Fairs and Markets

Antiques fairs and markets offer a great way to browse and buy.

With so many exhibitors or stallholders in one place you can view a lot of different items quickly and compare prices and quality.

Depending on the event, the first day or morning may be for reserved for trade buyers before the general public gain access.

Some antiques markets are held weekly whereas some fairs may be quarterly, biannual, once a year or have some other frequency. Check the Calendar section of this website for details or view the listings every week in the Antiques Trade Gazette newspaper.

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Panthers on the hunt in Petworth Antiques & Fine Art Fair

05 June 2023

Big cats proved popular among the many sales at this busy West Sussex event.

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Paris springboard for Asian art sales

05 June 2023

Auction houses, galleries, museums and institutions prepare for sixth edition of Parisian events

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UK arms and armour dealer Singh’s big draw in Paris

05 June 2023

One of the overseas dealers who will be showing at The Pagoda for Printemps Asiatique Paris is the UK dealer Runjeet Singh.

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First-time exhibitor loves Battersea Decorative Fair

05 June 2023

The spring edition of the Battersea Decorative Fair brought in a handful of first-time exhibitors, who enthused over the success of the event.

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Face to face with a Noh theatre mask

05 June 2023

Galerie Mingei, based on the rue Visconti in the Saint Germain des Prés area, specialises in antique and contemporary Japanese decorative arts.

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Not quite in Stuttgart but Germany’s leading book event returns

05 June 2023

The Stuttgart Rare Book Fair, Germany’s leading fair for the rare book and prints trade, is returning after the pandemic for an anniversary event from June 16-18.

First Folio

Is this a First Folio that I see before me sold at £6.25m?

29 May 2023

Peter Harrington Rare Books has sold a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio with an asking price of £6.25m.

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Business booms as stars align for Cooper fairs

29 May 2023

Cooper Events is experiencing something of a boom time with 10% attendance increase.

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Picnic plans for dealers ahead of Arthur Swallow Fairs' new Cirencester Park event

29 May 2023

Adam Hills of Retrouvius, the London shop and studio specialising in architectural salvage, has 35 ex-University of Nottingham large oak refectory tables and benches with hand-carved details to shift.

Owners of Sherborne Antiques Market

Sherborne Antiques Market full of success stories

29 May 2023

A tribal art specialist, who started his career as a schoolboy, is one of 38 dealers at this thriving Dorset centre.

TEFAF NY

TEFAF New York fair sales highlights

22 May 2023

An Egyptian polychrome sarcophagus panel from the Late Dynastic Period was one of the highlight sales at the recent TEFAF New York.

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Career path leads to brocante buzz

22 May 2023

Event held in Oxfordshire village includes a talk by dealer who also stars in a TV antiques show

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Bath time in Manchester

22 May 2023

The Vintage Home Show runs in three locations including the atmospheric and restored Victoria Baths in Manchester

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Ideal for impressing cool customers

22 May 2023

This classy teak wine cooler exudes Mid-century style, all clean lines and simplicity.

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Coronation fever at Arthur Swallow Fairs

15 May 2023

A coronation theme was taken up by some of the dealers at Arthur Swallow Fairs’ three-day decorative home and salvage show at Ripley Castle, near Harrogate.

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Marylebone fest is back in antiques-rich area

15 May 2023

After a four-year absence the Church Street Antiques Fair is returning to Marylebone in London on Sunday, June 11.

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Fair previews: Up to London from Down Under

08 May 2023

Australian dealer coming to the UK for Firsts describes the attractions of the Chelsea event

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London Map Fair reaches outwards

08 May 2023

The London Map Fair, which bills itself as the world’s oldest and largest event of its kind, is widening its scope.

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Big Apple TEFAF all set to open

08 May 2023

TEFAF New York returns this year to the Park Avenue Armory from May 12-16.

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Take a peak at Buxton

08 May 2023

The picturesque spa town of Buxton in the Peak District will once again host its long-running annual fair.

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