Latest News Articles by Rachel Fellman

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Interview with dealer David Harvey: In step with a rewarding career

29 May 2026

ATG chats to David Harvey from Oxfordshire dealership WR Harvey to discuss the firm’s 75 years in the furniture business, as well as his diamond jubilee exhibition, Marquetry to Metamorphic, which runs until June 13

Dealer Lee Williams from Cougar Antiques at his stall at an antiques fair

Quirky and eclectic is what the new Cotswolds homeowners want

08 May 2026

Cotswolds fair is "unlike any other fair – there’s a different type of person that comes to this one,” says dealer Ian Slade

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Dealer interview: ‘Interest is far, far bigger than even I imagined’

08 May 2026

Tom Ayling is an antiquarian book dealer based in Wallingford, south Oxfordshire, and is also a very successful social media star. Boasting over one million followers across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, he sat down with ATG to tell us all about his business and online presence.

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CADA London report: ‘A great fair – where else would you rather be?’

10 April 2026

Sales abound as annual event run by Cotswold dealers association returns to Chelsea

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Bromley event: ‘A good mix of stalls and a friendly vibe’

27 February 2026

Newcomer event has rapidly established itself as a regular fixture in the calendar

Two traders at a vintage fair

‘The quality is wonderful… you can’t get this at a charity shop’

20 February 2026

Vintage clothes, accessories, furniture and more sell well at specialist fair in Saltaire

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Regal TV star spotted by eagle-eyed dealer

23 January 2026

A François Linke bureau plat that appeared on Netflix’s The Crown is now on offer at Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables.

A view of an indoor antiques fair

‘The organisers are very good and the buyers are lovely’

23 January 2026

Monthly event in Bedfordshire kicks off the year with successful staging in early January

Visitors at an antiques fair in Buxton

Now that’s what I call ‘a proper antiques fair’

16 January 2026

Dealers praise the friendly atmosphere of a Buxton event that has been running for nearly 50 years

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Good old chinwag at Grays

19 December 2025

A group of jewellery and art specialists headed to Grays Antiques in Mayfair for ‘champagne and macarons’ to celebrate the start of the Christmas season.

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North Yorkshire fair bangs the drum for antiques

10 November 2025

Fair held at auction house for five years now has become a stand-out event in the north of England

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Norfolk IACF: ‘The best one I’ve been to in a long time’

10 November 2025

Dealers and visitors are full of praise for East Anglian event under new ownership

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Traders who answered a call to arms

27 October 2025

How do you end up selling antique weapons and can you do it full-time to make a living? From swords and sabres to pistols and machine guns, we spoke to six arms dealers who attended the International Birmingham Antique Arms & Militaria Fair in September to find out how they got into the trade and how their business is faring

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British Art Fair: Good business reported as Saatchi Gallery welcomes a 13,000 crowd

20 October 2025

Visitors turned out in droves for the most recent edition of the British Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery.

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Quarterly event is central to the arms and militaria calendar

13 October 2025

A roster of around 115 dealers and long waiting list demonstrates the importance of the Birmingham fair

Visitors at the York National Book Fair.

‘The best book event in the whole of the UK’

29 September 2025

Dealers full of praise for annual York fair as international and trade buyers snap up their wares

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Dealers full of praise for new venue in Suffolk

15 September 2025

Lomax Fairs holds several events in schools now and the latest in Suffolk has been warmly welcomed

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The eclectic world of ephemera: five dealers discuss their trade

19 May 2025

Can you make a living from selling ephemera and low-value works on paper?

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Fresh venue, same fascination: 50 years of the Ephemera Society Fair

19 May 2025

The Ephemera Society Fair is still going strong for its 50th anniversary despite having to make a move this year.

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Dealer interviews: Mid-century market musing

28 April 2025

From elegant furniture by Scandinavian designers to stand-out lamps and decorative pieces… the lines, materials and simplicity that characterise interiors items from the mid-century modern period appeal to a wide range of buyers.