Fairs and Markets

The first major vetted UK event after lockdown is dubbed ‘the happy fair’ by dealers

One of the most popular fairs on the circuit, IACF’s Peterborough Festival of Antiques is back.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the postponement of two Paris fairs and another changing its date and venue.

Usually the centrepiece of the London art market in October, Frieze has had to rethink the format of its two mammoth fairs.

Nicki and Ralph Retallack who run their second antiques and decorative fair at Enys House, near Falmouth this weekend, have been in touch with a story about coincidences.

A selection of gallery events taking place this autumn in London that focus on Post-War and Contemporary art.

Organising duo diversify to attract visitors to this month’s racecourse event

Sara Hughes is delighted that her Vintage, Antiques and Militaria Fair at Petersfield’s Festival Hall is finally going ahead on Sunday, September 27, with 50 dealers.

The buying crowd at IACF Ardingly was more local than usual but no less enthusiastic

Top tips from IACF’s Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors Fair.

B2B Events is truly back on the road, said director Helen Yourston after the turnout at the first Malvern Flea since lockdown at the Three Counties Showground on Monday, August 31.

Focus on how one antiques centre survived and now thrives by being prepared to adapt

Sunbury fair debut on London SW19 playing fields draws the Sunday punters after swift launch

Though the first human in-socket artificial eyes were created by Venetian glassmakers c.16th century, the earliest evidence of ocular prosthesis was found in a female burial plot in Shahr-I Sokhta, Iran – dating back to 2900-2800 BC.

The two-day Hackney Fleamarket is back at Abney Hall on Stoke Newington’s Church Street with all sorts of vintage pieces including lighting (as in this picture below), suitcases, posters, maps, furniture, ceramics, glass, jewellery and records.

The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair (September 11-13), is a big step towards getting back to business as usual for many dealers and collectors.