Fairs and Markets

“We are always being asked about running our art fairs in Surrey,” said Deborah James, director with Sarah McAllister of Contemporary Art Fairs.

Antiques dealer and fair organiser Marcus Potts is an Art Deco and early 20th century ceramics man, but he is an absolute mine of information on vintage toys.

The New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) has taken the decision to drop antiquities from its offering amid concerns over looted art.

Daniel Crouch Rare Books sold this huge 25ft (7.6m) wide ‘Atlas of the City of New York – Borough of Manhattan’ map at the Winter Antiques Show last month.

Antique Church Furnishings, which describes itself as ‘God’s Furniture since 1985’, sells almost everything in the religious line – from chasubles to crucifixes and misericordes to missal stands.

Art Antiques Cheshire, the annual fair at The Mere Golf Resort & Spa, is now in its seventh year.

According to Wikipedia, the medieval city of Norwich had at one time 36 parish churches, the largest collection of urban medieval buildings north of the Alps.

Galloway Antiques Fairs returns for its second edition at the Midhurst stately home Cowdray House this year.

Mid-century design, particularly furniture, continues to be one of the most sought-after within the vintage genre, particularly by designers and decorators.

Collect 2018 is a fair offering a wealth of contemporary craft, but this year it also takes a look back to leading craftspeople of the 20th century.

The 20/21 British Art Fair will take place in Saatchi Gallery this year with an expanded timeline and the new name of British Art Fair following its sale to new owners.

The year is well under way for Penman Fairs as it gears up for The Chester Antiques Fair.

If you want to find something unusual in the book and ephemera line, then head to one of the fairs held by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).

The Japanese Legacy Symposium’s Samurai Armor Fair debuts this month.

Sharon Blagrove of Bentleys Fairs has launched an ambitious double venture called UK Fairs.com involving an online fairs directory and a printed guide.

The next three Frock Me vintage fashion fairs this year will be held at the Kensington Town Hall, instead of its usual venue, Chelsea Town Hall, which is being refurbished.