Fairs and Markets

Dealers are heading to the capital from far and wide for the 2018 summer art and antiques season.

IACF is to take over the running of the antiques and collectors’ fairs held in Bingley Hall at the Staffordshire County Showground.

Leading names in British art dealing are returning to the British Art Fair, prompting a rise in exhibitor numbers for the next revamped event.

The second annual antiques fair at Bayfield Hall in north Norfolk takes place on Sunday, June 10.

Burgundy beckons enthusiasts for tribal art this week with the third edition of the Bourgogne Tribal Show.

Fawley Hall fair running instead of Salvo has plenty of varied attractions.

The second annual clock and watch fair to be held at Upton Hall, HQ of the British Horological Institute, will run on Sunday, June 3.

Described as a ‘homage to all things teddy bear’, the second Teddy Bear Festival runs in the Sculpture Gallery and grounds at Woburn Abbey.

'Antiques for Everyone' held in Birmingham’s NEC is targeting new and returning exhibitors with a two-day weekend option.

Boasting a new name and venue, the ABA’s annual book fair seems poised to expand its reach to a wider range of clients while retaining its strong exhibitor base.

Likely to be the rarest and most expensive book available at the PBFA’s 'London Antiquarian Book Fair' is a copy of 'Caractères' by the French philosopher and satirist Jean de La Bruyère.

The Cotswolds Art and Antiques’ Dealers Association celebrated its 40th anniversary at its annual Blenheim Palace fair last month.

This c.1680 pink painted century Swedish table was among the sales at the recent Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair.

Matthew Adams is moving into bling – well, vintage and antique jewellery from the Georgian period onwards.

Sculptor Patrick Seaman loves wood, most specifically the reclaimed sort. He has worked on installations in Sicily and Abu Dhabi as well as creating a giant wooden staircase in London’s Wandsworth Park.

“We’ve had two-day antiques and collectors’ fairs at the Newbury Showground before but not on a Saturday and Sunday – the weather was downright miserable but we had a really successful first weekend,“ said IACF’s Grant Nicholas, talking about the recent weekend event on April 28-29.

Four years in, Photo London is growing and has many of the marks of remaining a popular and respected fair for dealers in both historic and contemporary photography.