Ardingly Fair

Glynne Clivaz passed away peacefully on May 1, aged 92.

Stall-holders report brisk trade during the latest staging of the huge West Sussex event

IACF Ardingly in January had a very enthusiastic thumbsup Tweet from Worthing dealer Henry Nicholls.

Decorative art dealer duo started their own advisory service to cope with new Brexit rules

Although some restrictions are still in place for now, many fairs and markets organisers are gearing up for a busy summer to serve pent-up demand.

Will Thomas, managing director of IACF, surely speaks for the trade with his fervent hope that successive pandemic lockdowns have now come to an end.

IACF’s Ardingly market was the final major fair held before the new lockdown began in England

The buying crowd at IACF Ardingly was more local than usual but no less enthusiastic

Top tips from IACF’s Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors Fair.

A snuff shoe stolen from a stand at a fair in June has been recovered following an ATG article alerting the trade.

First organiser looks back at event’s origins as IACF celebrates event's 50th anniversary.

As parliamentary debates on future trade relations with the EU raged in London, cross-border business carried on regardless in West Sussex at IACF’s Ardingly International Antiques and Collectors Fair on January 15-16.

One of the aspects of the antiques fairs which are so much a part of the trade’s lifeblood is often their sheer longevity.

As well as being an actor, playing Alfie Moon, the landlord of the Queen Vic pub in the soap EastEnders, Shane Richie is a singer and last year recorded a country music album.

Back in the day, the most common overseas buyer at IACF Newark would have been American. However, a larger number now hails from the Far East, with visitors from Korea, Japan and Taiwan making up 30% of the overseas buyer numbers at the East Midlands event, according to IACF estimates.