York

When Daniel Lambert, the famously rotund prison warden from Leicester, died in June 1809 at the Waggon and Horses Inn at Stamford, Lincolnshire, the title of ‘England’s fattest man’ transferred to a new contender.

Not only is this a fine and unusual example of pre-war Mouseman furniture but it comes with a remarkable provenance.

The residual contents of Yorkshire country house Copgrove Hall were sold by Duggleby Stephenson (25% buyer’s premium) in York.

The PBFA event marked its half century with a busy and successful edition

From modest origins, the York event is now the largest antiquarian book fair in the UK

Group of works by a maker who used mostly traditional techniques creates a secondary market test

Increased private buying plus overseas trade purchases boost the huge annual extravaganza of the York National Book Fair.

The membership figures for the PBFA (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association) are looking robust with 25 new members in the past 12 months, bringing the total to around 400.

I have been shown an article in ATG (No 2586) regarding Richard Cawood, the former organiser of the Antique Home & Vintage Fair that ran at York Racecourse for several years.

People watching as well as stall perusing is one of the big attractions of the Festival of Vintage held biannually at York Racecourse.

Dealers who had planned to stand at the Antique Home & Vintage Fair in York have been attempting to receive a refund for deposits paid to organiser Richard Cawood after the event was cancelled.

Not only does Paula Duggan run Little English House, a business selling antiques and items created from antique fabrics, she organises an interiors fair in Howden, near York. And she is also opening a shop in the market town.

Dr Richard Piran McClary is a senior lecturer in Islamic art and architecture in the history of art department at The University of York.

Racecourse event launched by a veteran fair organiser after demise of one of the fairs at the same venue

The triannual Antique Home & Vintage Fair organised by Richard Cawood of Antique Fair York was cancelled on January 1 due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

News of historic premises being revived, a closure – plus a new outlet starting in Skipton

Visitor numbers are likely to be swelled above the usual 1000 a day at the annual 'York National Book Fair' held at the city’s racecourse on Friday and Saturday, September 9-10.

York vintage event returns as first to be staged for three years