Fairs and Markets

Chairman of IACF Keith Harris, a highly respected figure, a lifelong entrepreneur, and well-known in the antiques trade, has passed away.

Will the year ahead turn out to be less turbulent than last year? The art and antiques trade – buffeted by economic uncertainty, US tariffs and EU regulations – will certainly hope so

It is rare to find a well-preserved example of a 19th century 'palepai'.

The long-running BRAFA Art Fair in Brussels is traditionally one of the earliest events in the international art fair calendar.

Exhibitor at Welsh fair turned her passion for tokens into a sales success as part of her antiques business

This is a list of major art, antiques and antiquarian book fairs, the majority of them vetted, coming up in 2026.

Several exhibitors at this month’s edition of The Winter Show in New York have more than 40 years’ experience exhibiting at the fair.

One standout offering at The Decorative Fair this month unites two pieces of early 20th century technology: the dreadnought battleship and the mass production of the crisp.

If you are visiting the Decorative Fair in Battersea, which runs from January 20-25, check out the many antiques shops in the area and a visit to the Northcote Road Antiques Market in Battersea might also be a good suggestion (nearest rail station: Clapham Junction).

Despite the economic headwinds, many businesses have been moving forward with fresh ventures

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.

November edition of the Classic event produces encouraging results after the summer date was cancelled

Window displays are a big thing at the Sherborne Antiques Market.

The company behind ‘micro’ fairs 'Trois Crayons' and 'Studiolo' has hired a full-time chief executive officer ahead of expansion plans.

As well as a busy life as a dealer, Karen Stuckey also finds time to organise the Wanstead Vintage Fair which runs four times a year.

The ever-ebullient Michael Collins, managing director of market operator Sherman & Waterman, is even fizzier than usual, saying that 2025 was a “landmark year for us with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Jubilee Antiques Market in Covent Garden, formally opened by the late Queen in 1987”.

Venue refurbishment made 2025 a tricky period but the book events are steaming ahead

The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair has been cancelled for January 2026, leaving a hole in the new year fair calendar.