Fairs and Markets

Paper money fair organiser and dealer describes the ‘highly collectable’ market she is fascinated by

How do art and antiques events set their entry charges and why? ATG asks the experts

As Field Dog Fairs, antiques dealer Charlotte Williams launched an antiques weekend 13 years ago at Southwell Racecourse in Nottnghamshire.

Booklet covering art and antiques attractions in four counties is now double its orginal size

The Decorative Fair marks its 40th anniversary this autumn.

Sotheby’s €7m sale of the original Hermès Birkin handbag, custom made for late actress and singer Jane Birkin in 1985, has given some welcome exposure to the market for preloved luxury accessories. And for many of today’s collectors, vintage is best.

Kate Button of Blackdog Events tells us that the first summer brocante held in June in the atmospheric surroundings of the ruins of Creake Abbey in Norfolk was a success.

With a trio of leading dealers bringing the best of British horology, the Treasure House Fair has become a focus for the clock trade, just as Grosvenor House and Masterpiece were before it.

The Docker Brewery and Tap Room on the Five Acre Estate in Folkestone is the chosen easy-going venue for vintage clothing dealer Claire Burns’ new venture.

The death of Gene Hoyle, dealer and well-known fair organiser in northwest England has led to the closure of the business he and his wife Zara managed and ran.

Zoe Durrant-Keegan is the face behind Little Vintage Lover Fair which launched in 2008 and now runs two or three vintage fairs a year in north Norfolk.

Among the events debuting in London this summer was the one-day ‘fair’ Studiolo.

London’s Treasure House Fair concluded last week after a seven-day run and many sales.

Reg Cooper, the dealer and former fair organiser, has died aged 86.

A French-inspired fleamarket that was launched in June in the small Shropshire town of Whitchurch proved such a success it is now running monthly.

Showground extravaganza run until recently by B2B continues to be a success under the new organiser