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01 April 2008.
News Letter.
Bath Decorative and Antiques Fair 2008
The 19th Annual Bath Decorative and Antiques Fair continued to surprise and delight when the doors opened at mid-day on Thursday 6th March 2008 for Trade opening.
The queue had begun well before 10.00am and when the doors finally opened the line of prospective buyers had wound around the building and up to the main road. The Fair has held a unique and well regarded position in the national antiques fairs calendar and in spite of the friendly and informal laid back atmosphere, it is known internationally for its commercial success and the standard of
rare and unusual items on sale from well known and respected dealers from across the UK including 18 members exhibiting from the West of England Antiques Dealer Association (WEADA).
The US trade was very well represented together with UK trade, not only London but from the North also. Business was brisk as shippers waited outside the building to load items with destination tags for Maine, California, Georgia and Texas, USA.
A long list of visiting dealers hoping to exhibit next year left their details with the organiser Robin Coleman. Robin was very pleased with the attendance this year, and in particular noticed an increase in public footfall from the WEADA region. Compressing the Fair into a 3-day event had been the right decision he said.
The Fair also played host to the launch of the new WEADA Guide and web site at the official opening ceremony on Thursday evening after the Trade Opening Day. Chairman Patrick Macintosh officially launched the Guide and web site and thanked all those responsible for producing these mighty cornerstones of the West of England Antique Dealers’ Association.
The date for the next Fair is Thursday 5th - Saturday 7th March 2009.
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The Esher Hall Antiques and Fine Art
Fair, which runs from Friday 18th until Sunday
20th April 2008 at Esher Hall, Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AJ is the
second of two new events launched by Ingrid Nilson of The Antiques Dealers Fair
Limited in 2008.
Some 45 exhibitors, all reputable specialists in their fields, and predominantly
members of either the British Antique Dealers’ Association or LAPADA, the UK’s
largest association of professional art and antiques dealers, will be presenting a fine
and varied array to inspire collectors and visitors alike. Oil and watercolour
paintings, from 19th century to the contemporary, town and country furniture, clocks,
jewellery, barometers, sculpture, glass, ceramics, silver, oriental carpets, maps and
prints and decorative accessories, will all be for sale with prices ranging from £250 to
£250,000.
Highlights include a superb quality early George I period walnut secretaire tallboy
from Witney dealers, W R Harvey & Co (in the region of £75,000) which was sent
over from New York in 1941 to HM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace to assist with the war effort. It has the original engraved metal
plaque and stamped envelope which accompanied the tallboy on its return trip to
England.
Further examples of fine period furniture are from local Dorking dealers,
Arkell Antiques who are bringing a Sheraton demi-lune card table c 1790, (£6,900), a
Regency breakfast table, an early 19th century linen press and a lovely George IV
library chair. A pretty 19th century French giltwood sofa c1880-90 (£2,695) is from
Stablegate Antiques.
Fine antique barometer specialist Alan Walker is selling an outstanding ‘flame’
mahogany bow-fronted stick barometer, c 1825, made by John Dunn of Edinburgh
(£12,500) and Carlton Clocks is bringing a late 19th century longcase clock with a
very unusual dial by J Purser & Sons of Portsmouth (£5,950). An extremely rare
William III silver tobacco box made in York c 1695 by Robert Williamson is one of the
highlights from Petworth silver dealer Nicholas Shaw Antiques.
Of local interest, Baron Fine Art is bringing a watercolour of Shere Heath by George
Marks (fl 1880-1938) for £2,500 and another of Milford Heath by Harry Sutton Palmer
(1854-1933), £3,400. Dorking dealer, Angelika CJ Friebe, who specialises in
antiquarian maps and prints is bringing a framed map of Surrey, published by Henry
Teesdale, c1830, for £250.
Angelika CJ Friebe is also selling several stunning modern coloured horse
lithographs by the prolific French artist Alfred de Dreux (1810-1860), c £1,200. On his
return to France from England in 1859, de Dreux was commissioned to paint the
portrait of Napoleon III. Unfortunately, before this was completed, there was a row
over payment and he died in a duel with Napoleon’s aide-de-camp, Comte
Fleury.
For a more modern feel, Neville Contemporary Art is bringing a series of landscapes
and coastal scenes by Duncan Palmar, wildlife paintings by David Orr-Kerr and new
work by Paula Vize, all priced between £500 - £10,000.
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Complimentary
Tickets Available - Click Here.
The next trading post is only 10 minutes away……
The Thames valley Antiques Dealer Association presents.
For three days only in April, there will be an exciting and unusual new TVADA event, uniquely held across six spectacular and historic different locations all within a small geographical area in the heart of the Thames Valley offering an abundance of diverse merchandise.
Follow the Antiques Trail and browse from one venue to the next to see what you can find with over 30 talented traders displaying an enormous variety of items at each premises from fine antique furniture, carpets, contemporary art, sculpture, jewellery, silver, clock and barometers and a host of decorative items.
The premises to visit are Hallidays Fine Antiques Ltd & Dorchester Antiques & Interiors in Dorchester on Thames, Summers Davis Antiques Ltd in Wallingford, The Country Seat in Huntercombe, LASSCO in Milton Common and The Swan at Tetsworth.
The event runs from Friday 25th April 10.00am - 6.00pm, Saturday 26th April
10.00am - 6.00pm, Sunday 27th April 10.00am - 5.00pm. To help plan the best route, a free guide and map is available at all premises or from TVADA contact 01993-882420,
email tamesis@tvada.co.uk or visit
the TVADA website This is a free event with plenty of available parking at all premises.
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33rd
Harrogate Antique and Fine Art Fair.
This prestigious fair heralds the antique season in the North of
England held in the spacious venue of the Harrogate International Centre
offers over ten million pounds worth of antiques now with even more
specialists from across the country exhibiting rare and interesting
items.
The Fair is
open to the public:
11.00am to 8.00pm Thursday and
Friday 1st and 2nd May.
11.00am to 6.00pm Saturday &
Sunday 3rd and 4th May.
11.00am to 5.00pm on Monday 5th May.
Admission: £6.00 including
catalogue.
The most
prestigious antiques fair in the North of England....'
The Times
'Maintains the
highest standards while remaining a friendly and informative experience
for both exhibitors and visitors'.
Yorkshire Post
'Represents
many of the country's top galleries...'
The Telegraph
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Gloucester Antiques Centre
in partnership with Gloucester City Council are proud to present the 1st Gloucester Antiques & Collectables Fair which will be
open on the 31st May and 1st June 2008.
This unique event, held over two days will be located in and around the North Warehouse in Gloucester’s beautiful historic Docks. Over 75 indoor and outdoor stalls will be open to the public selling a wide selection of antiques and collectables. Gloucester Antiques Centre itself is right next door!
The organisers are pleased to announce that the BBC will be filming throughout this event for their hugely successful television show ‘Bargain Hunt’.
General Public Admission & Opening Times.
There is an admission fee of £2.50 for adults. Children under 14 years of age will be admitted for free.
Group discounts available. Please contact Mark O’Neill or Lee Kendrick on 01452-508262 or fairs@gacl.co.uk
Saturday 31st May 2008 - 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Sunday 1st June 2008 - 11.00am to 5.00pm.
Directions & Parking
Road
The nearest motorway junction is M5 Junction 11a which is 3.3 miles (5.4km). Follow signs for Gloucester and Gloucester Docks.
Rail
Gloucester Rail Station, 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Air
Bristol Airport, 38 miles (62 km).
Parking
Castlemeads and Blackfriars (Barbican) car parks are free of charge during the entire weekend. Access to Castlemeads car park is via the new A38 Quedgley Bypass.
The NCP car park is free on Sunday only.
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