Coronavirus

B2B Events has confirmed that its antiques, vintage and collectors’ fairs held in Edinburgh at the Royal Highland Centre will not be running this year.

Uncertainty still affects fairs but antiques centres are benefiting from extra visitors

Larger indoor fairs can go ahead in England now that coronavirus restrictions have been relaxed but many firms will retain coronavirus measures.

Asian buyers have become the dominant force at the top end of the auction market, according to Christie’s.

Pauses to lockdown easing across the UK may affect plans for larger art and antiques events, fairs and markets in the coming weeks, while in Ireland a lifting of restrictions has begun.

Dealers eager to attend Petworth event say online is fine but they miss contact with the public

TEFAF Maastricht 2021 has been cancelled due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Green issues are coming to the fore but the focus for art and antiques delivery firms in the past year has been dealing with Brexit and the pandemic.

The restrictions operating during the latest lockdowns are continuing to ease in countries including France and the Republic of Ireland.

London indoor fair organisers have begun to announce dates for later this year.

Sunbury Antiques Market, better known simply as Kempton due to its Surrey racecourse location, last week became the first open-air fair to return after the most recent lockdown.

The start of May is likely to be a busy period with outside fairs and markets opening up around England and Wales after a protracted lockdown hibernation. Here is a snapshot of a few of them.