Fairs and Markets

New summer art fair to fill the void left by Masterpiece gains promising feedback from exhibitors.

B2B gives up the Detling Showground organisation after more than a decade but still runs Malvern

A roundup of news and events from around the trade

The return last month on a sunlit June day of the annual Church Street Antiques Fair in Marylebone after a four-year absence was hailed as a cracker – with a call for this event to be a more regular occurrence.

AS Fairs’ new event in the Cotswolds boasted star visitors but was also underpinned by strong sales

Among the busiest stands on the opening day of The Treasure House Fair that ran at the Chelsea Hospital site from June 22-26 was that of horology dealership Carter Marsh.

I have been shown an article in ATG (No 2586) regarding Richard Cawood, the former organiser of the Antique Home & Vintage Fair that ran at York Racecourse for several years.

Key to the success of the London Map Fair was an international outlook combined with keeping it local.

New organiser reveals strong trade interest and visitor pre-bookings for the eagerly awaited event

The owners of an antiques centre in a large leisure and shopping village near Stowmarket in Suffolk are opening a second branch nearby just two years after the first one welcomed its first buyers.

A new antiques centre has opened in a former Baptist chapel in Newark.

The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) has launched a new two-day premier book fair to take place in Preston this summer.

English architect and designer Owen Jones (1809-74) was no stranger to large decorative projects when he was hired to design the furniture and interiors for No 16 Carlton House Terrace in St James’s.

International stallholders are among those all set for a renowned bottle and advertising fair and auction

An antiques fair with a country twist is on offer at Ludlow Racecourse from Two C’s fairs over the weekend of Saturday, and Sunday, July 1-2.

Forty dealers spread across four venues in Nottingham a few minutes walk from each other is the enticing prospect for Mid-century buyers.

Deux Antilopes Koudou or Caress, c.1911, by Rembrandt Bugatti, is on offer at the inaugural The Treasure House Fair from French exhibitor Univers du Bronze.

After the demise of Masterpiece London, its spiritual successor The Treasure House Fair in Chelsea is now offering art of the highest quality, as Frances Allitt reports

After the early and busy days of July, dealers usually finalise recent sales, wrap up final paperwork and – maybe – have a holiday.