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Dealer Howard James with a wooden English folk art decoy duck priced at £195.

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She was describing her fleamarket on Sunday, December 12, to be held at the Royal Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet when 400 standholders are expected to be setting our their stalls.

Ede added: “Many traders are now pre-booking their stalls which we encourage since it makes arrival and setting up so much easier for everyone.”

Fine catch

Memorabilia dealer Howard James is a regular exhibitor at the Shepton fleamarket and at the December event he will be showing a range of fishing collectables to tempt angling enthusiasts, from tackle to memorabilia, sculpture and art.

James is pictured above with a wooden English folk art decoy duck priced at £195. Other highlights include a rare c.1860s Staffordshire pottery pearlware char dish decorated with a transfer-printed picture of a fish available for £325.

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