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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Get ready for autumn: check out the art and antiques fair calendar for the season

19 June 2023

Late September brings with it a burst of fairs after the slower month of August.

Epsom fair

Bayliss family bid fond farewell to Epsom fair after more than 30 years

12 June 2023

Epsom Antique Fair has a new owner.

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London event curated for cross-collecting

12 June 2023

Nazy Vassegh, founder of 'Eye of the Collector', says that when she first envisioned the fair she “created a collector in her head and what they would choose for their home”.

Epsom fair

Emotional goodbye as organiser hands over the reins of Epsom event

12 June 2023

Continuity takes ‘difficult decision’ to no longer run the Surrey event but new organiser has taken over

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Warmer months bring out green-fingered buyers

12 June 2023

Enjoying the great outdoors was a simple priority for the attendees of the Arthur Swallow Loseley Park Decorative Home & Salvage Show in Surrey, running from May 19-21.

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Busy autumn season of fairs to look forward to

05 June 2023

The British Art Fair and the Northern Antiques Fair have released first details of their events ahead of a busy autumn season.

Whitefriars bowl

Coronation bowl sold at antiques fair had ATG starring role

05 June 2023

A buyer who spotted a Whitefriars Glass finger bowl in the pages of Antiques Trade Gazette snapped it up from dealer Mark West.

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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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Kangxi period famille verte covered vases star in selection of ceramics on show

05 June 2023

The Galerie JM Béalu et Fils will be showing a selection of Chinese ceramics in its left bank rue de Bac gallery.

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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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Book fairs in London post encouraging results

05 June 2023

London’s two big book events running simultaneously reveal major sales with visitors to Firsts up by a third.

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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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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.

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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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Brocante promises lots of space in a park venue

05 June 2023

Dealers from a Norfolk centre will be reinforced by many others during the Bayfield Brocante.

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Car boots coming up at stately home venues

05 June 2023

Three stately home car boots are on the way in the next few months.

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.

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.

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