Fairs and Markets

Meg Andrews was as disappointed as many others by the cancellation due to the pandemic of the Textile Society’s antique and vintage textiles fair at Chelsea Town Hall earlier this month.

Despite the latest Covid-19 demands, fair organisers are finding ways to go ahead.

You might not have been able to get to Portobello Road antiques market on Sunday, September 27, but you could have tried instead a fair on Instagram which ran on the same day from 11am to 1pm.

More indoor antiques and collectables fairs have been called off as coronavirus cases rise again and restrictions increase.

Fair organisers are not to be envied at the moment. Only at the beginning of September were the managers of the 'Highlights Fair' in Munich given the go-ahead for this year’s event (the 11th edition) which is opening its doors to the general public from October 22-25.

A refund plan for exhibitors at the planned Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia has been announced by organisers should government restrictions make it impossible to run.

An English translation of a Dutch 16th century sea atlas was among the standout sales at the recent online edition of Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair.

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

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.

Suspended for months, the Bath Vintage & Antiques Market at the Green Park Station in the city returns on Sunday September 27, which has delighted organiser Naomi Knight.

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

Launched in 1956, La Biennale des Antiquaires, now an annual event known as La Biennale Paris, is one of the world’s longest-established and best-known art and antiques fairs.

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

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.

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