Events and conferences

Buyers in Wales this week have a wealth of art and antiques to choose from including a 19th century traditional Welsh hat.

From rare books to vintage furniture to contemporary painting, here’s a look at some of the best placed to buy art and antiques around Dublin (and beyond) this month.

The first week of October brings London’s spectacular duo of art fairs, Frieze London and Frieze Masters. But for buyers who do not spend at the high end of these fairs, the seven days around these events offer plenty of opportunities to find art and antiques of many levels around the capital.

One-fifth of exhibitors change as New York events impact TEFAF flagship.

A previously lost tapestry, commissioned by Henry VIII for Hampton Court during turmoil of the English Reformation, has been rediscovered in Spain.

TV comedian Vic Reeves has a double life as artist Jim Moir and a collection of his drawings is available now at London’s Grosvenor Gallery.

BADA Friends will host its latest Young Friends Dealer Networking Evening next week with the aim of bringing together the younger generation of the trade.

Auction house Roseberys teamed up with fashion label High by Claire Campbell for a preview in Mayfair of its upcoming Modern & Contemporary British Art sale.

Adam Partridge hosts an Antiques Hunting Weekend at Dorking this Saturday and Sunday, including a visit to The Dorking Halls Antiques Fair.

The Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair will hold its latest The Vintage Collections event on Sunday in Covent Garden.

There are signs of renewed interest for the decorative arts – from furniture to ‘Kunstkammer’ cabinets of curiosities – according to Christie’s executive Dirk Boll.