The Pavilions of Harrogate Antiques & Fine Art Fair at The Great Yorkshire Showground, from 21-23 June 2013 is one of Cooper Events showcase fixtures in the calendar providing a high summer highlight for collectors and connoisseurs across the North of England.

Joining Yorkshire dealers for the first time will be David Ford of The Trading Room in Munster Road, Fulham, West London.

David has been a regular exhibitor at Bath Decorative Antiques Fair, now owned by Sue Ede of Cooper Events and will this time travel north to exhibit with Sue in Harrogate.

David has a decorator's eye and his decorative metropolitan look will be a good fit for the sophisticated buyers in the elegant Yorkshire Spa town of Harrogate.

Other delights at the fair include dramatic paintings
of famous sailing ships by Montague Dawson (1895-1973) and enticing French countryside landscapes by Marcel Dyf (1899-1985) from E.Stacy-Marks from Helmsley, one of the UK’s longest established galleries.

Also local will be John Newton who specialises in 19th and 20th century, including rare mid-20th century silver overlay porcelain so popular with Art Deco and vintage enthusiasts.

Images:
The Trading Room 18th Century Japanned cabinet on stand. Cabinet English C1780. Stand Chinese export C1780. Price £6800

E Stacy Marks Fine Ark: Fairwind Aft, by Montague Dawson. Price 62,500 guineas.

For full exhibitor list and times see Cooper Antiques Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

Masterpiece London returns for the fourth edition of aesthetic excellence from 27 June to 3 July 2013 in the spectacular purpose-built pavilion on the South Grounds of The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3 with over one hundred and fifty distinguished dealers in art and antiques on the international stage vying for the most talked about exhibit – a prize likely to be carried off by jewellers Symbolic & Chase who will be showcasing an extraordinary jewel from European Royal history – The Mary Tudor Pearl.

The Renaissance pearl surfaced in 2004 when it was acquired, having been lost since the late 16th century, and can be dated back to 1526. It measures 258.12 grains (64.5 carats, 69.8 carats with its diamond cap) making it the third largest well-formed natural pearl documented today.
Between 1526 and 1539 the pearl entered into the outstanding jewellery collection of the Empress Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539). When the Empress died in 1539 the pearl was inherited by her daughter, Juana of Austria (1535-1573) and ultimately became part of the dowry for Mary Tudor (1516-1558), after whom the pearl has been christened, when she married Felipe II of Spain.

The outstanding asymmetrical drop-shaped pearl was much admired by the Tudor courts and is featured in Royal portraiture of Mary Tudor, namely ‘Mary Tudor, Queen of England, second wife of Felipe II’ by Anthonis Mor at the Museo del Prado and ‘Queen Mary I’ by Hans Eworth, (image courtesy of The Bridgeman Art Library). A similar painting by Hans Eworth of Queen Mary I also hangs at the National Portrait Gallery.

Martin Travis, Director at Symbolic & Chase, says, "Coming across one of the most astonishing natural pearls to date is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am delighted to be showcasing this recent Royal discovery at Masterpiece London this June and July".

Following its debut at Masterpiece London the pearl will be exhibited at the V&A Museum Pearls Exhibition which will run from 21 September 2013 to 19 January 2014.

Masterpiece London 2013 welcomes more than twenty new exhibitors to the fair this year. These include Ariadne Galleries (New York), Martin du Louvre (Paris), Veronique Bamps (Paris), Galerie Willy Huybrechts (Paris), Galerie Vauclair (Paris), Mayoral Galeria D’Arte (Barcelona), Stockspring (London), Montblanc UK Ltd (London) and Rolleston (London) amongst many others. These exhibitors join Masterpiece London’s returning exhibitors to present an international spectrum drawn from eleven different countries, from the west coast of United States to Europe.

Images:
The Mary Tudor Pearl -Symbolic & Chase
Queen Mary I, 1554, oil on oak by Hans Eworth.
Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries of London/ The Bridgman Art Library.

For full exhibitor list and times see Masterpiece London web site via TRADE INDEX

The bonus date Ardingly International Antiques and Collectors' Fair 18-19 June, 2013 is likely to be a crowd pleaser with good weather forecast for the week.

With its convenient links to the capital, Ardingly is a truly cosmopolitan antiques event - only one hour from London, twelve miles from Gatwick and only ninety minutes from Dover, local, national and international dealers and buyers regularly attend the largest IACF event in the south of England. On Wednesdays, visitors travelling by rail can take advantage of a courtesy coach from Hayward’s Heath train station.

With a combination of inside and outdoor stands, this mid week fair is the perfect opportunity to indulge in a little vintage shopping – or hours of professional trading!

For all future IACF dates see IACF Ltd web site via TRADE INDEX

For over 20 years from 1976 antiques expert Ian Towning established his reputation trading at Chelsea Antiques Market in King’s Road, Chelsea in London. When that closed in 1997, with his partner Les Barratt, they opened Bourbon Hanby Arcade almost opposite. It is now the only antiques emporium in the heart of Chelsea and celebrates fifteen years successful trade in June 2013.

Over the years many dealers have had mini-shops within Bourbon Hanby Arcade with a huge range of antiques and decorative things. Still open every day of the year, except during the Christmas holidays, the eclectic stock extends from early blue and white pottery to Louis Vuitton luggage, Art Deco and Art Nouveau to paintings, silver, sporting memorabilia, watches and an astounding selection of jewellery.

Just in time to add to the celebrations, co-owner Ian Towning antiques expert for seven years on Dickinson's Real Deal has received the accolade of being chosen as personality of the month in one of London’s premier local lifestyle magazines,The Resident, well-known for profiles of interesting and relevant local figures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

In an exclusive interview with the magazine, Ian reveals, “the best thing about my job is handling some of the most amazing and unique pieces of everything antique, and socialising with my many clients from all walks of life. I’m co-owner of Bourbon Hanby, Sydney Street, Chelsea. Now being the only antiques arcade left in Chelsea, it offers top quality without the Bond Street prices.” When asked what he would change about Chelsea, Ian said he would “make King’s Road for pedestrians only”.

See Bourbon Hanby Arcade web site via TRADE INDEX

Sunshine and a big increase in the number of new exhibitors greeted more than four thousand visitors from home and abroad at the Antiques & Home Show at Lincolnshire Showground from 3-4 June. The event continues to play a big part in the local Lincolnshire antiques economy with over two thousand international stalls.

Organisers of the fair Arthur Swallow Fairs works hard to provide a diverse day out for everyone from hardy trade, private homemakers and family groups with on-site auctions from Unique Auctions and a fly past by none other than The Red Arrows Air Force Aerobatic Team.

New vendors this time included Fandango Interiors with Mid Century upholstery and design, Blackbrook Interiors with found objects re-purposed with a japanned surface, including signs, chairs and tables priced between £10 - £1400, Hutchinson Antiques showing vintage desk lamps, leather, architectural antiques, chemist jars and mirrors.

Ten miles away from the showground resides one of Europe's largest antiques centres - Hemswell Antiques Centre with over three hundred dealers on site across three buildings at its former RAF base home.

Managing Director Robert Miller has recently acquired the adjacent Guardroom building after the buy-out of a rival firm and plans to add a further 6000 feet of selling space and seventy-five new dealers to Hemswell. Hemswell will be investing heavily in the building with extensive refurbishment programme and plans to open for business later in the autumn of 2013. Plans for the Guardroom, which will keep its existing name, include an extra floor and a new atrium-style roof. The interior design proposed by Mr Miller was inspired by a recent trade mission to Japan. The visit was undertaken by Mr Miller as part of the launch of the Hemswell business into the Far East. The company currently exports around seven per cent of its goods to the Far East – around 30 per cent of its entire overseas trade – and launched a new Japanese language website to capitalise on growth in the region. He believes the redeveloped Guardroom will act as a “gateway” to the rest of the Hemswell site. Mr Miller told Antiques News and Fairs: “We have already received an extremely positive response from both existing and potentially new dealers as well as customers.”

See Arthur Swallow Fairs and Hemswell Antiques Centre web sites via TRADE INDEX

Saturday 6 June 2013 marked the grand opening of Alys Dobbie’s NanaDobbie London branch at the iconic London landmark Alfies Antiques emporium in Church Street, Marylebone.

Those of you who have been following the tales of the Antiques Young Guns exploits will know that this stand was donated rent free by Alfies for two months as one of the prizes in the main awards as part of National Antiques Week 2013.

It was decided to make this a Special Judges' Award as an extra prize to Alys Dobbie whom the judges agreed could make the best use of this exciting opportunity.

In the spirit of the Young Guns ethos - sharing and helping each other, Alys offered some of the stands space to fellow Young Gun Robyn Alston who owns On The Wall Antiques specialising in decorative mirrors.

Robyn told our roving reporter and fellow Young Gun George Johnson of Lady Kentmores that she was shocked and very excited by this kind gesture and couldn’t wait to show off her
mirrors to the London vintage crowd.

George told us: "Like all Antiques Young Guns events the grand opening also turned into a chance for this group to meet up and exchange advice and ideas as well as a chance to generally let off steam with other members of the trade who don’t often get chance to meet face to face.

The stand looked wonderful the bright colours of Alys’s mid century modern fusing perfectly with Robyn’s decadent mirrors, the glass ware and ceramics displayed are divine and draw your eye straight away.

Alfies was buzzing with the news of the new arrivals and many other stall holders popped by during the day to say hello and share a glass of wine.

Antiques Young Guns including fellow judge and dapper man about town Mark Hill and Young Gun of the Year winner Timothy Medhurst were there to show support for the girls and the day was further helped by selection of personalised cakes brought along by Antiques Young Gun campaign aide Francesca Pellegrino and a selection of wine that was supplied by Young Guns Awards runner up Chris Oxley of P A Oxley Antique Clocks to make sure the early wine o’clock went with a bang.

Many of the guests wandered around the centre returning with bags of purchases and a game of show and tell quickly ensued with many Young Guns finding some real bargains from the labyrinthine building that has been home to so many diverse dealers since the 1970s.

Both Alys and Robyn have relished the opportunity that having a shop front in this antiques Mecca will bring. Robyn has only just returned from a trip to France to source more items for this venue. The girls are going to be sharing the running of the stand over the next few months and are hoping to see a few Antiques Young Guns calling into the new venue. The stand is located on the second floor and is well worth a visit, but make sure you have a bit of free time on your hands as once you start looking around Alfies it can be hard to leave and time can simply vanish as you get distracted by the wonderful items on show.

After the working day drew to a close the group of Antiques Young Guns departed for a meal at Brasserie Zédel where the early 20th century style vibe perfectly suited the lively group. The evening meandered along with plenty of drinks and tales of antiques trade capers being told and the night eventually drew to a close after the last of the die hards were eventually asked to leave London’s famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz club as the sun rose on the new day - these young guns like to play as hard as they work."

Report from George Johnson.

Images:
Left to right: Alys Dobbie, George Johnson, Robyn Alston
Young Gun cupcakes!
Left to right: Alys Dobbie, Mark Hill, Francesca Pellegrino

Congratulations to everyone who submitted objects for the annual Country Life - LAPADA Object of the Year 2013 in what has clearly been a stellar year for this prestigious awards competition.

Both Richard Gardner Antiques and Christopher Clarke Antiques had a particularly good day being placed in both Judges and People's Choice awards!

The results are:

Judges’ Choice Placed 1st:

Pair of Chinoiserie Chantilly Chinese Export Diamond Set Perfume Bottles in a pair of early fitted
cases c 1740
France, c. 1740
Submitted by John Jaffa Antiques

Judges’ Choice Placed 2nd:

A Collection of 93 Watercolour Drawings of Scottish Artisans, Street Traders and Characters
Scotland, c. 1819 to c. 1860
Submitted by Christopher Clarke (Antiques) LTD

Judges’ Choice Joint 3rd:

Ladies Dressing Case by Betjemann’s
United Kingdom, 1877
Submitted by Richard Gardner Antiques

The Wilby House Casket. A Fine Charles II Embroidered Casket. c.1660.
English, c. 1660
Submitted by Witney Antiques


People’s Choice Placed 1st:

Amethyst memorial ring for the Right Honourable George Grenville
England, c. 1770
Submitted by Berganza LTD

People’s Choice Placed 2nd:

A Collection of 93 Watercolour Drawings of Scottish Artisans, Street Traders and Characters
Scotland, c. 1819 to c. 1860
Submitted by Christopher Clarke (Antiques) LTD

People’s Choice Placed Joint 3rd:

The Crakemarsh Hall stair
England, c. 1660
Submitted by Architectural Heritage LTD
Fond noir et bleu
France, 1962
Submitted by Fairhead Fine Art T/A Images

Ladies Dressing Case by Betjemann’s
United Kingdom, 1877
Submitted by Richard Gardner Antiques

All objects can be viewed on LAPADA Object of the Year

Excitement is mounting but there is still time to vote in the LAPADA Object of the Year People's Choice Award before the winner is announced on Tuesday 12 June 2103 at 12.30pm. There is an added incentive of the chance to win £250 worth of LAPADA vouchers, complimentary annual subscription for Country Life magazine, entry to the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair (6-16 June 2013), and a complimentary lunch at the Mosimann’s Restaurant and Bar at the Fair.

This is the fifth year that LAPADA has partnered with Country Life competition which not only promotes the members of LAPADA and the antiques trade in general but allows the public the opportunity to explore some of the best pieces on the market. Eminent dealers submit the highest quality work from their current collections for the coveted prize of Country Life - LAPADA Object of the Year.

There are two awards, one for The Judges’ Choice and another for The People’s Choice, with second and third prizes in each category.

For the first time this year there will be a chance to hear a group of venerable experts from the judging panel champion their favourite entries before announcing the winner at the stand on 11th June 2013 at 11.30am. The debate which promises to be lively and entertaining will include Huon Mallalieu, John Bly, Mark Hill and David Batti, who will be pitching the merits of the thirteen shortlisted finalists 11.30am on Tuesday 11th June prior to the official announcement which takes place in The London Room, at Olympia, at 12.30pm. Ticket to attend the announcement are available from LAPADA

Images:
Submitted by Christophe Edwards & Andrew Webb
Core One Antiques
A late 17th century sculpture of Satyr
Italy, 1695. Wonderful secular satyr attributed to Anton Maria Maragliano (1664-1739)
This object is significant because:
Considered an important Baroque sculptor, Maragliano is perhaps best known for his Religious commissions, thus making the monochrome Satyr very rare.

Submitted by Richard Gardner Antiques
Richard Gardner Antiques
A truly outstanding and probably unique ladies' dressing case in a large and beautiful coromandel veneered case with brass corners and brass inlaid decoration by Betjemann’s. United Kingdon, c 1877

Submitted by Mark J West:
Mark J West Antique Glass
A very large mould blown flask, Romano Syrian, 2nd century to 3rd century.

See LAPADA Object of the Year for full details.

Winner of the Special Judge's Award as part of the Young Guns of the Antiques Trade Campaign, Alys Dobbie, owner of NanaDobbie is ready to cut the ribbon on her showcase showroom at London landmark antiques emporium Alfies Antiques on Saturday 8 June 2013.

Alfies generously donated a free showroom for the months of June and July to the winner of the award and the judges decided that Alys would be the ideal young dealer to make the most of the fabulous opportunity.

Alys Dobbie opened her first shop in Cornwall in 2006 after regularly selling vintage and retro goods at Spitalfields Market and in Clapham in London. Once the shop was established Alys went back to university and achieved a first class honours degree at Buckinghamshire Chiltern's University in furniture restoration. After graduating she opened a shop in London before moving to Brighton in 2010, taking the business with her. Since then Nanadobbie has gone from strength to strength winning Best Vintage Shop in the Homes & Antiques Awards 2012.

Alys told us: "I am amazed to have won a stand at Alfies. Some describe it as the aficionado for mid century design, and I am honoured that I will be a part of it".

Joining Alys to share the stand will be fellow Young Gun Robyn Alston who owns On The Wall Antiques and Robyn will be bringing a selection of her decorative mirrors for sale at Alfies. Both Alys and Robyn live within striking distance of Alfies in Marylebone, North London and sharing the showroom will give the girls a chance to keep business afloat back at base camp!

Robyn told us: "I was delighted to be asked by Alys to share the space at Alfies with her, as this will be a great chance to get a feel of life in Alfies and meet other dealers. We have been really fortunate with the opportunities that the Antiques Young Guns campaign and National Antiques Week this year has provided and a big thanks to all the team and of course Alys. Exciting times ahead"

Images:

Alys receives her Special Judges Award presented by Nicky Haslam at The Decorative Fair, seen with fellow Young Guns (left to right): George Johnson and Mark Hill

The Alfies Antiques are Green bag commissioned for National Antiques Week

NanaDobbie shopfront in Brighton

Alfies Antiques
NanaDobbie
On The Wall Antiques
National Antiques Week

The successful Antiques Young Guns campaign has caught the eye of a number of interested parties recently and we are excited to announce that Clarion Ltd, organisers of Antiques for Everyone will be showcasing a Young Guns of the Antiques Trade pavilion at the autumn fair from 31 October - 3 November 2013.

Fair Director Mary-Claire Boyd and Show Manager Dan Leyland told us how impressed they had been with the campaign and the enthusiasm they had witnessed at the awards party at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair on 25 April 2013. They said they felt that Antiques for Everyone offered the perfect venue for the young dealers to present themselves to collectors and buyers across a wide range under their collective banner of Antiques Young Guns.

A Young Gun himself, Mark Hill, is a regular exhibiting at Antiques for Everyone and together with fellow Young Gun and team member George Johnson of Lady Kentmores, will be on site both promoting and co-ordinating the pavilion.

Details of who will be exhibiting will be revealed later in the year.

Full information on Antiques for Everyone via TRADE INDEX

Follow Young Guns on @AntiqYoungGuns

The organisers of Summer Olympia Fine Art & Antiques Fair, from Thursday 6 (Preview Day) to Sunday 16 June, 2013, now in its 41st year, have devised some enticing ideas to appeal to a wider audience this year. A late night opening on Thursday 13 aimed at first time buyers of antiques when visitors will be welcomed with a festive jazz band, a glass of wine and the offer of a personal shopper to guide them round the fair.

Art Advisor and personal shopper Tim Corfield said, ‘We realise that buying art and antiques can be intimidating initially but we want people to visit after work and discover the thrill of collecting with a little hand holding by an expert who can guide them around the phenomenal choice of pieces for sale.’

The Antiques are Green movement has been instrumental in increasing the appeal of ethical and green purchases and encouraged new buyers to the antiques marketplace and Fair Director Mary Claire Boyd says of buying art and antiques, ‘in an age of thoughtful spending, you have to ask yourself would you rather spend £2000 on a fabulous piece of Art Deco design that is very likely to appreciate over time, provide immense pleasure while it is doing so and can be handed down to your children or buy a console table for the same money on the high street that is almost worthless as it leaves the shop’.

The famous 19th c glass domed halls of Olympia will offer pieces from £100 to £1million with big names and unknown treasures for a new market to enjoy and learn about - works such as Miro prints, Picasso ceramics, a pair of imperial dragon roundels from the Yongchen dynasty or some 19th century faux onyx covered chairs. Glass from fine Georgian to the desirable 20th c pieces, jewellery, paintings from contemporary back to 16th century, antique and Mid C furniture, textiles, lighting, mirrors, tribal art and kitchenalia from around two hundred exhibitors from across the UK.

The variety of exhibitors this year shows something of a return to the original identity of Summer Olympia, an event which offered the trade from around the country the opportunity to exhibit at an exciting high profile venue during the London Season to show their best stock to clients new and existing.

The series of talks and lectures this year are among the most broadly appealing so far and likely to draw significant numbers to the fair. Guy Oliver, well known for his interior design work at Claridge's over the years, will talk about his latest project – restoring The Connaught Hotel.

Other topics include The Art of Fine Dining, an introduction to elegant eating from the late Middle Ages to the early Nineteenth Century, examining silver, glass and porcelain as illustrated in paintings, Modern Design and Decorative Arts (1920-1980) and French design and its influence in England 1600-1900.

With a series of bespoke tours lead by Independent art consultant, Vanessa Curry, looking at buying art and antiques in the current market; the attraction of well made things and the beautiful world of jewellery among others, the fair offers an exceptional one-stop antiques honey pot for collectors and connoisseurs of all ages!

Images:
Viennese rock crystal, silver and enamel Fantasy Bird by Karl Rossler John Jaffa, The Antique Enamel Company

Joan Gilchrest - Church with Chickens
(1918-2008) Oil on panel, signed with initials lower right
Provenance: - Gift from the Artist to the Artist’s Nephew.
Clerkenwell Fine Art

Bombay shaped 1950s diamond ring
Central stone 18.85 carat diamond, set in platinum
Anthea A G Antiques Ltd

Late 19thC French Hessian Horse
Fontaine Decorative

Set of SIX olive green wine glasses in Arts & crafts style. James Powell, London. English c.1900
Mark West

For full exhibitor list, times and details of talks see Summer Olympia Fine Art & Antiques Fair web site via TRADE INDEX

Ingrid Nilson of The Antique Dealers' Fair Ltd has joined forces with Alasdair Brown of Alasdair Brown Events to bring another Secret Antique Dealers' Ball and this year the theme of Carnival promises to be a riotous night of fun, glamour and rhythm.

The ball takes place on Friday 14 June at The Hilton Olympia Hotel, London W14. Ingrid and Alasdair say that the event, the fourth staging of this annual extravaganza, will be bigger and better, and takes place while London is brimming with fairs.

The event can accommodate up to twenty-eight tables of ten. Why not bring family & friends, colleagues, clients and staff together for night to remember - an entertaining celebration of the antiques trade which will help to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Tickets are £75 per person or £675 for a table of ten, payable in advance.

Please email Ingrid Nilson for further information

We regret to announce the death of Graham SavilleGraham Saville of G J Saville Caricatures.

The funeral will be on 29 May 2013 at 11.15 am at Park Wood Crematorium Elland Yorkshire with drinks afterwards at Graham's local pub. Kym would love to see friends and colleagues to celebrate his life.

It will be a Humanist service and all are welcome.

No Flowers but donations to Macmillan Cancer Relief care of Dignity Funerals, Valley Funeral Service, Valley Road,Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 7DZ. Telephone 01422 842683

It must say something if an antiques fair can achieve forty-nine years at the same venue and it is not hard to see why the Annual Buxton Antiques Fair, which takes place from 16-19 May 2013 has succeeded at the historic Victorian Buxton Pavilion. The beautiful venue is surrounded by twenty-three acres of gardens designed by Sir Joseph Paxton and his pupil Edward Milner both of whom worked and built many of the greenhouses at Chatsworth House under William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire. Sir Joseph Paxton and Edward Milner were both outstanding architects and worked to complete other cherished landmarks including another Cooper Antiques Fairsa venue, Tatton Park, as well as Crystal Palace and Mentmore Towers.

Organiser Sue Ede of Cooper Antiques Fairs has built up a faithful following of exhibitors during her ownership of the fair and there is another full house this year offering something for everyone from classic jewellery, silver and ceramics to fine paintings, period furniture, copper and brass, bronze Art Deco statuary, Persian rugs, fine glass, impressive mirrors, medical and scientific instruments, antiquarian maps and prints; Chinese and Japanese collector’s items and more.

Exhibiting at the fair for the first time will be leading London Art Deco specialist Hickmet Fine Art who sell the work of the finest bronze sculpture designers of the period, including Demetre Chiparus (1888-1947), who used dancers from The Ballet Russes to model for his figurines; Fritz Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943), whose figures captured the spirit of the 1920s and 30s; and Otto Poertzel (1876-1935), whose many early works featured in the salons of the German Royal courts. Other leading sculptors featured include Bruno Zach (1891-1935), Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) and Paul Philippe (1870-1930).

Another of the highlights of the fair will be a display of antiquities belonging to AB Antiquo, who specialise in early Chinese pottery from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD221), Tang Dynasty (AD 618-906), Song Dynasty (1254-1324) and Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Among the pieces on display will be large earthenware glazed pottery camels, tomb figures, models of mythical dragon creatures, storage jars and vases, with prices from less than £100 to more than £10,000.

For full exhibitor list and times see Cooper Events web site via TRADE INDEX

Images:
Hickmet Fine Arts
Fritz Ferdinand Preiss – Gamine II
A beautiful cabinet sized early 20th Century chryselephantine (bronze and ivory) figure of a young woman in period dress with hands in her pockets, her clothes finely coloured in cold painted enamels; the head, arms and legs of hand carved ivory. Raised on a Brazilian green onyx base and signed F Preiss£ 15,950
Fritz Ferdinand Preiss – Bat Dancer
A fabulous cold painted bronze and carved ivory figure of a flapper in full dance costume with excellent colour and detail, the costume with outstretched 'bat wings' based on the dancer 'Niddy Impekoven'. A dramatic model that captures the vitality of the period £ 17,500

Our efforts have not been in vain - National Antiques Week 2013 was a smash hit and we have to say an enormous thank you to David Juran of The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair who hosted our wonderful party and Awards Ceremony!

The evening was a two part event which we shared with our colleagues over at Homes and Antiques Magazine who were presenting their awards for Shop of the Year.

The Homes and Antiques awards were presented by Judith Miller and our very own Antiques Young Gun Mark Hill and the Young Guns Awards were presented by Mr Nicky Haslam and another of our home team Young Guns Mr George Johnson

And the awards went to!

Winner of the 2013 Antiques Young Gun is Timothy Medhurst, 21, of Reeman Dansie Auctioneers whom the judges all agreed was an outstanding ambassador for the trade based on his enthusiasm and energetic support for the campaign, his willingness to promote his fellow dealers and his absolute commitment to his profession. Well done Tim!!

Joint runners up are:

Keeley Harris who owns Discover Vintage and runs multiple events across the UK including Festival of Vintage. The judges agreed that Keeley's achievements and hard work together with her ability to include and work with her peers has really put her on the map and we felt that her success will be an encouragement for other young dealers in the vintage trade.

Chris Oxley of the family firm P A Oxley Antique Clocks has been a pivotal member of the Antiques Young Guns group on Twitter and has been a fantastic supporter of the campaign and his fellow Young Guns. Chris has displayed a heartfelt commitment to the family business since his teenage years and has taken the business, a traditional and highly respected business into the 21st Century with gusto.

The Judges' Award:

The judges were delighted to be able to award one extra prize on the night having struggled to select just three winners from such a starry line-up! Alfies Antique Market generously offered a free stand at this famous and iconic London landmark antiques, vintage and Mid C Retro emporium for two months in the summer of 2013 and this award went to Alys Dobbie of Nana Dobbie who the judges agreed was the ideal person to make the very best of this opportunity. Alys has established a destination vintage and Mid C shop in Brighton and works with her father to manage another Nana Dobbie shop in Cornwall. She is perfectly poised to take London by a storm and what better place than Alfies? Alys has a great sense of personal style and her shops reflect this and at Alfies she will have the chance to meet and interact act with the seasoned and experienced dealers - a true Young Gun experience.

All the Young Gun shortlist will benefit from a fantastic package of prizes from our generous sponsors including: Hotel Una Brighton;Cooper Antiques Fairs; Penman Antique Fairs; On-Line Galleries and Antiques are Green

Images:
Timothy Medhurst of Reeman Dansie pictured with George Johnson, Nicky Haslam and Mark Hill
Keely Harris of Discover Vintage and Vintage Emporium pictured with George Johnson, Nicky Haslam and Mark Hill.
Chris Oxley of PA Oxley Antiques pictured with George Johnson, Nicky Haslam and Mark Hill.
Alys Dobbie of Nanadobbie pictured with George Johnson, Nicky Haslam and Mark Hill.

There were tears of joy from one of the winners of the prestigious Homes & Antiques Shop of the Year Awards and we will be posting lots more pictures on Monday.

Here is a taster showing the delighted winners of Antiques Centre of the Year - Debbe Perry & Jim Broomfield of Brackley Antiques Cellar with Judith Miller.

Well done to all the Homes & Antiques winners!

Gaining more and more ground in the Midlands, Field Dog Fairs have added more dates and two extra venues to the packed calendar of fairs.

The very successful Antiques Collectors' and Vintage Weekend Fairs will run twice in 2013 on May Bank Holiday 5-6 May (sold out) at Southwell Racecourse and on the other Bank Holiday at the end of May, 25 - 26 at Stamford Meadows.

Spouthwell Racecourse Antiques, Vintage and Collectors' Weekends for 2013 will include a large marquee which will house the additional stalls and a large Antiques Market will fill the grounds at the front of the Grandstand creating a French brocante feel. The two-day event will be a real family event and will kick start a summer of Antiques Weekends for Field Dog Fairs Ltd.

A recent one-day event at another new venue was held at ‘Brooksby Hall’ Nr Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, a beautiful country house which attracted a large crowd and a Festive Vintage and Collectors' Fair has also been confirmed for 14-15 December 2013.

A very useful new addition to most of the outdoor events for 2013 will be Thomas Cook mobile banking facilities, allowing visitors to draw cash and change currencies and for stallholders to acquire floats at a teller operated mobile bank and ATMs.

The additional venues now confirmed are Towcester Racecourse on Saturday 27- Sunday 28 July and then later in the year, central Northampton Country Cricket Ground events venue on November 9 & 10.

Field Dog Fairs attract a big showing of Antiques Young Guns at their events, both as exhibitors and visitors and the organisers work really hard to maintain a happy ship at their events. One of the most popular initiatives from 2012 will be repeated for 2013 - The Great Antique Voucher Giveaway which is open to visitors to any Field Dog Fairs two or three day Antiques Weekends throughout 2013 where they can collect an entry card.

Entrants need only fill in their name and contact details, pop it into the competition box and keep their fingers crossed. At the end of each event, two winners will be drawn. The 1st prize winner will receive £150 Field Dog Fairs Antiques Vouchers and the 2nd prize winner will receive £50 worth. Vouchers are valid for twelve months.

For full details of all events see Field Dog Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

A big favourite with us at Antiques News and Fairs is the extremely stylish and utterly charming Mr Mark Hill who always manages to find time to support the various campaigns and events which benefit the antiques trade, not least National Antiques Week.

We are so excited to learn that Mark will be co-presenting the new BBC2 TV - RDF Television prime time show called Collectaholics with the witty and warm Mel Giedroyc of Mel & Sue fame, who most recently presented three hit series of The Great British Bake-Off.

Mark, a diehard collector himself, told us: "The subjects are collecting and collections – both are so close to my heart, they’re probably a rather large part of it, and the blood that it pumps around me!

In three one hour shows, Collectaholics focuses on the stories and passions that lie behind Britain’s collectors and collections. Certain objects and themes will then act as springboards for us to look at the fascinating social history or story behind them."

Filming has now finished and the programme dates will be announced shortly. Mark are

Considered to be one of the most prestigious antique events in the North of England Harrogate Antique Fair from 3-6 May 2013 will again strive to offer a range of exhibitors are selected on a basis of quality, integrity and knowledge, with the widest possible range of stock to keep the Fair as vital and diverse as possible.

Since the 2012 the Fair has been totally relaunched with a new web site and an extension to the range of stock and now includes 20th century and Art Nouveau specialist dealers, adding another dimension to this event which is organised in conjunction with The BADA, the British Antique Dealers' Association with aim of providing a suitable forum for antiques and fine art from all over the country to be presented before the cognoscenti of the North. The location of Harrogate which is a centre of excellence for antiques adds to the attraction of the event. Organiser Louise Walker maintains an accessible fair which provides a friendly and informative experience to both exhibitors and visitors alike. Its original byword of being a "Buyer's Fair", where like-minded people can discuss and purchase Fine Art and antiques, still holds true.

Images:
Howards Jewellers: An Art Deco diamond pendant

Walker Galleries “The American Clipper Ship The Charles B Lunt” by Montague Dawson, FRSA, RSMA (1895-1973), Oil on canvas, signed, 20” x 30”.

For tickets and times see Harrogate Antique Fair web site via TRADE INDEX

As part of a our feature highlighting some of our wonderful Young Guns of the Antiques Trade see our first edition where we focus on Nicola WinwoodDirector of Masterpiece Fair

Anyone reading the publicity surrounding Antiques Young Guns will have noticed that the main event will be hosted at a venue which is the ultimate source for discerning homemakers, designers and trade – The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair 23-28 April 2013 at the recently renamed Evolution Marquee in Battersea Park, London SW11.

The event, still known in the trade inner circles as “the Decorators’ Fair” is indeed an event for the Young Guns of the trade to aspire to and thanks to the generosity of the organiser David Juran they will have a bird’s eye view of this storming event from the complimentary stand in the foyer where a very varied selection of contributions from The Young Guns will be on display and for sale. The chance to submit stock to be showcased at what is an elite event for the more experienced members of the trade - The Heavy Artillery - was a driving force behind so many entries in the competition.

The Spring Fair will be home to more than one hundred and forty of the decorative trade who consistently make this event a first call for not only decorators worldwide but also American trade buyers who come over specifically for the event three times a year to see wonderful objects, furniture and works of art of all periods to tempt every aficionado of fine interiors. Traditional accessories from kitchenalia to wine glasses, textiles and quirky decorations such as antique shoes alongside ‘Grand Tour’ intaglios displayed under domes and taxidermy also under glass domes on a grand scale. The fair is also a serious source for good antique furniture from early English oak to Georgian walnut and Regency mahogany with Arts and Crafts and Art Deco pieces appearing more and more frequently.

The Winter event in January saw a trend for comfortable country house upholstery which sold very well and a common design thread was simplicity and good proportions. Original twentieth century mirrors, lighting and furniture such as sideboards, consoles, occasional tables and desks offered modern style with quality an integrity at prices competitive with many high street and designer sources.

Keil and Stuart the Fontaine boys are now in their sixth year at The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Spring Fair and they seem to be on a gilded path with one successful fair after another, not forgetting their debut at Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair last year which was a sell out.

Their prominent stand just inside the main arena at Battersea is always a buzzy hive of activity and a quick check on their web site this week confirms that they have been on yet another buying frenzy in France. The boys seem to have a policy of keeping the stock fresh at all times in the former town laundry which they have artfully transformed in Margate, Kent. They have regular sales of existing stock when prices really are slashed together with their annual boozy and lively “deballage” where they also showcase new stock, and then off they go to France to replenish it all with fresh delights. They have an extremely sharp eye for trifles and baubles you did not realise you simply could not live without but they are also very clever at structuring all of this with sleek usable furniture – each piece with an arresting little detail to give it that little flick.

Somebody who is heading along his own gilded path is Young Gun George Johnson, aged 35, who owns Lady Kentmores in Callander up the picturesque Trossachs region of Scotland. George has in a very short space of time made a name for himself in his role as one of the four hosts on Channel 4's Secret Removers and since this appearance has been offered a new role in another nationwide show still under embargo! George writes regularly for Antiques News and Fairs and a number of other trade press and has recently been snapped up to write a column for Money Maker Magazine giving tips on how to make a profit from collectibles. His shop is in the words of Toma Haines, The Antiques Diva “a cocktail stirred but not shaken!” - a confection of curios, collectibles and the macabre.

As a key member of the crack team of judges for Antiques Young Guns George was not eligible to enter the awards but he is able to display some of his stock on the Young Guns stand at Battersea. He has chosen two of his favourite pieces of taxidermy which he acquired after a lengthy and circuitous journey to a remote castle in the North of Scotland where the Laird had invited him to come and buy a few pieces. George found the journey home a lot more enjoyable with some prize exampled of pre-war taxidermy in tow!

Images:
Fontaine
Early 20thC French Lantern £695
Two Early 20thC Composite Chickens £325
19thC Tole Egg Warmer £295
Lady Kentmores:
A cased heron, approx size; 33" x 25" x 10"
- a fabulous example of a Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) it has been mounted with a very natural background. Early 20thC,£699
Owl in a bell jar 8" x 17"
Exquisite early 20thC Taxidermy Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) - the quality of this item just radiates beauty. £699

For full exhibitor list and times see The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair web site via TRADE INDEX

Please visit National Antiques Week Main Events feature with images and full details of all events and promotions.

We are delighted to report on the main events for National Antiques Week which in addition to the Antiques Young Guns campaign culminating in a sparkling evening to celebrate National Antiques Week with an awards ceremony followed by a party at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair will include:

* Homes & Antiques Awards to find the Best Antiques Shop, Best Antiques Centre and Best Vintage Mid C Shop also culminating at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair awards ceremony

* a Treasure Hunt at Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors' Fair organised by IACF Ltd

* a flurry of events at Sheffield Antiques Quarter (image shows a special bag designed and produced for the event).

* a Best in Show award to take place at The Festival of Vintage York

* a special window display and event to encourage young people to become colletors at Antiques on High Oxford


If you are organising an event please contact Antiques News & Fairs for a free entry in the listing.

We are thrilled to hear from the organiser of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair Mr David Juran that one of the world’s most distinguished interior designers and ultimate socialite Nicky Haslam has agreed to present the awards to our aspiring Antiques Young Guns at the awards ceremony on 25 April 2013.

With a portfolio that reads like Debretts and Sunday Times Rich List, who better to come and add some fun and opulence to the evening than the glamorous Mr Haslam who has long been a visitor to The Decorative Fair and a serious ambassador for the antiques trade.

In addition to his interior design and packed social calendar, Nicky Haslam is also a journalist, author, photographer, gardener and more recently, a singer. He has also thrown open the doors of The Hunting Lodge, his beautiful home in Hampshire, and made it the subject of his latest book, Folly de Grandeur. This is his third title following Redeeming Features and Sheer Opulence.

The Cotswolds Art & Antique Dealers' Association returns to the elegant setting of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire from 18-21 April 2013 following an outstanding debut last year. The success of the fair has encouraged the most appropriate of all patrons Lady Henrietta Spencer Churchill, eldest daughter of the present Duke of Malborough, to agree to become the new Patron of the association adding extra prestige to the event which will welcome an elite collection of exhibitors drawn from the membership.

One of the long standing members of CADA -W.R. Harvey & Co Antiques who specialise in fine English antique furniture dating from the reigns of Charles II through to
George IV will bring what is likely to be one of the highlights of the fair - a superb cabinet made by Wright & Mansfield, one of the most prominent Victorian furniture makers in England. The satinwood breakfront cabinet is an important and outstanding example of its kind. With many very attractive features including reeded gilt columns, carved gilt acanthus details, superb Wedgwood green jasperware plaques depicting Greek philosophers, cupids and winged figures, and flanked by classical gilt reeded Doric columns, the whole piece is elaborately inlaid in harewood, boxwood and stained woods in the neo-classical manner with bell-flowers, ribbons, swags and urns.

A relative newcomer to CADA is Mark Goodger of Hampton Antiques a specialist dealer in boxes and caddies of the very best quality. Mark can be seen at a number of the premier fairs around the country and will be returning to Blenheim Palace this year with another tempting selection of portable and often important boxes with provenance.

One such box is a superb Coromandel decanter box with retailers plaque "Lawson & Son, Old Steine, Brighton"
The interior of this box has three hobnail crystal decanters housed in blue velvet lined interior, with a beautiful gilded & engraved serving tray, eight spirit glasses and the bottom has a brass swing handle and compartmentalised cigar drawer.

The top of the box has an inscription which reads: "Presented to H.J.Davis Esq, For valuable services rendered as Hons, Sec to the Beaconsfield Habitation, Primrose League No 212 Brighton 1890".

For tickets and times see Cotswolds Antiques & Art Fair

At the outset, the idea of the Young Guns of the Antiques Trade campaign was to discover if a seam of young people existed who could be torch bearers for the trade going forward.

The trade is blessed with so many unique characters who have acquired an incalculable cache of knowledge throughout their long careers – what would happen to the antiques trade if there would be nobody to pick up the cudgel and take it forward?

Should we believe that the younger generation are not interested in the traditional area of the antiques trade and only want to deal in vintage and Mid C uber cool items? Would there be enough younger people to take a leap of faith and leave often well paid and comfortable jobs to try their luck with the vagaries of the antiques trade?

In the last six months following the launch of our campaign we have been occasionally astounded, often deeply touched and usually completely reassured and delighted to read the personal accounts of so many Young Guns working in the trade today across so many sectors and at all levels. From the youngest trader just starting out at car boot sales having amassed a collection of coins and medals to high flying young dealers who have made it to Maastricht, Masterpiece and beyond.

The trade is supported by a network of fairs and antique dealers' associations and within this sector of the industry there are a number of stars in the ascent revitalising the way an association communicates with its members in the fast moving world of social media and in the fairs community there are hardworking and gifted Young Guns helping to adapt and often revive long standing fairs with inventive interactive approaches to consumers on-line.

At the end of our quest for Antiques Young Guns 2013 we have arrived at a shortlist of twelve from the diverse and talented list of just under sixty applications we received. We have exciting plans to continue to promote the entire group who applied to take part in the first Antiques Young Guns awards and there will be a formal announcement at the awards ceremony on 25 April 2013 at The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair.

Going forward we will be highlighting some of the entries we received during our campaign. Our first post is about Nicola Winwood Director of Masterpiece Fair no less! We hope Nicola's success will inspire a young university arts graduate somewhere as a fascinating study of how to reach the top very quickly if you have enough energy, enthusiasm and commitment and possibly just a little bit of an obsession for the finer things in life – to hold if not to have!

See Baubles, Bangles and Breughel - a Young Gun at the Top of her Game

To celebrate the launch of their brand new event Stoneleigh Antiques & Collectors' Fair which opens for the first time with a one-day event on Monday 15 April, 2013, IACF Ltd are offering a free pitch to existing 2013 stallholders. Bookings must be received by Thursday 11 April 2013 and stands will be offered on a first come first served basis as there is limited space.

To make your booking call 01636 702326

Future dates are confirmed with a one-day Monday on 16 September and a two day weekend fair to be held on the 22 & 23 November.

See IACF Ltd web site via TRADE INDEX

With the date rapidly approaching the twelve members of the Young Guns of the Antiques Trade shortlist can look forward to a fantastic prize package share out when the awards are announced on Thursday 25 April 2013.

Every member of the shortlist will benefit from a part of the prize package but one lucky member will receive the Judges Special Award which will be announced on the night by a very special celebrity to be announced on Friday 5 April 2013.

See below for details of the prize package and see National Antiques Week for the full shortlist with bios and profile images.

The winner’s prize package will include:

*An award to be presented at a gala ceremony with a reception afterwards at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fairsponsored by David Juran, owner of the fair.

*12 months advertising package on Antiques News & Fairs and Antiques are Green

*Overnight stay at Hotel Una a luxury boutique hotel in Brighton

*A complimentary stand at a premier regional antiques fair* donated by leading fair organisers:
Cooper Events Ltd and Penman Antique Fairs

Winner and 2 Runners Up will receive:

*A morning webinar followed by lunch from sponsors Online Galleries

*A Mentor Package in conjunction with LAPADA

*Collection of Millers Antiques and Collectibles books

*The opportunity to submit items for sale (subject to curation) in the Young Guns – Antiques Trade of the Future foyer exhibition at Decorative Antiques and Textiles Spring Fair 2013

*An expert shopping tour of The Decorative Fair and Textiles Fair with Mark Hill

*A special Alfies Antiques Antiques are Green linen goodie bag designed by Susan Taylor which was the winning design for Alfie’s National Antiques Week 2010 competition.

Special Judges’ Award to be announced at the Awards Ceremony:

“Summer at Alfies” Alfies Antiques Market - London's largest indoor market for antiques, vintage, collectables & 20th Century Design since 1976 has donated a free booth for the months of June and July 2013. The lucky winner will have an a unique opportunity to sell their stock for free for two months at this very high profile London location where they will have the chance to meet and learn from many experienced dealers who share space at this iconic London landmark antiques centre.

This will be a special award given to one of the shortlisted Young Guns agreed by the five judges.

The Tatton Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair 12-14 April 2013 will be a homemaker’s delight this Spring with superb mahogany settees, vintage sofas, Victorian day beds, library chairs, large partner’s desks, sets of farmhouse ladder-back chairs, Windsor chairs, farmhouse tables, kitchen dressers and all kinds of decorative furniture from the past three hundred years on sale at this well established event near Knutsford, Cheshire which has been running since the 1960s and is now organised by Cooper Events.

Joining the many furniture dealers will be the exhibitors that collectors come to see selling jewellery, porcelain, fine art, English watercolours, silver and glass. Regular exhibitors with Cooper Events are Scarab Antiques who are known for their wide range of period and costume jewellery, but never keen to let the grass grow under their feet, Sue and Alan Poultney are constantly adding exciting new ideas for their appearances around the country. At their recent debut at the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair in March 2013 they unveiled a collection of exciting Lucite furniture and Art Deco lamps which were quickly picked up by an eagle eyed American trade buyer.

They will bring a similar range of decorative pieces for the home to Tatton along with some of their very collectible airtwist glass from 20th glass maker Michael James Hunter. Scarab have acquired a large collection of work from Michael James Hunter who earned his title of master glass maker from a traditional style apprenticeship served at Wedgwood glass, where from working in teams he ascended from the most basic job in the hot house to a master chairing his own team over an 11 year period.
Michael founded his own studio in 1998 with his wife Sue. He made national headlines when he collaborated with Asprey and designed and made candleholders in elegant filigree twists for the New York store in the first months of founding Twists glass studio. His first acknowledged demonstration was in 1999 at the Broadfield House Glass Museum. He was honoured with the title Scottish Artisan of the year in 2002 by Balvenie, since which time he has been awarded three other design awards for best collectible and best design to be sold in a museum or a gallery in the UK. He has exhibited his work extensively in the UK including solo and group exhibitions which include the Guild Hall London and the V&A after twice being in the distinguished final three of the British Glass technology award.

Images:
A c.2012 Mike Hunter ‘Pinkish Merletto Tear Drop’ vessel with a white Zanfirico attached cane. Signed Mike Hunter Merletto - Twist Glass£ 695-00
A c.2009 mixed multi coloured cane techniques murrine, tessuto, Zanfirico canes , rollup, blown canes. Signed and designed by Michael J Hunter of Twist Glass Studios Scotland. Named ‘Zanfirico’. £ 2595-00
A c.2007 Black Torsade Twist Glass Vessel . A technique of Incalmo & Torsade twisted canes in yellow orange and black. Signed by Michael J Hunter of Twist Glass Studios Scotland. Named ‘Teserra’. £ 875-00

For a full exhibitor list and times see Cooper Events web site via TRADE INDEX

See Scarab Antiques web site via TRADE INDEX

Cotswolds Decorative Antiques and Fine Art Fair which will this year fall on Easter Weekend from 29- 31 March 2013 - is one of Cooper Events most reliably successful events helped not just by a regular good band of exhibitors, but its proximity to the thriving antiques hemisphere of Tetbury and the magnificent Grade I listed Westonbirt School gives that extra boost.

Bouyant from her recent successful launch at Bath Decorative Fair organiser Sue Ede told Antiques News and Fairs: “The last time we coincided with Easter the fair was extremely busy. So many people want somewhere to go over the holiday period and a trip to a good quality fair, perhaps with a visit to Tetbury, makes us a prime choice.”

One of the highlights of the fair will be a collection of rare designer glass from the 1950’s shown by ceramics dealer John Newton from Yorkshire. The collection includes examples of Hyalithglas, which was made in Germany in the 1950’s.

John explains: ‘Hyalithglas is a term describing the process by which these wonderful pieces were made. Their colourful and stylish designs are very evocative of the period and offer collectors the opportunity to acquire pieces of great quality at a very affordable price.’ Originating in the late 18th century, Hyalith glass was developed in the 18th century by using manganese oxide (a metallic oxide used to colour glass amethyst or purple hues; mixed with cobalt it produces black hyalith glass.) During this period it was decorated with modern designs using vibrant enamels. In the late 18th / 19th century this type of glass was used to store light sensitive medicines. The colour remained popular into the late 1960s. Today, these vases and coffee sets appear both modern and evocative of the post-war period when art and design was undergoing dramatic changes.

Forty-two exhibitors will set up home around the central hall and rooms of venue including a few who joined Sue when she took over Bath Decorative Antiques Fair this year including Candice Horley, Surrey Ceramic sculpture boudoir art Artefact Chinese & Japanese porcelain, silk, embroideries, woodblocks & related items also a wide range of antiques & pictures and AB Antiquo, ancient Chinese art and antiques.

New exhibitors joining this time include Martin York, Cheshire with quality Moorcroft, Royal Worcester, Royal Doulton, Tudric Pewter, Galle Glass,L'Atelier- Paul Armstrong, Normandy & Nottingham, antique furniture, restorer and cabinet-maker, Meridian Gallery, Surrey, applied and decorative arts from the Victorian Gothic Revival, Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic Movement through Art Nouveau, Art Deco to Post War Modernism and beyond. Printed works include; woodblock, linocut, wood engraving techniques as well as traditional copper plate etching and aquatints.19th & 20th applied design.

Among the regulars will be Granta Fine Art, Cambridgeshire showing paintings and drawings - The 20th Century tradition works from 1910 – 2000, Plaza, London, 20th Century Jewellery, Roger de Ville Antiques, Derbyshire, specialising in 18th & 19th C British pottery particularly Staffordshire figures, Prattware, Delft, Saltglaze, Political & Royal Commemoratives and Tom King-Smith Antiques Quality 18th & 19th Century furniture.

Images: A selection of Ming Dynasty painted pottery figures, from A. B. Antiquo from Northamptonshire, with prices from £200 to £500 each, depending on rarity.

London rooftops, an oil painting (45x35cm) by the French artist Leopold Pascal (1900-1958). £1,350. To be shown by Granta Fine Art from Cambridgeshire.

A highly decorative German Hyalithglas vase superbly decorated with a modernist design utilizing vibrant enamels. Made in Ilmenau, Thuringia. C1960 Priced at £165. To be shown by John Newton Antiques, ceramics specialist from East Yorkshire.

For times and tickets see Cooper Events web site via TRADE INDEX

The Spring Antiques for Everyone from 4-7 April 2013 at The NEC in Birmingham will be the first event under the management of Dan Leyland and Pip Dawson, London based Clarion staff who have hinted at some exciting changes ahead for the summer fair. Dan Leyland told Antiques News and Fairs: "For twenty-eight years the Antiques for Everyone fairs have been a fantastic platform for dealers to show their stock to a wealth of visitors. Our loyal dealers tirelessly provide variety, good value and quality, ensuring that AFE remains a must-visit on the antiques calendar. We are really looking forward to welcoming back our regular dealers, as well as some new faces that will inevitably add even more flavour to the fair. Our feature area with Ken Bull’s mechanical pencils is set to be a source of great interest for the visitors, and we also have a project in the pipeline, which will make for an exciting feature at our next fair this summer."

In the meantime the April exhibitor list of more than two hundred and twenty will be an encouraging sign for the large following of collectors from Europe and the UK who flock to the fair three times a year.

One of the April highlights will be an exceptional collection of rare mechanical pencils from the 19th century belonging to regular NEC exhibitor Ken Bull of John Bull Antiques of Mayfair, some of which were part of a display at Masterpiece Fair 2012. From sporting to hardware pencils, figural, regal and fruit pencils, the collection epitomises the very best of whimsical British design with the majority created by English manufacturer Sampson Mordan, in addition to examples from other noted makers including Tiffany and Asprey.

Antiques TV celebrity Mark Hill wrote about the collection on his Mark Hill Publishing Blog when he saw the collection at Masterpiece Fair last year: "The collection is truly staggering – a masterpiece in its own right. Amassed across decades by eminent Bond Street silver dealer Kenneth Bull, and dubbed the KB Collection, it is perhaps the finest and most comprehensive collection of Victorian silver and gold propelling pencils in the world.”

Mark will be exhibiting at the fair again in April and will be revealing a rather special collection of his own - a range of Ricardia Art Pottery. Produced during the Jazz Age of the 1920s and 30s and made by Ricardia, once Britain’s largest and most prestigious tile company, Mark describes it as crossing the gulf between fashionable Art Deco ceramics and the unique art pottery inspired by William Morris and the Arts & Crafts movement.

Mark told Antiques News and Fairs: "The startling and vibrantly coloured glazes are immediately the most striking feature. For fans of 20th century design, they’re what happens when West German ‘Fat Lava’ ceramics meet the Art Deco movement. As the glazes were applied by hand, the colours and effects on each piece are unique. They are stunning pieces to collect."

The fair is divided into two sections, with plush room-set and gallery style displays adjacent to rows of specialist and general stands. Fine period furniture continues to be a major attraction with many leading specialists S&S Timms Antiques, Tim Saltwell Antiques, Melody Antiques, Cantelo Antiques and Sue Killinger Antiques.

The diversity and large number of specialist ceramics and glass dealers confirm the event as one of the major draws in Britain for pottery and porcelain collectors including David Scriven Antiques, Philip Carrol and Julian Eade all specialists in fine 18th and 19th century porcelain. Roger de Ville shows early English pottery, including figures by Elijah and Ralph Wood, while Catherine Hunt specialises in early Chinese Blue and White from 1500 to 1900. Wayne Hopton specialises in Moorcroft and Andrew Muir shows a superb range of Clarice Cliff pieces.

The fair is also a showcase of specialists in the European Decorative Arts Movement, including English and Continental Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco from exhibitors including Hickmet Fine Art showing pieces by Emile Galle, Rene Lalique, Ferdinand Priess and Demetre Chiparus. M. & D. Moir has a range of Gallé and Lalique glass. Art Deco furniture and accessories will be on show from Scarab Antiques also known for of jewellery and studio pottery and glass. Showing fine period glass will be Mark J West who also deals in antiquities and ethnographica.

Fine art galleries provide a wide choice of styles and periods. Among the leading exhibitors in Section One will be Art of the Imagination, Art World, Billingbear Fine Art, Baron Fine Art and Saunders Fine Art who present large displays of late 19th and 20th century paintings by well-known artists including Helen Bradley, Beryl Cook, Montague J. Dawson, William Lee Hankey, Alfred de Breanski, Edgar Hunt, William Henry Mander, Antoine Bouvard, Eugene Galien Laloue, Cecil Kennedy and Dorothea Sharp.

Images:
Mark Hill Ricardi Collection
Mark J West A rectangular bowl glass with facet cut stem and foot and gilt lip ring, Bohemia c.1760
Andrew Muir A Rozenburg vase dating from around 1905, beautifully decorated all over with moths and butterflies, a rare example, measuring 15.5” tall.
John Bull Antiques Long Case clock pen and Gold Hand pen from the KB Collection.

For tickets and times see Antiques for Everyone web site via TRADE INDEX

Travelling around the South Coast a couple of years ago visiting a number of trade sources with one of my American clients, we booked ahead into Hotel Una in Regency Square, Brighton – described on the web site as a warm and friendly, elegant and fashionable boutique hotel.

This turned out to be the start of a continuing love affair with this accurately described gem of a hotel where the staff seemingly have their own charm school somewhere in the basement! Owned by Bosnian architect Zoran Maricevic and his wife Elena, this hotel is located in the heart of beautiful Brighton with the rare to find parking right opposite.

Visiting antique dealers and their couriers know how hard a twelve hour day can be on the road and this is the perfect place to collapse afterwards with a glass of wine in their discreet little bar perfect for business travellers – particularly lone ladies as I know quite well, or just disappear upstairs into one of the contemporary river themed rooms (Una is a river in Eastern Europe) of which there are twenty to choose from with luxury toiletries, bath robes and high tech entertainment. Their breakfasts are irresistible – my favourite is Eggs Benedict served in the room!

Strategically located in the heart of very fertile antique hunting territory of East and West Sussex - Hotel Una is an affordable luxury with really good rates for mid-week travellers.

See Hotel Una web site via TRADE INDEX

The BADA Fine Art and Antiques Fair from 13-19 March 2013 offers the complete luxury package – the cream of the The British Antique Dealers' Association members on show in an elegant pavilion set in one of the most salubrious areas of London, The King’s Road just off Sloane Square. The proximity of the well established Chelsea Antiques Fair and the bijou Bourbon Hanby Arcade a few steps away embellish what is already one of the major highlights of the British antiques fairs calendar.

The seven days of the fair are studded with a number of talks and events not least the annual loan exhibition which this year is ‘William Payne and the Picturesque in Devon and Wales’ which unites four private collections to show approximately forty watercolours by William Payne (1760-1830), 18th C draughtsman and landscape artist. The collections come from across Europe and have never been seen in public together before. The Exhibition will be curated by BADA Fair Exhibitor John Spink.

Regular exhibitors at the fair includeGodson & Coles exhibiting one of the highlights of the fair: the Hackwood Park bookcase, an important George III period white painted architectural library breakfront bookcase. The design is attributed to John Vardy and the carving is attributed to Thomas Vardy. English, circa 1755. (shown).

The furniture section boasts a number of important names including Lennox Cato, Holly Johnson, Edward Hurst, Shaw Edwards, Millington Adams, Frank Partridge, Rolleston Ltd, Patrick Sandberg and S & S Timms Antiques who will bring a superb quality Regency period rosewood sofa table with a beautifully figured rectangular top above two cedar-lined frieze-drawers. With original and unusual brass leopards mask handles and ormolu-mount decoration raised on elegant scrolling end supports. Circa 1825.(shown).

Period and contemporary art is always well represented at the Fair and Callaghan Fine Paintings of Shropshire who specialise in European 19th and 20th C oils and watercolours with a strong focus on works by Antoine Bouvard Snr., Marcel Dyf and Eugene Galien-Laloue, will be showing 'The flower market, La Madeleine' by Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854–1941). Signed. Watercolour and gouache. (shown)

In the Asian Art category Paul Champkins from Hanley Castle, Worcestershire will be showing a rare bronze caparisoned elephant with trunk and tusks raised supporting a circular cloisonné box and cover. The cover with gilt onion finial, the box a triple gilt rams head stylised handles. The cloisonné with floral and leaf designs on a turquoise blue ground. Chinese, 18th- or 19th C. Other exhibitors of Asian Art include Laura Bordignon.

Mark J West will be showing his usual tempting display of glass from 18th – 20th C including a pair of crystal glass champagne goblets engraved with flowers, English c 1870. (shown). Other glass dealers at the Fair include Jeanette Hayhurst and Marris Antiques of Sudbury, Suffolk.

For a full listing of exhibitors and details of events see The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair web site via TRADE INDEX

Caroline Penman veteran organiser of so many events across the country has never been one to let the grass grow under her feet and under her spotlight currently is the long established Chelsea Antiques Fair from 13-17 March 2013. The Fair layout has been given a complete overhaul which incorporates a diamond-shaped central space – making the fair feel a lot more open and light. She has also recruited the services of events organiser and antique dealer Alasdair Brown to dress the Fair and create atmospheric lighting and wonderful floral arrangements. In addition, there will be new there will be new catering with freshly prepared food and a bar.

With the stage set for a complete relaunch, there has been a concerted effort to improve the overall standard of stock at the event to appeal to the smart residents and visitors to the Kings Road where the Fair takes place at the Old Town Hall at the same time as the BADA Antiques and Fine Art Fair a few minutes along the Kings Road and both events together with the bijou Bourbon Hanby Arcade right opposite the road, all of whom are likely to benefit from such a range of antiques and art in a concentrated arena.

Another initiative designed to appeal to private collectors
and homemakers will be a talk from Caroline Penman to introduce the fair and its history, followed by a guided tour with an antiques expert when they will be introduced to each exhibitor who will describe their favourite exhibit.

Caroline Penman told Antiques News and Fairs: “The Chelsea Antiques Fair is the ideal destination for all those looking for that perfect painting, piece of furniture or beautiful decorative vase for their house, making it also a wonderful resource for interior designers. It's the perfect place to go, if you want to add to an already existing collection or even to start collecting as you will get the chance to talk to lots of different dealers who will share some of their expertise with you. Never has there been a better time to buy antiques, while prices are so tempting in the current climate.”

New to the roster of thirty seven exhibitors at the Fair this time is George Wakelin showing fine English and Continental furniture carvings and accessories dating from 1690 to 1900. George will be carrying on the family tradition of his father Mike Wakelin of Wakelin and Linfield who are exhibiting along the road at the BADA event and Hickmet Fine Arts, silver dealer Eastdale Antiques from Shropshire and Mark Stacey’s ‘Vintiques from Brighton.

Highlights of the fair will include the glistening jewels of T Robert of Norfolk; works of art and jewels from Shapiro & Co from Grays Antiques Market and designer costume jewellery from Monika.. 19th – 21st century paintings will be offered by Nicholas Bagshawe of St James’s as well as Baron Fine Art of Chester; Paul Mayhew and Saunders Fine Art of Solihull. Silver will be represented by Paul Bennett of George Street, London and S & A Marsh of Surrey.

Furniture includes the stylish Art Deco pieces from Jeroen Markies of Sussex; oak Furniture of Peter Bunting of Matlock, Derbyshire; 17th – 19th century furniture by Midwinter Antiques of Shropshire. Violet’s Antiques of Swansea will be displaying a myriad of objects such as treen and small items. Rugs will be represented by Pars Rug Gallery of Hampshire.

Images:
Nicholas Bagshawe: Kaspar Benedikt Beckenkamp, (German 1747 - 1828) Oil on canvas Portrait of Charles Comte d'Atois, later King Charles X of France.
M and D Moir A pair of metal footed Baccarat vases in 'baccarat green' c9 inches high, c1910, depicting flowering Datura gilded with polychrome enamel on the gilding. Original Baccarat label on one vase. Price £1,250.
George Wakelin: A 16th Century Oak Panel Depicting a Nobleman with laurel wreath. Price £875 from a selection at Wakelin and Linfield

For full exhibitor list and times see: Penman Antique Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

The annual selling exhibition organised by Alison
Davey of AD Antiques in Chipping Camden is open to the public 16-17 March, 2013.

The exhibition this year will be called Signed and Designed and will include fine British pottery by factories and designers including William de Morgan, Pilkington's Lustre, Wedgwood, Doulton, Moorcroft, Della Robia and contemporary potter Heidi Warr.

Images: William De Morgan Triple Lustre Dish "Serpent Island" Design by Charles Passenger, 11" wide, 2.5" high, C 1890
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Malphry Pot in the scarce Lahore design, 8.75" high, C1920

The exhibition takes place from 11 am - 4 pm at Court Barn Museum, Chipping Camden, Glos GL55 6JE

Monday 4 February 2013 saw five judges good and true of National Antiques Week Young Guns of the Antiques Trade Award, (known as #AntiquesYoungGuns on Twitter) go into lock down in a room for nearly four hours tasked with agreeing on the final shortlist for the award. No mean feat this considering that there were over fifty top notch entries from some of the most dynamic and interesting young people from all sectors of the antiques trade.

We aimed for a shortlist of ten but we simply had to extend it to twelve and even then it was tough! We really want to thank the remaining entrants not on the shortlist and we will be announcing some exciting plans to promote this important sector when the awards are over.

The shortlist of twelve have all shown the true spirit that we were looking for and are all trail blazers in their own right.

In no particular order:

THE OFFICIAL SHORTLIST FOR YOUNG GUNS OF THE ANTIQUES TRADE 2013

In no particular order:

Matt Nunn (37) runs Apsley Antiques Ltd & Fleaglass Ltd and he has been bringing the scientific antiques market to a whole new generation.

Flea Glass

Natalie Smith (32) she opened her own antique centre at only 26 years old and proves that antique centres are not an old person’s game.

Woodbridge Antiques Centre

Alys Dobbie(29) owns two vintage shops under the Nana Dobbie brand, one in Brighton and one in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, and is causing a stir in the 20th century collectables and vintage worlds.

Nana Dobbie

Keeley Harris (36) who runs Discover Vintage & Vintage Emporium, has been causing waves from her shop in York and from the various vintage fairs she runs nationwide including Chiswick, Brighton, Somerset, Bristol and Birmingham.

Discover Vintage

Paul Jones (29) runs Morgan Fairs and also owns his own shop in Cheshire specialising in Victorian pine and country furniture, and also selling smaller items including books, folk art & kitchenalia.

P Jones Antiques

Robbie Timms (30) of S&S Timms Antiques from Ampthill in Bedfordshire is one of the founding members of the original #AntiquesYoungGuns. He has been bringing a new outlook to the traditional furniture side of the trade and Robbie was behind the launch of the first antiques shop in the world to launch their very own Iphone/Ipad app.

S & S Timms Antiques

Chris Oxley (36) is another founding member of the #AntiquesYoungGuns. He has been bringing a young outlook to the traditional world of longcase clocks.

P A Oxley Antiques

Sam Loxton (33) travels the world sourcing the finest jewellery for Lucas Rarities and has a love for the finest items. In his words: “I consider myself a champion of antique jewellery and hope to kick start a revolution against the modern jewellery which is being distributed and mass marketed worldwide”

Lucas Rarities

Kieran Mathewson (26) is a dealer in tribal art, architectural reclamation and country furniture and has carved out a career through determination and a inner love for the objects he deals in.

Kieran Mathewson

Adam Partridge (39) it is hard to believe that Adam is still a young gun, after all he is so well known within the trade, but this just proves how passionate he is about what he does.

Adam Partridge Auctioneers

Timothy Medhurst (21) has turned a childhood love of coins in a career, he is an auctioneer specialising in the numismatic world. He is determined to bring a young edge to an area of the trade that is sometimes seen as old and stuffy.

Reeman Dansie

James Gooch (30) who’s another founding member of the #AntiquesYoungGuns runs Doe and Hope a web based antiques and curios shop that aims to bring a bit of fun and showmanship to the trade.

Doe and Hope

As you can see from above we have had some truly remarkable entries from all sectors of the trade which proves once and for all that this trade has a very healthy future.

The winner will be announced at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair, Battersea, London, on 25th April, 2013.

Antiques News and Fairs would like to thank the four people who gave freely of their help and humour throughout this judging process:

Mr George Johnson himself a foxy young gun and tv antiques expert, who has contributed so much and made a number of trips across the border from his lair in The Trossachs to sit on committees and help out afterwards in various London hostelries!

Lady Kentmores

Dashing man about town, author, publisher and tv antiques celebrity, Mark Hill, also keen to assist in the after meeting meetings at well known London hostelries!

Mark Hill Publishing

The elegant and eloquent Pippa Roberts head of pr for the wonderful Battersea Fair who has contributed such sane and expert advice for our marketing plan.

Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair

Sarah Percy-Davis who always managed to find time to dispense diplomatic (and diplomacy) advice despite being chief executive of LAPADA and having two small children - how does she do that?

LAPADA

For more information see NationalAntiquesWeek

IACF Ltd organisers of Newark International Antiques & Collectors' Fair have confirmed that the new Stoneleigh Antiques & Collectors Fair will take place three times this year at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. The fair will take place in the 'one day Monday' format on Monday 15 April and Monday 16 September and as a two day Friday and Saturday fair on 22 and 23 November 2013.

The event will be able to house up to 1,000 pitches – allowing the organisers to guarantee stallholders a quality trading experience come rain or shine at this entirely undercover event which is superbly located in central England, with great links via the adjacent motorway network to all parts of the country. There will be space for drive-in pitches, furniture pitches and table tops.

For more information and details of other events see IACF Ltd web site via TRADE INDEX

The first Richard Gardner Antiques's printed brochure of 2013 has hit the door mats of a illustrious client base with a number of items already sold to the early birds. This Spring brochure showcases the acquisition of a collection of William Lionel Wyllie R.A. etchings and paintings. William Wyllie RA is considered by many to be the leading British marine artist of his period, his work is in the Royal collection, the Tate, the Royal Academy, the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Air Force Museum, the Royal Naval Museum and many provincial galleries, he also has a wide international following. Though a superb painter in oils and master of the technique of watercolour painting, it is probably for his etching skills that he is most revered.

The full collection can be viewed on the Richard Gardner on-line brochure.

We thought that with Mother’s Day in the UK just over a week away (Sunday 10 March 2013), we would plunder the pages to offer some inspiration for sons and daughters in search of a truly unique gift this year.

How about a most spectacular ladies dressing made by master makers Betjemann, veneered in coromandel wood with brass corner and inlaid decoration and a plethora of compartments, drop down levels and boxes and bottles all with silver gilt tops each decorated in seed pearls and coral with the owner’s initial of DS. There are some envelopes and one letter in one drawer addressed to Emily Baird and it appears to be signed by DS. Richard Gardner has been able to find information on Emily and her family but so far has not been able find any family connection to DS to to confirm who this fantastic box was made for, but further research may be able to locate this information. A collector’s gem priced at £65,000 this gift could ensure a place in heaven for any son or daughter!

Homely but exquisite, this intricately carved Black Forest wooden jewellery box with a carved Spring-like tableau of a cockeral, hen and four chicks atop a bale of wheat which opens to reveal a purple velvet lined interior. The workmanship and detail is exemplary and is a rare example of a master carver of black forest art, priced at £1,750.

Also from Germany and so desirable, a charming gilt bronze singing bird in a cage. This is an original German early 20th Century model by the KEN.D company with the logo of a bird between K and G. The cage is key wound and operated from a lever to the side of the base. The bird with outstanding plumage, sings, moves his head from side to side, opens and shuts his beak as he sings and lifts and drops his tail feathers, priced at £1550.

For detailed images and more information see Richard Gardner Antiques web site via TRADE INDEX

New owners of Field Dog Fairs Charlotte and Frankie Milford who fall firmly into the Young Guns of the Trade age bracket are working with vim and vigour and expanding their roster of fairs by the week it seems! Their 2013 calendar will include two-day events at new venue Brooksby Hall, (shown), Southwell Racecourse, Towcester Racecourse and Country Cricket Ground and three-day events at Stamford Meadows, Grimsthorpe Castle and Deene Park across the counties of Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire together with a host of Sunday events in the same region and Lincolnshire.

The “Big Antiques Weekend” at Southwell Racecourse was exceptionally well received last year and will take place on both May and August Bank Holiday 5-6 May and 25-26 August 2013.

Charlotte told Antiques News and Fairs: “We have another new event on Sunday 17 March at Brooksby Hall, Brooksby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and we are delighted to see so many Young Guns both visiting and exhibiting at our fairs.

The Great Antiques Voucher Giveaway” offer will continue this year. Visitors to any Field Dog Antiques or Vintage Fairs will receive an entry card to complete and drop in the competition box. At the end of each event two winners will be drawn with a 1st Prize £150 worth of vouchers to spend at a Field Dog Fairs event, 2nd Prize £50 worth of vouchers.

For full details see Field Dog Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

The first Bath Decorative Antiques Fair 7-10 March 2013 at the Pavilion in Bath, under the ownership of Sue Ede of Cooper Fairs has attracted a dazzling exhibitor list with more or less half of the original exhibitor roster from previous years during Robin Coleman’s ownership. The remaining twenty-five or so exhibitors are a mixture of some of the more decorative dealers in Sue’s Cooper Fairs cannon and some exciting newcomers from the decorative and vintage world including Nana Dobbie from Brighton, Daniel Larsson Interior from Sweden, On the Wall Antiques from Woburn, Bedfordshire, Anton and Kay from Winchcombe, Gloucestershire and Antiques Roadshow expert and author Mark Hill.

Making a debut at Bath will be Alan and Sue Poultney of Scarab Antiques who are excited to be joining the club at Bath and will be extending their range of fashionable Mid C Scandinavian jewellery and Studio pottery and glass to show Art Deco furniture and accessories. Jewellery will also make an appearance for the first time at Bath with Shapiro of London. The Court Gallery of Somerset specialising in British and European paintings, drawings and prints from 1880 to the present day will be taking one of the largest stands at the Fair and will be including a small selection of early 20th C furniture.

Returning exhibitors and members of the original line up at Bath will be Appledore Antiques, early English pottery, country and painted furniture; Cherrie and
Michael Todd samplers, pottery, paintings, Ark Angel and former owner of the Fair Robin Coleman folk art, decorative antiques, naive paintings, garden antiques, Terry and Marie Kelly, country furniture, tribal art and natural history objects, Amy Perry and Linda Townsend Bateson English and French decorative antiques, garden antique and textiles,DJ Green furniture and decorative items from 18 – 20th C, John Cornall painted furniture and folk art, Patrick Macintosh 17-20th C Country House furniture and Roderic Haugh English and Continental furniture and objects, to name a few.

London trade is well represented with Lillie Road dealer Maison Artefact and near neighbour The Trading Room from Munster Road, Hudson Grove from Church Street, Marylebone and Pimlico dealer Langston Fine Art.

Bath has been a cherished and somewhat unique regional fair for twenty-four years, known for its outstanding Trade Day. Under the new ownership the carefully compiled exhibitor list should not only ensure that the queue, which numbers elite British and European trade and maybe some from the US and usually starts to form at 9 am on the opening day, will return to the Pavilion but that the public will continue to throng in during the remaining three days to see what the new look Bath Fair is all about!

Images

A Swedish Rococo Long-case clock scraped to original paint. Circa 1770.
Price: £2,100. 
Dimensions:
H: 217cm (85.4in) From D.LARSSON Interiör & Antikhandel, Stockholm.

Large Crested Venetian Antique Octagonal Cushion Mirror - £1650.00. From On the Wall, mirror specialists from Buckinghamshire & Bedfordshire.

Lighting from Anton & K.

A sampler commemorating the Death of Nelson in 1805, commemorated with an obelisk. Great imagery including a view of a School house. Probably Scottish / borders area 65 cm square. Price £1850. To be shown by Erna Hiscock & John Shepherd from Kent.

An exceptional pair of industrial hoppers (one shown) with heavily encrusted verdigris surface £2850 pr from Roderic Haugh, Core One Antiques London.

For full exhibitor list, complimentary tickets and times see Bath Decorative Antiques Fair web site via TRADE INDEX

Galloway Antiques Fairs is set to return to the magnificent Goodwood House from 8-10 March 2013 for The Goodwood House Antiques and Fine Art Fair. Some forty nationally known and respected dealers will dress this majestic space, including The Ballroom, The Yellow Room and the Red Hall with period town and country furniture, porcelain, silver, traditional and contemporary sculpture and fine art, antique and vintage jewellery, glass, oriental carpets and many decorative items.

A number of new exhibitors will join the loyal regulars at Goodwood House in March and will include Duveen Antiques from Surrey showing a fine selection of pictures, porcelain, boxes and small pieces of furniture, Ashleigh House of Essex selling Victorian and 19th century oil paintings, Jo Bennett Original Pictures from Cheshire who will have modern and contemporary paintings and drawings,Dome Antiques of London will bring along a fascinating collection of fossils and minerals. He will be joined by fellow Londoners, Christopher Sheppard with ancient and antique glass, clock dealer City Clocks and Oriental Antiques by Robert Ricketts Antiques of Somerset.

Images:
Jo Bennett Original Pictures: A brightly coloured contemporary work of art by Shirley Cock of a seaside view 'Polperro Harbour'.
Solo Antiques A Daum miniature vase decorated in cameo and enamel with a design of fuschias, signed French circa 1910.

For times and tickets see Galloway Antiques Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

Patrick Macintosh would be the first to admit it took a while in production but his very stylish new web site could not have been launched at a better time with Bath Decorative Antiques Fair due to open from 8-10 March 2013. Patrick is a founder exhibitor at the fair and can always be relied upon to find some proper West Country House pieces for his spacious stand.

This year is no exception with a large late Victorian painted pine Bath dresser c 1880 recently repainted in house at Macintosh Antiques in an off white paint. These handsome dressers with overhanging racks were made for the downstairs kitchens and sculleries of large Bath townhouses in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Perhaps best known for period Country House furniture, mirrors and lighting, Patrick occasionally veers off course and buys something that which catches his eye and he recently found another West Country gem - a late 19th honey extractor with the original painted decoration and iron and beech handle. An unusual relic of agricultural life in lovely original condition.

The new web site and stock up-dates newsletter have been well worth the investment as Patrick told Antiques News and Fairs: "We have been delighted with the response to our new site. We have heard from some very good American clients, who have not been over for some years and they bought a number of pieces. We are really looking forward to showing at Bath - the one fair we will always exhibit at."

See Macintosh Antiques and Bath Decorative Antiques Fair web sites via TRADE INDEX

The Harewood House Antiques and Fine Art Fair returns to Harewood House just outside Leeds from 1-3 March 2013. With the fairs calendar currently packed with enticing events in March, exhibitors are working hard to try and show at all the best of the fairs and Harewood has tempted a number away from the capital to show again at Harewood following such a successful debut in 2012.

The fair takes place in the Pavilion at Harewood House and offers much to tempt visitors who include private collectors and interior designers who can expect to see a number of highlights including a rare L S Lowry drawing "Figures, Six Bells, Abertillery, Ebbw Fach Valley, South Wales" Signed and dated 1969 upper left, ball point pen on paper (4.5 x 7 inches), priced at £32,000 (shown) from Neptune Fine Art.

Silver is always a very popular purchase and the fair includes some magnificent pieces including a George l tapering tankard with domed lid, made in Newcastle in 1725 by James Kirkup, selling for £3,800 and a Charles II porringer by George Day, London, 1673, £4,800 from Jack Shaw & Co (shown). Stephen Kalms Antiques has a pair of George III silver salt cellars by master silversmith Paul Storr (1771-1844), 1819, £4,200 and a Victorian cast silver hound stirrup cup, priced at £12,000. Jewellery stands always create a wonderful sparkle and exhibiting jewellery dealers Plaza has a couple of fifties’ 18ct gold bird brooches by Chaumet and André Col priced at £1,250 and £2,200 respectively.

Specialist furniture dealer and currently appearing on the shortlist for the National Antiques Week award of Young Gun of the Antiques Trade, Robbie Timms of S & S Timms of Bedfordshire will show a fine selection of period furniture and accessories. Image shows a delightful Chippendale period mahogany wing armchair having replaced leather upholstery priced at £ 3950.00 from a selection at S & S Timms Antiques.

The fair is raising money for two charities – the homeless charity St George's in the Crypt in Leeds and the Art Fund The Art Fund

For full exhibitor list and times see ADFL - The Antique Dealers' Fair Ltd web site via TRADE INDEX

Cooper Fairs are dominating the landscape In the South West this spring with a trio of important events, beginning with The Powderham Castle Antiques & Fine Art Fair from 22 - 24 February swiftly followed by the first Bath Décorative Antiques Fair under Cooper ownership from 7-10 March and finishing with a flourish at The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques and Fine Arts Fair from 29-31 March 2013.

Powderham Is one of the region's premier events for collectors and attracts a very loyal following of visitors who return to see the regular diverse array of exhibitors.

Local dealer James Gould of Apollo in nearby Ashburton will be showing a selection of 20th century Scandinavian and European furniture and paintings contrasting with the Fine Georgian and Victorian furniture, period silver, sparkling jewellery, Oriental collector’s items, Persian carpets, collectable glass, English and Continental pottery and porcelain, clocks on display.

New to the fair and also joining organiser Sue Ede for her first Bath fair will be Pimlico dealer Timothy Langston who will be bringing a portrait of Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (c.1527- 1556). Powderham Castle has been the home of the Earls of Devon since the 16th century times when the Courtenay family fought alongside the Tudors in the Wars of the Roses and is currently home to the 18th Earl & Countess of Devon. The portrait, in oils on board, is a very rare copy, dating from around 1800, of the original by Steven Van Der Meulen (c.1543-1564). Measuring 42 x 31 ¾ inches, it will be on sale for £4,500.

Images:
James Gould - red leather swivel chair, c 1960
Timothy Langston - Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (c.1527- 1556) of the original by Steven Van Der Meulen (c.1543-1564).dated c 1800

For full exhibitor information and times see Cooper Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

One of the highlights of the glass collectors’ calendar is just around the corner - The Cambridge Glass Fair to be held on Sunday 24 February 2013 at the Linton Village College. The fair is a positive cornucopia of delights for the glass collecting community with a stash of exhibitions and celebrities in the glass world with BBC Antique Roadshow experts Mark Hill and Andy McConnell dashing around from exhibitor to exhibition and Tweeting to their audience as they go.

The Fair always draws a good queue of both trade and collectors and the organisers Specialists Glass Fairs seem to go above and beyond to offer visitors a host of specialist events and exhibitions in addition to corralling up to one hundred of the UK’s leading glass dealers whose specialist areas include Art Nouveau and Deco glass, 18th century and Victorian glass, pressed glass, Bohemian glass and twentieth century collectable glass with many contemporary artists showing their own work.

Exhibitions include twentieth century production of the Harbridge factory in the West Midlands and examples of cut glass produced by Watford Glass, lesser known factories to British collectors as much of the production was destined for export. This foyer exhibition will be loaned and curated by Maurice and Pauline Wimpory.

Other attractions will be Whitefriars the online collectors’ forum, display entitled ‘Full Lead Crystal 1978 – 80’. Ely Stained Glass Museum will be represented as will the Paperweight Collectors Circle, the Glass Association, the Glass Circle and the Guild of Glass Engravers

The Cambridge Glass Fair features a number of regular specialist paperweight dealers and many others exhibitors carry paperweights as well. Paperweight dealer Weights-n-things carry an extensive range and can be found in the Old Hall. Just Glass, another of regular exhibitor who specialises in paperweights can be found in the East Atrium. In addition to the several specialist dealers attending the event, the Paperweight Collectors Circle will stage their regular ‘Identification Clinic’ and visitors are invited to bring along any weights or related items for inspection and discussion.

Images:
Heart of Glass 'Jack and Ball Set' by Michael Trimpol,

Andy McConnell Suncatcher for Pukeberg in Sweden.

Image Courtesy of Paperweight Collectors’ Circle Baccarat weight with a lampwork scarab beetle

From Foyer Exhibition courtesy Maurice and Pauline Wimpory Watford 'Deep Water' vase, 1958

For tickets and times see Cambridge Glass Fair web site via TRADE INDEX

Antiques News and Fairs are thrilled to see that our colleagues over at Homes & Antiques have launched their awards as part of National Antiques Week to find their favourite businesses on the high street: antiques shops, vintage stores and antiques centres.

In consultation with leading industry members and representatives from the media team which includes BADA, LAPADA, Mark Hill, The Antiques Trade Gazette and with a little input from us here at Antiques News & Fairs they have whittled down the extraordinary number of top-notch antiques and vintage businesses in this country to a shortlist of 25 in each category.

Every business on the list has been selected on the basis of excellent quality and choice, attractive displays, knowledgeable, personable service and, most importantly, an inviting and friendly atmosphere that makes you want to linger. Now it is time to know who you think should win. Simply look at the shortlists via the image link and cast your vote for your favourite – you could win a fantastic weekend away at London’s Draycott Hotel.

And if the shop you’d like to vote for isn’t on the lists, you have a chance to enter them in The People’s Choice section and, you never know, it could win an award too.

The business in each category with the most votes will be announced at the National Antiques Weeks main awards - Young Guns of the Trade at The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea, London, on 25th April.

Among the many diverse exhibitors at The Pavilions of Harrogate Antiques & Fine Art Fair from 8-10 February 2013 there will be a strong group of silver dealers with a range of table and decorative silverware from early Georgian to Mid C20th. This popular and established fair set in the spacious purpose built exhibition halls just outside Harrogate, Yorkshire, offers much for the collector and homemaker alike with the added benefit of plenty of parking and on site restaurant facilities.

Regular exhibitors at Cooper Fairs, the silver dealers include Scarab Antiques who are also known for their jewellery and Decorative Arts displays which will soon be embellishing their range with a selection of Art Deco furniture and accessories, Jack Shaw Antiques from Ilkley, Yorkshire who will bring a range of period silver; John Newton, who in addition to antique silver has also built a reputation for supplying excellent examples of 18th, 19th and early 20th Century porcelain from many of the major UK and European factories, S & A Marsh Antiques who after trading for a time in London's Portobello Road, are now familiar faces at well established, fully vetted fairs held throughout the country and Stephen Kalms and Malka Levine based at the London Silver Vaults in Chancery Lane, London WC1, a fascinating and unique underground warren of forty shops specialising in silverware of all periods.

The Pavilions of Harrogate is one of the highlights of the Cooper Events calendar twice a year and there is always a very good showing of names from the fairs circuit at this excellent venue in the affluent town of Harrogate including jewellery dealers Anderson Jones from
Yorkshire, Brieve Antiques from Clwyd, Plaza from Cheshire and Shapiro & Co. from London. The furniture specialists include well-known TV expert Mike Melody from Chester, Mark Buckley Antiques from Yorkshire.

Images:
Scarab Antiques
c.1930-40’s Evald Nielsen silver Water Jug and ebonised handle engraved with Deco line motifs. Marked clearly on the back of the jug with the signature for ‘Evald Nielsen’ – Denmark LV - Sterling Sliver - 925.S. Price: £995-00
Jack Shaw Silver
George V Novelty Pepper 'Chick' realistically chased in the form of a small chick.c 1921 Price £560.00
Weight approx 2.25ozs troy, Origin London
Maker Bertold Hermann Muller
John Newton Antiques
An impressive and stylish Victorian shell dish, Made in London 1899 by Hukin & Heath.
Weight 14 Troy Ounces Date: Year Code 1899 Condition: Excellent. Price: £725
S&A Marsh AntiquesAn extremely attractive Victorian silver wine ewer with an ornately decorated silver handle and sitting on an equally ornate pedestal foot. The whole body is decorated with flowers which are shown off well against the matted background and it has a plain silver hinged lid.
London 1866 Price £3250
Stephen KalmsSilver candlesticks made in 1830 in London by J W. Price £595.00

For times and tickets see Cooper Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

It's a vintage year for The Petersfield Antiques Fair as the event celebrates forty years during which time it has become one of Hampshire’s leading art and antiques event. Returning to The Festival Hall from 1-3 February 2013, this traditional antiques and fine art fair is a favourite meeting place for the trade and public alike, unpretentious but offering plenty of potential to find superb paintings, period furniture and objets d’art from the past four hundred years vetted by a panel of experts prior to going on sale. Organiser of the fair since 1998, Caroline Penman told Antiques News and Fairs: ‘While our Petersfield Fair continues to evolve with the changing market, we maintain a strongly traditional fair with period furniture, plenty of fine silver, jewellery, bronzes and ceramics."

Paintings by well known 19th and early 20th century British watercolourists feature on the stand of Michael St John, a specilalist dealer from California, and Graham Bentley Fine Art from Kenilworth who also specialises in illustrative works, original etchings, drawings and woodcut prints.

Among the ceramics specialists will be Catherine Hunt from Cheltenham, specialising in Chinese Blue & White, and Corrinne Soffe with 19th century English porcelain and scent bottles.

Yellow Lantern from Hove make a superb display of Georgian and Regency furniture, mirrors and candelabra; Sue Killinger from Great Missenden and Julia Harrington from Horsham offer many Georgian and Victorian small pieces and decorative items while Cantelo Antiques from the Isle of Wight specialise in Georgian and Victorian practical pieces. In other areas, Olde Time from Norfolk will be showing English and French carriage and mantel clocks, Richard Hoppe from Devon has rare scent bottles and 20th century glass, and Neville Contemporary Art shows modern paintings.

Images:
Catherine Hunt A pair of Transitional Chinese blue and white vases made during the reign of Chongzhen c1640. Excellent decoration of scrolling lotus flowers and foliage. The pattern is well painted over the bodies and the colour is very good. Perfect although the lids have been replaced by the wooden ones showing. Small firing flaws to the rim on the neck
Neville Fine Art: 'Swing Mania' by Sarah Berry, contemporary artist. 76cm x 76cm oil enamel & acrylic on box canvas.
Old Tyme: A French Empire Clock. C.1815 £5,800.

For times and tickets see Penman Antique Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

The 2013 National Antiques Week campaign is bubbling away furiously behind the scenes and the web pages will be up-dated at the beginning of December but in the meantime we have launched a National Antiques Week blog where you can tell us about news of your own planned events or send us your contact information for an application pack if you are an enthusiastic and inspired Young Gun (thirty-nine or under) or you know one you would like to nominate. Applications are open to dealers, fair organisers and auctioneers.

We have been overwhelmed with the amount of entrants so far. Even before we have officially launched an amazing and totally diverse group of young members of the trade have been in contact since our article Young Guns of the Antiques Trade by George Johnson went live.

Don't forget - phase two of the campaign for 2014 will be to find experienced and esteemed members of the trade (forty plus) to act as mentors for these valuable Young Guns - we think we may call this group Heavy Artillery of the Antiques Trade!

Image - Young Gun George Johnson with potential Heavy Artillery for our next campaign Mr John Howard, chairman of CADA

The destination city of Chester with its medieval rows and city walls already draws tourists from around the world and The Chester Antiques Fair which opens on Valentine’s Day, Thursday 14 until Sunday 17 February 2013 will no doubt tempt happy couples through the door to inspect the array of sparklers on display from jewellery specialists Plaza from Cheshire, Howell’s from Oldham,Trivett from Shropshire, Terry Robert from Norfolk and Shapiro & Co. from Bond Street who will not miss the trick and be sure to have on display a range of heart shaped gems among their range of eye-catching stock.

Other portable Valentine’s Day purchases on display will be paintings, always a major attraction at this twice a year event, organised by Penman Fairs, including traditional and contemporary oils and watercolours for both the most discerning connoisseur and the first time collector. The specialist galleries include Jo Bennett from Manchester, showing collectable works by Northern School artists, Baron Fine Art from Chester with works by Louise Rayner, Warren Williams and Helen Allingham, and Rowles Fine Art from Oswestry with 20th century paintings by Keffyn Williams, Marcel Dyf, Helen Bradley, Beryl Cook, Montague Dawson and Kay Boyce. Graham Bentley from Warwickshire and Graham Reed from Yorkshire show a range of affordable
drawings and watercolours.

Making a debut at the Fair will be Wren Gallery from Burford specialising in 20th century and contemporary works including the West Country paintings of Joan Gillchrest. Another newcomer this time will be glass specialist Jeanette Hayhurst from Tetbury, Gloucester with a collection of period and desirable glass, just right for a memorable gift!

Images:
Rowles Fine Art:
Sir Kyffin William, “Farmer with Stick”, “16” X 12”. Watercolour. Region of £15,000 - £20,000. To be shown by.
Jeanette Hayhurst:
A baluster champagne glass, wide shallow bowl set on stem comprising of a teared knop over inverted baluster and base knops, folded foot circa 1720, 6 3/4 ins. high £1750.
For a full list of exhibitors see Penman Antiques Fairs web site via TRADE INDEX

The Young Guns of the Trade Awards campaign is now live - go to National Antiques Week to send us your application or nomination. Don't forget the National Antiques Week Blog for other events for National Antiques Week 2013.

George Johnson has been taking a look at the judging panel who have the difficult task of choosing the winner and two runners up and checking over the list of fabulous entries so far, this is a job we do not relish! See what George had to say Judging Young Guns - The Magnificent Five

Young Gun entries will be profile on the National Antiques Week Blog from February 2013.