Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Dealers pre-booking stands at Sue Ede's fair in Shepton Mallet
06 December 2021“Our December event is always a busy one and we’ll be inside the Showering Pavilion and outside at the showground as usual”, said Sue Ede of SP Fairs.
Astra mural ready for take-off
06 December 2021Antiques centre tribute to its RAF base heritage is now ready after pandemic forced a delay
Fifty stalls along the high street in Guildford
06 December 2021Jackie Edwards of ACVR Events, which organises antiques and vintage markets at eight venues in southern England, is running her Christmas Antiques and Brocante Market with 50 stalls up and down the High Street in Guildford on Sunday, December 12.
Still nuts about antiques after 40 years in business
29 November 2021A Basingstoke firm which recently celebrated 40 years in the business is “one of the few single-owner antiques shops left in Hampshire”, says its owner.
Why this Italian majolica charger may represent a recurring dream
29 November 2021In Fairs, Markets & Centres in ATG No 2516 we featured a story about 'The Venus of Meudon', a 1.9m tall sculpture by the Dadaist sculptor Jean Arp. Owned by dealers Karin and John Haines, it stands in a commanding spot at the Melford Antiques, Interiors and Lifestyle Centre in Suffolk.
Bibliophiles spoilt for choice with one live and two online book fairs on the way
29 November 2021Buying online took off in the trade last year with one notable example being The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) which launched its monthly online back-to-back book fairs in April.
Lighting up the arches in south London
22 November 2021“I spotted this venue a while ago and recently decided I had to give it a go,” says Alan Old of So Last Century Fair talking about AMP Studios in south London where he is running a Christmas market on Sunday, December 5.
Dealer Nelson-Griffiths sets auction dates
22 November 2021In ATG No 2502 we mentioned silver dealer Mark Nelson-Griffiths, who stands at a number of fairs countrywide including the Peterborough Festival of Antiques, Lomax Fairs in Southwold, IACF Alexandra Palace and Aztec Events at the Norfolk Showground.
Ephemera Society’s fair includes unusual buys such as Christmas card embellishments
22 November 2021Buyers looking for something a bit different this Christmas could head to the Ephemera Society’s winter fair which is back at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, London, on Sunday, December 5.
Holt fills gaps as waiting-list hopefuls join for fair near Oxford
22 November 2021Dealer Marcus Potts, a regular exhibitor at the larger fairs including IACF Shepton Mallet, has filled all 40 capacity spaces at his Antiques@The Holt fair at the Holt Hotel, Steeple Aston, near Oxford on Saturday and Sunday, November 27-28.
Expect the unexpected at two Hackney flea events
22 November 2021The organisers of Hackney Fleamarkets, which includes the Peckham Salvage Yard at Copeland Park, run two of their regular flea dates before Christmas.
Malvern Flea postponed until January
15 November 2021B2B Events has announced the cancellation of its last event of the year, the Malvern Flea & Collectors’ Fair at the Three Counties Showground on Sunday, December 5.
How to go green in Glasgow
15 November 2021Be inspired by the recent COP26 summit and buy sustainable, recycled items in the host city
Phoenix back on the rise with a new venue
08 November 2021Petersfield event moves to Waterlooville after NHS bags hall
Fishing gear to catch your eye
08 November 2021‘I have laid aside business and gone a’fishing,’ said Izaak Walton in 'The Compleat Angler', a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing first published in 1653.
Have fun at a monastery thanks to vintage
08 November 2021Designed by Edward Pugin and built in 1872 for the Franciscan Order, the Gorton Monastery in Manchester is the Gothic Revivalist backdrop to Decorative Fairs Vintage@The Monastery.
Express delivery: Bowie stars in Tunbridge Wells
08 November 2021David Bowie is the star of a retrospective selling show of 1970s photography which will run at the Design Gallery in the Pantiles Arcade, Tunbridge Wells, from November 13 to December 31.
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair offers works from 500 artists
01 November 2021A popular annual arts event in south London is the annual Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
Fifties 'Venus' by Dadaist designer among delights at thriving Suffolk centre
01 November 2021After three lockdowns but also a successful start in 2020, in April this year Graham Hessell finally threw open the doors to his Melford Antiques, Interiors & Lifestyle Centre.
Make a beeline for Frock Me! as vintage fair shifts next date
01 November 2021Matthew Adams has been in touch about a change of date for his Frock Me! vintage fair and its associated jewellery event which was long announced for Sunday, November 14, at Kensington Town Hall in west London.