Fairs and Markets

Antiques fairs and markets offer a great way to browse and buy.

With so many exhibitors or stallholders in one place you can view a lot of different items quickly and compare prices and quality.

Depending on the event, the first day or morning may be for reserved for trade buyers before the general public gain access.

Some antiques markets are held weekly whereas some fairs may be quarterly, biannual, once a year or have some other frequency. Check the Calendar section of this website for details or view the listings every week in the Antiques Trade Gazette newspaper.

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Dealers at the Foire de Chatou: Claudie Ferré

01 April 2017

Claudie Ferré, shown reflected in the table mirror on her brightly-lit stand, sells lighting from the Art Deco period to the 1970s, many by German designers.

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Evolution of the spring Battersea Decorative fair

01 April 2017

The next Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair runs from April 4-9 in London’s Battersea Park. The second of three fairs to take place in the Battersea Evolution Marquee, it follows a successful January edition.

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Dealers at the Foire de Chatou: Yannick Tendron

01 April 2017

French industrial furniture has a strong presence at this fair.

France’s largest brocante: the Foire de Chatou

01 April 2017

A day out at France’s largest brocante and the return of classic chic with a contemporary twist...

Rolleston

Furniture dealer Rolleston sells William and Mary marquetry cabinet to international museum

27 March 2017

Kensington Church Street dealer Rolleston recently sold a William and Mary cabinet to an international museum for a mid-six-figure sum.

TEFAF Maastricht fair entrance

Should TEFAF move from Maastricht?

27 March 2017

While dealers are always discussing ways a fair can be improved, one issue raised at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht by a number of exhibitors was whether the fair should move to Amsterdam.

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Why the best things in life are three

25 March 2017

The Cotswolds Antiques, Decorative & Art Fair takes place from March 31-April 2, the first of three editions to run in 2017. Organiser Cooper Events added the third last year, and it was greeted with enough enthusiasm to keep the model going this year.

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Bath tipped as a smart selection

25 March 2017

The 28th annual Bath Decorative Antiques Fair closed on March 5 after a four-day run which included its busiest opening trade day on record.

Professor Rachel Pownall

Professor Rachel Pownall: TEFAF report’s new author

25 March 2017

Since its launch in 2002 the TEFAF Art Market Report has established itself as the art and antiques trade’s key annual barometer of size and trends.

Soapbox: Should art and antiques fairs allow auctioneers to take stands?

25 March 2017

Two opposing views on the big questions facing the trade…

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Stockport: the spin thing

25 March 2017

If you are interested in the history of the cotton spinning industry, head to the Stockport Vintage Emporium.

Masterpiece Fair in London

Masterpiece exhibitor list reflects high turnover as 28 depart and 26 join

23 March 2017

The list of dealers exhibiting at Masterpiece London this year shows a comparatively high turnover with 28 dealers who exhibited last year not appearing in this week’s announcement.

Salon du Dessin

Salon du Dessin draws the art crowd in Paris

22 March 2017

It was back to the drawing board in Paris this week, or rather the drawings fair. The vernissage of the Salon du Dessin, the city's longstanding and well respected drawings fair, opened for its 26th edition on March 21.

Line up announced for first ‘Paris Tableau’ fair in Brussels

20 March 2017

The organisers of Paris Tableau have released the exhibitor list for the first edition of the specialist Old Master paintings fair taking place in Brussels.

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Early fruits of labour at TEFAF

18 March 2017

A previously unknown work by Bartolomeo Cavarozzi (1587-1625) was snapped up within minutes of the opening of TEFAF in Maastricht.

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TEFAF Maastricht 2017: Highlights and high points

17 March 2017

The second week of Maastricht’s TEFAF is usually quieter than the first but a consistent trickle of visitors continued to pass through the fair into the final days.

BADA fair 2017 Private View Party

BADA Fair 2017 – slideshow from last night’s private view party

16 March 2017

BADA 2017 kicked off this week with a private view party at the venue in Duke of York Square in Chelsea. Among those attending was Lord Heseltine. ATG brings you a selection of 10 shots from the event.

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A King’s Road Trip – 10 images from Chelsea Antiques Fair and BADA 2017

16 March 2017

With many dealers based in and around Chelsea’s King’s Road, this area of west London is a common haunt for members of the art and antiques trade. But mid-March is arguably the busiest time of the year for business here when both The British Antiques Dealers Association (BADA) and Penman Fairs stage their annual events. This year BADA 2017 and The Chelsea Antiques Fair run simultaneously, each closing on March 19. Yesterday, ATG took a walk down the King’s Road to look around the stands and view the objects on offer at both fairs.

Francesca Galloway and Christine Ramphal

Dealers tough it out as New York’s ‘Asia Week’ continues amid heavy snow

15 March 2017

Dealers braved the elements in New York this week as the city’s ‘Asia Week’ events kicked off in spite of 7in of snow falling.

Stubbs

Stubbs painting rediscovered after “one of the biggest deaccessioning blunders”

14 March 2017

A painting by George Stubbs previously believed to be a copy will be offered by The Parker Gallery at BADA 2017 opening in Chelsea this week.

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