibitors at the upcoming two-year-old Art Fair East in Norwich, which runs until December 3 at St Andrews Hall.
Dealer takes up his pens for fair sales
27 November 2017Mark Twain said that his Conklin Crescent Filler fountain pen “was a profanity saver as it cannot roll off the desk”.
Rare card from c.1910 emerges at Ephemera Society fair
27 November 2017This lady’s expression says she might be trying to add some gravitas to her Christmas outfit, but it is difficult when decked out with bits of fir tree, assorted crackers, baubles and tassles plus a mini-tree on her head.
IACF: future is bright in Newbury
20 November 2017Berkshire venue has more growth potential than Sandown Park, says the fair organiser
A slapstick selection at the Ephemera Society's winter fair
20 November 2017Performing arts dealer Sarah White is just one of many setting up at the event in London on Sunday, December 3, bringing with her some unusual panto playbills.
Bath vintage and antiques winter events offer Christmas present heaven
20 November 2017Plenty of choice for possible Christmas presents is on offer at the upcoming Bath Vintage and Antiques Markets on Sunday, November 26, and Sunday, December 3, held at the old Green Park Station in the city.
Hicks’ design is a highlight at next PBFA event in London
20 November 2017Worlds End Bookshop, one of the dealers at the PBFA’s Christmas fair in Bloomsbury on Saturday, December 2, will be featuring a set of first editions by design icon David Hicks.
Sunbury to run Kempton and Sandown Park antiques fairs
13 November 2017Events to be held in tandem as IACF drops Surrey venue to focus elsewhere.
First cruise control, then a sprint as GNB Fairs chooses unusual venues
13 November 2017Gary Sheridan of GNB Fairs is powering forward and expanding his six-venue portfolio.
Holt event brings touch of glass to Oxfordshire
13 November 2017As the annual Christmas-gift jamboree gets under way and exhibitors at fairs and markets across the UK bring out their best stock, all kinds of antique delights will be for sale this weekend in Oxfordshire from 40 mostly local dealers.
Capital double fairs showcase out west
13 November 2017London is thick with antiques events this weekend and here we pick two specialist fairs in Kensington.
Swallow heads to Stoneleigh for winter
13 November 2017Pictured is a happy customer making a purchase at Arthur Swallow Fairs’ first monthly Monday winter drive-in indoor antiques market held in the Blackdown Building at the Stoneleigh Park Estate, near Coventry, in October.
Hunters track down birds at National Glass Fair
06 November 2017Susan and Mike Hunter of Twists Glass Studio in Selkirk on the Scottish Borders are two of the five newcomers to the National Glass Fair at the National Motor Museum in Solihull on Sunday, November 12.
National Vintage Tackle Fair back at Abbey Sports Stadium
06 November 2017Details of the annual National Vintage Tackle Fair have been announced by vintage tackle dealer John Andrews, who is also the organiser.
Information sought on diamond ring and message found in chest at Shepton Mallet fair
06 November 2017A heartbreaking letter dated March 1916 enclosing a diamond ring found by a dealer in a Victorian chest of drawers he bought at a recent IACF Shepton Mallet fair has sparked an intriguing search.
Vintage luggage exerts strong pull on overseas buyers
06 November 2017An extraordinary piece of Edwardian shopping history, a window on a vanished world, is the 1400-page, 1907 catalogue for the Army and Navy stores in London.
Two Cs Antiques Fairs' Chateau showcase sets the scene
30 October 2017Two Cs' fair at Chateau Impney Hotel is an impressive setting but popular venue means securing dates is difficult...
Dealer delights in mid-century design at Two Cs' fair
30 October 2017Furniture and decoratives dealer Paul Burnett from the Forest of Dean, gives an expansive welcome to buyers at his stand at a recent Two Cs antiques fair at the Chateau Impney Hotel, near Droitwich. He will be exhibiting at the organisers’ two-day fair on November 11-12.
Faversham's lively market in Kent
30 October 2017Held on the first Sunday of the month in the centre of Faversham, the antiques and vintage market offers a wide range of items.
Glasgow Gals rival the boys when it comes to jewellery
30 October 2017In fine art, the ‘Glasgow Boys’ group of artists are famed. In the contemporary jewellery scene, the ‘Glasgow Gals’ are now in the spotlight.