Latest News Articles by Rachel Fellman
‘It feels like a full, fun day out’: Buyers hunt bargains at Love Fairs’ Lingfield Racecourse event
10 February 2025Love Fairs held its second event of 2025 at Lingfield Racecourse in Surrey – marking its 10th year at the venue.
Back on the Midlands map
16 December 2024Latest version of the NEC art and antiques event has established firm roots and is winning warm praise
Continuity Fairs benefits from solid customer base
18 November 2024Review of an event praised as being casual and inexpensive to stand at but also well organised
Time and money well spent at 50th York Book Fair
30 September 2024The PBFA event marked its half century with a busy and successful edition
Arthur Swallow's Yorkshire event: Buyers who ‘know what they like’
23 September 2024Traders taking part in North Yorkshire high-end outdoor fair say their customers are sharp and considered
Returning exhibitors praise atmosphere and customer base of Harrogate’s Pavilions fair
08 July 2024Long-standing committed dealers made up the bulk of the stalls at 'The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair'.
Harrogate event attracts loyal following
01 July 2024Returning exhibitors praise the friendly atmosphere and customer base of Harrogate’s Pavilions fair
'Great location and traditional buyers': why it pays to arrive early at Petworth Park
03 June 2024Buyers were out in force early at the 'Petworth Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair', with sales taking place in the first few minutes.
Stoneleigh gets off to a fine start
22 April 2024Successor event to the Peterborough Celebration of Antiques has plenty of room for expansion
New event for Scottish Borders region as fair to be held at Paxton House
25 March 2024The Scottish Borders region welcomes a new fair in the summer at Paxton House, less than a 10-minute drive from the coastal town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Young dealers: Fresh thinkers bringing new skills to the trade
25 March 2024Younger sellers have the advantage of combining an array of online tools with traditional trade techniques
CADA fair: Meeting old and new friends
04 December 2023The fair held at a folk art musuem proved useful for dealers to encounter regular clients as well as new faces
The London Antique and Vintage Textile Fair supports the next generation
06 November 2023Textile Society fair is good business for dealers but it also acts as a fundraiser for student bursaries
From Newark to the world: latest IACF event attracts global appeal
30 October 2023International buyers were out in force among the buyers at the busy IACF two-day event
Arthur Swallow Fairs: quirky buys ideal for the curious
16 October 2023The Cheshire showground event run by Arthur Swallow includes plenty of conversation starters.
‘Long live York’ is the books cry
09 October 2023Increased private buying plus overseas trade purchases boost the huge annual extravaganza of the York National Book Fair.
Collector interview: fragments of our medieval past
11 September 2023Robert Weaver, a teacher and keeper of the Fellows’ Library at Dulwich College in south London, has collected medieval manuscript fragments for close to 50 years
Epsom fair takes root under Tree of Ages control
28 August 2023Exhibitors and visitors alike were enthusiastic about the first Epsom Antiques Fair run under organiser David Steel of Tree of Ages.
Books fair report: Take the natural approach in Preston
07 August 2023A setting with lots of water next to valuable books may not seem an obvious fit but it was a successful match
Specialist map fair gains praise for attracting overseas participants
26 June 2023Key to the success of the London Map Fair was an international outlook combined with keeping it local.