Fairs and Markets

The great and the good of Rutland and its surrounding counties descended on the Rutland Hall Hotel for three days of fine art, antiques and design.

Exhibitors selling to other traders, alongside decorators and private buyers, is a key feature of The Decorative Fair in Battersea.

Stephanie Castell and Ben Cooper, of Two C’s Antique Fairs, are coming down the straight for their antiques fair in Shropshire on Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12.

Not many antiques fairs run for five days but the regular antiques fair held in the market town of Kingsbridge in south Devon does just that.

Cherish Vintage is staging brocante events in Kent and across two sites in Midhurst this summer

Make a note in the diary about The Brocante Barn at Forstal Farm at Lamberhurst, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

Key events for dealers in and collectors of antique and vintage textiles are the Textile Society’s two annual events: one in Manchester on Sunday, June 14, with 60 dealers and the other in London in October.

Two fairs have been launched with 40-50 traders at each taking advantage

If the weather’s good you can’t beat the atmosphere at an agricultural county show which will often include antiques and vintage spots.

Spontaneous purchases and new clients contribute to a successful three-day run at Petworth

UK Pen Shows runs pen fairs across the country and is launching a Cheltenham Pen Show at the town’s racecourse on Saturday June 27.

A silver and horn casket made for Queen Victoria but given to King Edward VII is offered by Mark Goodger Antiques at the Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair from June 12-14.

Expansion on way at historical premises built using timbers of famous American naval frigate

Antiques trails are proving to be a popular way of promoting the shops and centres in a particular place or region.

The ABA’s flagship fair boasted a strong turnout, international interest and a younger audience

Black Dog Events is known for seeking out historic locations for its brocantes held across East Anglia.

Smallest historic county in England hosts the dealer association’s first fair outside London