Dealers

Grandma’s Attic Fairs will be very busy on Monday, April 1, with two of the organiser’s most popular fairs running on the same day.

According to a recent Financial Times article, “burr wood furniture has its groove back”. Burr wood furniture has hardly been out of fashion – used in 16th century onwards in fine furniture it had a resurgence at least twice in the 20th century. But dealers note it is having its time in the sun again.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Street traders or costermongers of 1930s-40s London star in Browse & Darby’s current show on Welsh artist Ceri Richards (1903-71).

Are you a ‘big light’ fan or foe? According to various social media posts and newspaper articles last year, there is a move away from the ‘big light’ (in part due to Tik Tok influencers decreeing so) to lamps.

Natalie Macgowan-Spencer trades as Vintage Stockroom at Alfies Antique Market in London and specialises in Americana and advertising as well as vintage clothing and memorabilia.

London art dealership Colnaghi pays tribute to its former owner, Lord Rothschild, who died on February 26 (see Obituary, ATG No 2633).

There have been various trends around decorative textiles recently, including a move to curtains from blinds, as well as a desire for wall hangings, rugs and bed covers – any soft furnishing fabric to brighten up the home.

Part two of the Creed Collection, a group of top Plymouth and Bristol pieces amassed by a British couple over 25 years, is on offer at London dealership Albert Amor.

Every Friday since the early 1970s, the Corn Hall in Cirencester, a building at the heart of the town’s life since the 19th century, hosts an antiques and collectables market.

In the world of kitchenalia, jelly moulds are in demand.

Judy, Lady McAlpine needs more antique and vintage traders to sign up for her vintage festival held in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support at Fawley Hill, near Henley, from Friday to Sunday, May 17-19.

Are influencers driving this market or is it just hype? We talk to dealers to find out what is really in demand and why.

The Norfolk Antique & Collectors’ Fair has been running for 24 years at the Norfolk Showground, near Norwich.

A 20-minute drive from NAEC Stoneleigh takes you to the town of Warwick, dominated by its castle originally built by William the Conqueror. Hunters and gatherers at IACF’s antiques event at Stoneleigh may well take in what the city has to offer antiques-wise. Here are two businesses to visit.