Latest News Articles by Rachel Fellman
Ephemera Fair discovers the joy of six
19 December 2022Event will change next year to be held less frequently but with greater impact
“I always do well here": Derby event answers dealer’s prayers
05 December 2022Silver specialist delighted to count a Welsh Bible box among his sales at the Jaguar Fairs event
Weird and wonderful buys at Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair
28 November 2022Some lucky youngsters were among the attendees at IACF’s Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair earlier this month.
Fair report: Cotswold event has high-end appeal
31 October 2022Vetted fair may be compact in scale but still packs a punch
Event that is ‘something a bit different’
31 October 2022The fairs run by So Last Century stand out from the regular traditional antiques format
Surprises in store at the ‘Horti’ show
26 September 2022Many visitors to the popular Adam’s fair end up buying items they had not come for.
Come for a kimono, leave with a necklace
19 September 2022Serendipitous finds – and planned purchases – abound as antiques return to Ally Pally
PBFA: All fairs great and small
16 May 2022The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association hosts more events in this sector than any other organiser.
Traders pitch in at Wembley Park Antiques Market
16 May 2022Event launched at end of last year a goal kick away from the stadium is gaining many fans
Covid and data drive ticketing changes at fairs
02 May 2022Dealers and fairgoers are having to come to terms with widespread changes in the ticketing of fairs.
Fair report: trade day at Bath was buzzing
18 April 2022Mary Hossack Decorative Antiques was among the many exhibitors enjoying a successful trade day at the recent Bath Decorative Antiques Fair, selling a 20th birdcage modelled on the Sacré Coeur for £1300 among many other items.
At an indoor fair: All the fun – and serendipity – of the fair
11 April 2022At a mid or high-end art and antiques fair buyers can comfortably get round all the stands in a day and have time to browse, consider and discuss with expert dealers. Such events have a more relaxed and social vibe to them: dealers invite their clients along and hope to meet new buyers by attracting them onto their stands with eye-catching items and displays.
Bust impulse buy at Chelsea
11 April 2022At the recent Chelsea Antiques Fair a 19th century bronze bust of Isis by Pierre-Eugène-Émile Hébert was bought by an Egyptian businessman who came with no intention of buying anything specific.
At a showground fair: Getting it all out in the open
11 April 2022The largest showground fairs are so extensive that it would be impossible to browse items on all the stands in one day. IACF’s Newark Antiques Fair, for example, is held on an 84-acre site with up to 2500 stands.
Rain fails to stop play at busy Ardingly
14 March 2022Stall-holders report brisk trade during the latest staging of the huge West Sussex event
Calling in to busy Kempton Park
21 February 2022Snapshot of the successful Sunbury event that has been around for over 40 years
Birmingham is buzzing: NEC event returns
13 December 2021Encouraging signs as the big NEC event returns after pandemic-enforced postponement.
Restituted Priester collection reunited before sale takes £1.5m at Christie’s
11 December 2021Part of an art collection once owned by a Jewish family who fled Nazi persecution has been sold at Christie’s.
Dealer forges new Lincs with pop-up show
29 November 2021Dealer John Swarbrooke will present his first exhibition at the Simon Dickinson Gallery, focusing on works from Lincolnshire artist Dominic Parczuk.
Stereoscopy book by historian and rock star praises King’s College London professor
20 November 2021The launch of Queen’s guitarist Brian May and historian Denis Pellerin’s new book ‘Stereoscopy: The Dawn of 3-D’ was held at King’s College London to honour a past-professor at the university.