The new competition, which was run by Homes and Antiques magazine between early October and the end of November, invited the public to nominate their favourite antiques destinations.
There has been a clear winner in each of the five categories so the decision has been taken to award prizes solely on the number of votes casts. The campaign, designed to raise the profile of art and antiques in the United Kingdom is being backed by TV celebrity and champion of antiques Kirstie Allsopp who will announce the winners at the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair on March 8.
The nominations made in five categories are as follows:
BEST ANTIQUES SHOP
Blighty Antiques, Cheltenham
Richard Gardner Antiques, Chichester
Spencer Swaffer Antiques, Arundel
Phoenix Antiques Barn, Penrith
Collinge Antiques, Llandudno
BEST ANTIQUES CENTRE
Hungerford Antiques Centre
Hemswell Antiques Centre, Gainsborough
Brackley Antiques Centre
The Swan Antiques Centre, Tetsworth
Woodbridge Antiques Centre
BEST VINTAGE/MID-CENTURY SHOP
Nanadobbie, Brighton
Decoratum, Marylebone, London
Vintage Treasures, Hinckley
Purple Haze, York
BEST SPECIALIST SHOP
Manfred Schotten Antiques, Burford
Michael & Jo Saffell, Bath
The Design Gallery, Westerham
Glass Etc, Rye
Christopher Clarke Antiques, Stow on the Wold
BEST AUCTION HOUSE
McTears, Glasgow
Fellows & Son, Birmingham
Adam Partridge, Macclesfield
Roseberys, London
Tennants, Leyburn
