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| ANTIQUE DEALERS NEVER RETIRE it would seem. Veteran dealer Alan Jaffray of Jaffray Antiques, Melksham, Wiltshire, celebrates his 80th birthday on Thursday 26 June, 2008. Alan has been trading from his premises since 1955 and has seen a lifetime of change in those 53 years. Jaffray Antiques has always been a favourite stop for the American trade buyer looking for quality oak and mahogany with a vast array of formal decorative accessories. Alan has no plans to retire and will continue to run his mini empire with the verve and style he has shown since half way through the last century. Contact Jaffray Antiques on +44 (0)1225 702269. |
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| TVADA SWAP SHOP The Thames Valley Antique Dealers' Association Swap Shop will be held at The Country Seat, Huntercombe near Henley-on-Thames, at 8.30am on Wednesday 9 July 2008. Brunch included £10. Telephone 01491 641349. |
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| NELSON FAIRS annual Antique Collectables & 20th century Fair at Gresham's School, Holt, North Norflk will be held on Sunday 29 June 2008. Organiser Peter Barrows anticipates over 250 indoor additional outdoor stalls. For latest details see Nelson Fairs entire website via our Trade Index on the left of this page. |
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| NATIONAL ANTIQUES DAY continues to the co-ordinated by Tony Keniston following his retirement as editor and publisher of this online newspaper early this year. The 11th annual event will be on Friday 28 November 2008. Participation is free to all antiques dealers and fair organisers in the UK. For full details click onto www.nationalantiquesday.com |
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| NORBIN FARM B & B - ideally situated on the edge of the Cotswolds and in glorious countryside midway between Bath and Bradford on Avon, this spacious farm complex B & B is a favourite place to stay for trade buyers from the US as well as tourists from across the world. With an English Tourism 4 Star award and superb farmhouse breakfasts and lots of free parking. See Norbin Farm web site via Trade Index. |
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| GAIL McLEOD had her first experience working for newspapers on the diary column of the "Sunday Express" in London in the late 1970s. Now she has joined this independent online newspaper, "Antiquesnews" following 20 years in the trade, not least as secretary of the Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Antique Dealers' Association and marketing manager of the annual Bath Decorative & Antiques Fair, now in its 20th year. When members of the BABAADA voted to form an enlarged regional association for dealers from Cornwall to Gloucestershire, Gail was appointed to co-found the West of England Antique Dealers' Association (WEADA) where she continues with her work in the West Country whilst reporting on and promoting the entire British trade as editor and publisher of "Antiquesnews". |
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| OLD BANK ANTIQUES CENTRE is home to seventeen professional dealers in a vast complex of showrooms over three floors along the London Road in Bath. A hoarder's paradise with an eclectic range of furniture, from 18th century to 20th century retro design, garden antiques and decorative accessories. Recent new traders at Old Bank Antiques are Apollo and The Shambles from Ashburton in Devon. Trade and private buyers are welcome and the centre is open seven days a week. Free parking behind the building and an on site restorer complete the picture. For more information see Trade Index for Old Bank Antiques Centre web site. |
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LANGAR HALL HOTEL is ideally situated not far from Newark, Nottinghamshire in the centre of England. This delightful hotel offers all the comforts of a modern hotel with the charm of an exquisite country house. The house was built on the site of a great 18th century hall, the home of Admiral Lord Howe whose naval victory in 1794 known as The Glorious First of June is celebrated at Langar every year. The great building was demolished by fire and the existing much smaller house, built in 1827, enjoys a secluded position by a 12th century church. There is an award winning restaurant with an interesting and sympathetically priced wine list and all rooms are equipped with Wireless internet connection and a desk for working. A very warm welcome is ensured for visitors to the nearby Newark Antiques Warehouse and the Newark Antiques Fair. For more information see Langar Hall web site via Trade Index.
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| PANTHEON FAIRS are the organisers of the long established events for serious collectors, dealers, interior decorators and newcomers to the world of antiques at Goodwood House near Chichester, West Sussex. The autumn Fine Antiques Fair will be held 21-23 November 2008. The spring fair in 2009 will revert to its usual date at the end of March. New exhibitors are always welcome. Telephone 0131 556 6728 (international +44 131 556 6728) for more information. |
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| Villa Magdala Hotel, located just off Pulteney Bridge in the Georgian City of Bath, offers discounted rates to antique dealers visiting the city. Villa Magdala Hotel is a loyal supporter of the Bath Decorative and Antiques Fair in March each year and visitors and exhibitors fill up the elegant rooms and the spacious car park while staying over for the Fair. See Trade Index for the Villa Magdala Hotel web site for more information on rates and facilities. |
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| SATELLITE SALES Are you planning a buying trip in the UK? Are you a dealer in America who needs to refresh their inventory by buying from a trusted source in the UK? On line or in person, Gail McLeod can take you to the best trade sources in the UK. Email images of inventory from respected dealers in the UK sent out on a daily basis, new stock as it arrives - a virtual shopping trip each week! Courier services for visiting buyers to the UK is part of the service also. Secret sources hidden away in the English countryside. Contact by telephone or email on +44(0)1225 743647 or satelliteantiques@dsl.pipex.com |
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| MILLERS ANTIQUES of Ringwood, Hampshire, was founded in 1897 and for 80 years was based on the Kings Road, Chelsea, in the heart of the antiques and art market. The business relocated to Ringwood in the 1970s to a splendid Queen Anne house where Millers Antiques regularly host selling exhibitions under canvas. Alan Miller, current owner with wife Carol, was one of the first intrepid UK dealers to make regular trips to France in the 1950s. A well known character in the antiques trade, Alan Miller has been featured on the British television travel show Wickers World with Alan Wicker. |
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| LITTLE CHELSEA ANTIQUES FAIR: Exhibitor turned organisers, Daniel Cotton and his wife Deborah have revived the fortunes of this well established Fair on the West London fairs circuit. Bulk metal dealers during the week and silver and related artefacts dealers at the weekend, the Cotton’s stand had been much admired and the former organisers approached them to take over the running of the Fair early in 2008. They proceeded to double the exhibitor numbers to a capacity of 58 and triple the visitor numbers to 1400 and there is a waiting list to exhibit at the next event on 6-7 October 2008. Prices of stock at this event that retains its “village hall” atmosphere, are from £10 to £10,000. For more information call +44 (0)207 258 1159 |
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| MORE DATES AND VENUES The quarterly pocket-size Antiques Trade Calendar includes listings of many additional one-day day fairs that we have not been able to include in our Fairs Calendar. To subscribe to the Antiques Trade Calendar turn to page 13 or click onto its entry under Publications in our index on the left of this page. |
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| ALL THE NEWS of the UK's grassroots fairs and leading one-day events appears in The Antique & Collectors Trader, the independent monthly newspaper, that recently celebrated its ninth birthday. For subscriptions and further details telephone 01702 207 400. |
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| CLICK ON to page 7 at the foot of this page to read an exclusive pictorial history of Camden Passage, Islington, London's original antiques village through the eyes of John Payton, the man who had the idea almost half a century ago. |
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