Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
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.
Continuity for October
20 September 2021Next month’s dates for the antiques, home and vintage shows run by Continuity Fairs have been confirmed.
The fabric of collecting at Chelsea Town Hall
20 September 2021Dealers, collectors, and textile enthusiasts including students looking for design inspiration will be gathering at Chelsea Town Hall on Sunday October 10.
Marketing in St Albans
20 September 2021Jennifer Titmuss, organiser of the St Albans Antiques and Vintage Market and the Chiswick High Road Antiques and Vintage Market has an upbeat update.
Hingham grows to Easton venue
13 September 2021The success of the 18-year old monthly Hingham Antiques Fair in Norfolk has meant a move for the fair to a larger venue.
Peterborough antiques festival in demand with buyers and sellers
13 September 2021Ticket requests are up as the East of England Showground prepares for the biannual antiques festival.
Popping up for vintage in Islington
13 September 2021Dealers welcome the return of Pop Up Vintage Fairs at the Business Design Centre in Islington.
Two goes into one with fairs at Hilton Olympia in Kensington
13 September 2021Always a bonus for buyers is two fairs in the same venue on the same day.
Fair near Falmouth returns to mid-19th century venue rarely open to the public
06 September 2021“There is roughly a 50/50 split of Cornish and ‘out of county’ dealers, which is great”, enthused Ralph Retallack, organiser of the annual 'Enys House Antiques & Decorative Fair'.
News in brief: updates on fairs in Berkshire and Chichester
06 September 2021An update on upcoming fairs and markets in the UK.
Malvern Flea & Collectors’ Market to go ahead in September
06 September 2021One of the UK’s best-loved and supported flea markets – billed as the biggest in the country – is B2B Events’ Malvern Flea & Collectors’ Market.
Meet the Henley upcycling specialist with an eight-week waiting list
06 September 2021Henley-on-Thames interior designer Sharon Ingoldby, aka The Restoration Queen, is working flat out on upcycling projects.
Dealer offers Rich pickings
30 August 2021A new dealer at the Henley Décor Fair later this month will be Alexander ‘Sandy’ Rich of Tregeagle Fine Art.
Book fair returns as some turn from New York to old
30 August 2021According to the Booksellers Association, more than 60 bookshops opened in the UK and Ireland over the past 18 months, reflecting the rediscovery by many people of the pleasure of books during the pandemic despite the increase in online shopping.
Dealers invited to take stalls at new fair in Burnley's market hall
30 August 2021The former mill town of Burnley in Lancashire is better known for its Premier League football team these days than its history.
Inside track on Kempton Park
23 August 2021Sunbury Antiques announces that the main grandstand will be reopening for indoor trading