Latest News Articles by Rachel Fellman
Rain doesn't stop trade at latest Lincoln Showground antiques fair
10 April 2023Barry Fletcher of the Carpet Merchant is an Arthur Swallow regular, making the journey over from Belgium.
Wise to be an early bird at the Bath Decorative
27 March 2023Trade day at the decorative fair is particularly welcomed by dealers when times are more challenging
Worth popping in to see grandma
06 March 2023Revived Woking event proves a hit with dealers who say the organisation is still a strength
Galloway Antiques Fairs' owners retire and close firm
20 February 2023Galloway Antiques Fairs is closing because its owners Richard and Susan Galloway are retiring.
Plenty of finds at Shepton Flea
06 February 2023ATG takes a visit to one of the largest fairs in the south of England where buyers come out in force
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.
Event that is ‘something a bit different’
31 October 2022The fairs run by So Last Century stand out from the regular traditional antiques format
Fair report: Cotswold event has high-end appeal
31 October 2022Vetted fair may be compact in scale but still packs a punch
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 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.
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 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.
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