Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Help on hand to jump Brexit hurdles
27 October 2021Decorative art dealer duo started their own advisory service to cope with new Brexit rules
Boldy go to Barry Potter
27 October 2021It’s toy time at Sandown Park on Saturday, November 13, where Barry Potter and family hold the largest of their regular vintage toy fairs with 500 tables staffed by more than 300 dealers.
Grocer’s shop grows into a new life
27 October 2021Closed for almost two decades, a shop in the Cotswolds town of Dursley has been brought to life as an art and antiques business.
Textiles take Somerset centre stage
18 October 2021Thirty-five handpicked textiles dealers from across the UK will be converging at the Cheese & Grain, an arts community venue in Frome, Somerset.
PE teacher leaps to pop-up antiques shop
18 October 2021A former PE teacher who quit his job to sell antiques full time has started a pop-up shop in the magnificent Art Nouveau-inspired Royal Arcade in Norwich.
Oxfordshire fair postponed
18 October 2021Joy O’Meara of Jay Fairs has announced that the antiques and collectors’ fair scheduled for Sunday, November 21, at the parish hall in the Oxfordshire village of Benson has been cancelled.
Go vintage in Leeds with fresh fashion event
18 October 2021Organiser with home shows expands Pudsey offerings to fashion.
Organiser back in the running
18 October 2021Back in the saddle in Brighton is Donny Mann of Love Fairs, returning with his well supported antiques and vintage fair after a 19-month absence.
Ludlow fair is fully booked
11 October 2021Two Cs Fairs is fully booked indoors at Ludlow Racecourse on Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24.
Antiques at garden centres encourage growth
11 October 2021At many garden centres the array of what’s for sale other than plants and pots includes furniture, firepits, and fleeces – and in an imaginative retail move, some offer antiques and antique fairs.
Having a ball at a suitable venue: Grandma’s Attic Fairs return to Bournemouth
04 October 2021One of the most popular fairs in Grandma’s Attic Fairs’ extensive portfolio is the flagship two-day antiques and collectors’ fairs held in the Art Deco ballroom at the Bournemouth Pavilion.
Past Pastiche continue with eclectic range at Bedfordshire fairs
04 October 2021Yvonne and Andy Carter are Past Pastiche, organisers of small monthly antiques, vintage and collector’ fairs.
Etc Fairs brings back photography and book events
04 October 2021After 18 months, Etc Fairs in London has reinstated its themed fairs – starting with the 'Bloomsbury Photograph Fair' which will run concurrently with the book fair starting on Sunday, October 10.
You herd right: cattle market hosts fleamarkets
04 October 2021Helen Bowman and Ben Wray, formerly of Bowman Antique Fairs, now run two successful fleamarkets in North Yorkshire.
New fair for Lincoln
04 October 2021John Pullen is launching a new 50-stand antiques and collectables event right in the heart of Lincoln in the Assembly Rooms.
Affordable art in global demand
27 September 2021Post-lockdown fairs in New York, London and Hong Kong show increase in sales
Two ‘biggies’ coming up
27 September 2021Dealers will be heading to Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire this month with three days of buying beckoning from the two ‘biggies’.
Oxfordshire fair: Move away from the mass market and reclaim your home
27 September 2021Taken at the last Reclaimed Home Fair in Chipping Norton’s town hall in October 2019, this image below shows some of the delights that are likely to await buyers to this Cotswolds fair, co-organised by dealers Dorothy Stiven and Heather Lawson.
The Chesterfield magpie takes flight with new premises
20 September 2021After dealing ‘under the radar’, showground fair regular opens shop
Arms fair moves to Hendon
20 September 2021The London Antique Arms Fair, founded in 1967, will be running its 103rd fair at a new venue, the RAF Museum in Hendon on Sunday, October 3.