Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Rodney Weeks back to good times as he launches another antiques fair
04 March 2019Rodney Weeks of Gemsco Promotions so missed running his antiques fairs after a three-year absence that he launched another last year at the Rufus Centre in Flitwick, Bedfordshire.
Dishy looker to turn heads at Welsh fair
04 March 2019Towy Antiques Fairs kick off on Sunday, March 10, with the first of their eight antiques and fleamarkets in 2019 held at the Carmarthen Showground in south Wales.
Let there be lights at Dulwich College fair
25 February 2019Lamps in south London form a stylish and popular part of the mid-century collecting field.
Joneses to run Amulet events
25 February 2019Emma and Oli Jones of JOS Events are taking over Amulet Fairs’ antiques and collectors’ fairs run at the Oswestry Showground by Sheila Jackson for 30 years.
Take your Wilton pick at PBFA fair
25 February 2019In ATG No 2380 February 23 I wrote a piece on the annual antiques fair held at Wilton House in Wiltshire from Friday to Saturday, March 8-10. It is worth noting that the Provincial Booksellers’ Association (PBFA) is running an antiquarian and out-of-print book fair at the Michael Herbert Hall in the village of Wilton on Sunday, March 10.
Bazaars coming up in Wiltshire and Somerset
25 February 2019Vintage millinery dealer Claire Powell and textiles dealer Liz van Hasselt are business partners in the long-running Vintage Bazaars in Wiltshire and Somerset.
Southport furniture dealer whose business is lifted by Runway Monday fair
18 February 2019A former cake factory site near Southport is the base for dealer Brett Griffiths, who is also one of the big fans of IACF’s fairs.
East Anglian dealer to run local fair
18 February 2019Kate Lee started the popular biannual antiques street market in the Suffolk town of Beccles 10 years ago and has now taken over a local monthly antiques and collectors’ fair.
Top choices at Wilton House fair
18 February 2019More than 40 top dealers will set out their vetted stands at the annual long-running Wilton House Art and Antiques Fair.
Fairs form a natural approach to source stock
18 February 2019Two owners of antiques and vintage businesses who buy extensively from fairs and markets in the UK are showcased here.
Worcestershire Antiques Fair includes array of ceramics dealers and porcelain society seminar
11 February 2019Coming to the Two Cs two-day Worcestershire Antiques Fair at the Chateau Impney Hotel are ceramics dealers offering porcelain pieces, including Derby, from the 17th to 20th centuries.
Organiser who goes to town for street events
11 February 2019As ACVR Events, Jackie Edwards launched her first antiques and decorative arts street fairs in the Hampshire town of Romsey four years ago.
Knebworth fair offers wide range to suit glass collectors
11 February 2019This one-off retirement day piece (below) is by glass-maker Richard Golding, founder of Okra Glass, who has been involved with the art for more than 30 years.
Pub pair now serving up antiques at Diss centre
04 February 2019Husband-and-wife team Henrietta Lewis and Alan Knight, both keen antique and vintage collectors, opened the Diss Emporium in the pretty Norfolk town nine months ago.
Ephemera trade takes a seasonal turn
04 February 2019This Valentine’s card, below, by the French artist Xavier Sager was posted from Finland in 1917 to an address in Norway. It is priced at £15 from Val Jackson-Harris, a dealer in printed ephemera from the 18th-19th and early 20th centuries.
Indulge your fashion tastes with vintage fairs that coincide with London Fashion Week
04 February 2019'London Fashion Week' hits the city from February 15-19 in a dizzying whirl of catwalk shows from 250 designers at top venues.
Bobbin in to Honiton fair
28 January 2019The antiques-rich town of Honiton in Devon is famed for its bobbin lacemaking since the 16th century.
Three salvage solutions: a trio of upcoming fairs
28 January 2019Buyers are spoilt for choice during May and early June when three decorative and salvage fairs will be running in the UK, all in interesting outdoor settings. Here is a short focus on them.
What’s on this weekend: February 2-3, 2019
28 January 2019Fairs to visit this weekend in Didcot and Dorset.
Dealers thrive in a verdant Welsh setting
21 January 2019The National Botanic Gardens of Wales spreads out into 500-plus acres at Llanarthne in the Carmarthenshire countryside and boasts a spectacular structure designed by Norman Foster: the largest single-span glasshouse in the world.