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Promising start as fairs return to Birmingham after event’s demise
08 January 2024Dealer Mark Goodger’s first sale at the inaugural Classic Antique Fairs staged at Birmingham’s NEC was a satinwood painted tea caddy.
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New Midlands art fair details announced
02 January 2024Early details of the new spring fair organised by Stable Events in association with LAPADA at Birmingham’s NEC have been announced.
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French and Scottish-based dealers support Malvern flea fair
02 January 2024English-born dealers living in France are coming over to stand at the Malvern Flea Fairs which is good news, not least as they offer stock not seen on the market before, says Helen Yourston of B2B Events.
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Muralist’s work impresses on a much smaller scale
18 December 2023The highest auction prices for Mary Adshead (1904-95) all came at Sotheby’s Olympia back in 2006.
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McWilliam sculpture reflects troubled times in Northern Ireland
18 December 2023A bronze from Frederick Edward McWilliam’s (1909-92) Women of Belfast series of sculptures sold for £37,000 at Halls (24% buyer’s premium) on December 6.
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CADA fair: Meeting old and new friends
04 December 2023The fair held at a folk art musuem proved useful for dealers to encounter regular clients as well as new faces
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History lesson on how to reuse buildings for art and antiques
04 December 2023The repurposing of buildings for use as antiques centres and sometimes fairs has seen a revitalisation of historic buidings.
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Most famous novelist of her day – now hardly known
04 December 2023Top-selling lot in Halls’ (24% buyer’s premium) books and manuscripts sale on November 15 was a collection of 14 letters written by the Anglo-Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) between 1818-31.
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Yasuyuki masterpiece makes £11,000 in Shropshire
04 December 2023This silver and enamel vase by Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), the great master of Japanese cloisonné, sold to an English collector for £11,000 at Halls (24% buyer’s premium).
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Factory focus pays off for H&R Daniel porcelain collection
27 November 2023Porcelain from short-lived Staffordshire firm comes from collector and dealer who revived the market
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Atmospheric places to shop for antiques in Shropshire and Somerset
27 November 2023The Times recently ran a feature on seven of the most atmospheric towns in the UK in which to do your Christmas shopping for one-off gifts, maybe combining this joysome activity with a weekend break. Here are some art and antiques options in two of them, Ludlow in Shropshire and Frome in Somerset.
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The draw of a great sapphire and a great atelier
20 November 2023Kashmir sapphires have acquired a near-legendary status, due to their lustrous cornflower colour, soft velvety texture and extreme rarity.
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Flood fund raiser will return to Shrewsbury
20 November 2023To help raise funds for a flood appeal at the West Midlands Showground in Shrewsbury, local fair organisers Emma and Oli Jones, aka JOS Events held a special ‘yard’ sale there earlier this month.
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Four-legged friends help Fulton to a four-year high
20 November 2023The artist Samuel Fulton (1855-1941) painted portraits of people and horses but by far his favourite subject was dogs.
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Back in Birmingham for a new NEC fair
20 November 2023Dealers hail return to Midlands venue a year after closure of popular Antiques for Everyone events
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Pioneering English astronomy book takes five-figure sum at Hansons auction
06 November 2023A 1556 first edition copy of Welshman Robert Recorde’s The Castle of Knowledge was estimated at £5000-10,000 and made £12,600 including buyer’s premium at Hansons’ November 1 Library auction.
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Sculpture from McWilliam's Women of Belfast series comes up for auction
06 November 2023An example from Frederick Edward McWilliam’s (1909-92) 'Women of Belfast' series is being offered at Halls’ auction in Shrewsbury on December 6.
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Bidders jump to attention for Paratrooper gear
30 October 2023Airborne forces memorabilia is usually a winner at auction but especially when it’s an early example
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Cape features more than 300 thank-yous for nurse Carey
30 October 2023The front page of ATG No 2558 featured a Second World War nurse’s cape decorated with an array of cloth regimental badges that sold at Essex auction house Sworders in August last year.
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A week to remember: a trio of antiques festivals by BADA, CADA and Cooper Events
30 October 2023Annual events held by trade associations CADA and BADA overlap to offer plenty of choice
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- Adam Partridge London
- Antiques & Fine Art With Asian Art
- 03 Sep 2024 - 10:00 AM
- McTear's
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- 05 Sep 2024 - 09:30 AM
- Adam Partridge Liverpool
- Photographic & Scientific Equipment With Antiques & Collector's Items
- 05 Sep 2024 - 10:00 AM
- W&H Peacock
- Antique Furniture, Collectables, Selected Toys, Jewellery & Watches
- 06 Sep 2024 - 09:30 AM
- Unique Auctions
- Antiques, Jewellery, Furniture & Collectables
- 07 Sep 2024 - 09:00 AM
- Anthemion Auctions
- Ceramics, Glass, Paintings, Furniture, Books & Sporting
- 11 Sep 2024 - 09:00 AM
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