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Specialist Dealers Promise Spectacular Treasures at Chester’s Autumn Antiques Fair
Posted on 17th August, 2023
The Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair returns to the Grandstand Pavilion at Chester Racecourse from 20th – 22nd October 2023.
This popular autumn event is the most prestigious art and antiques event in the northwest of England. It brings together more than forty specialists with a wide variety of high-quality pieces for collectors, interior designers and occasional bargain hunters.
Says Sue Ede, the organiser: ‘The Chester Fair has been running for more than 30 years and attracts customers from all over the country. Our exhibitors assemble a superb range of pieces which cannot be seen anywhere else. It’s a must for anyone with an interest in the finest art, antiques and decorative pieces.’
Local dealers and galleries from Chester, Shropshire, Lancashire, Manchester and across the region take part. Prices range from less than £50 for unusual glass and silver, to more than £20,000 for the finest traditional and contemporary paintings and sculpture. Recent fairs have welcomed more specialists with Art Nouveau, Art Deco and 20th century modern art and designer glass, silver and ceramics. As usual, dealers will also be specialising in fine antique furniture, traditional silver, 19th and 20th century paintings, fine jewellery, antique glass, European bronzes, fine porcelain and unusual decorative items.
The fair runs daily and includes a restaurant for light lunches and refreshments.
Download the full press release for The Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair 20th – 22nd October 2023.
THE COTSWOLDS DECORATIVE, ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
Posted on 16th June, 2023
Westonbirt School, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 6QG
11th – 13th August 2023
Cotswolds Paintings feature at Cotswolds Summer Antiques Fair
Historic views of Tewkesbury Abbey, Goodrich Castle on the River Wye and the River Severn feature at The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair at Westonbirt School, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, from 11th – 13th August 2023.
The paintings, which all have a strong Cotswolds connection, will be shown by local art dealer Derek Newman of Newman Fine Art, specialists in watercolour paintings from the 18th to 20th century.
Ernest Chadwick RI (1876-1955) depicts Tewkesbury Abbey in summer sunshine (shown above left); Charles Gere, RA RWS (1869-1957), shows the Severn in an evening light (top middle); while the famous watercolourist John Varley (1778-1842), reveals Goodrich Castle as a deserted relic of another age (above right).
Featuring art and antiques specialists from across the UK, this popular summer fair is the place to buy everything including the most traditional antique pieces to the latest in decorative chic style.
Says organiser Sue Ede: ‘This is where people come to decorate and furnish their homes in their own personal style. Mixing and matching antique and contemporary with Mid-Century accessories, fine art, sculpture and furniture from the past centuries. Our Cotswolds Fair has it all!’
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Collecting areas include fine traditional English furniture from WR Harvey Antiques; Scandinavian silver from Dansk Silver; 20th century costume jewellery from specialist Candice Horley, classic jewellers Plaza and Shapiro & Co; and Brian Ashbee with small furniture, ceramics and glass. Other exhibitors include Fu Ts’ang Lung Oriental Antiques; Glass of All Ages; and John Reed-Smith with decorative furniture and accessories.
The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair takes place in the atmospheric setting of Westonbirt House, now a prestigious school, occupying the Great Hall, Orangery and adjoining rooms. Stylish antiques, superb paintings, decorative delights and all kinds of rare and unusual antique treasures go on sale with prices from less than £20 to more than £20,000. Approximately 40 dealers offer plenty of choice for interior designers and the seasoned and first-time collectors. In addition, there is a range of exquisite personal gifts including antique jewellery, watches, mid-20th century designer jewellery and accessories.
Download the full press release for The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques and Art Fair 11-13th August 2023
THE PAVILIONS OF HARROGATE DECORATIVE, ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
Posted on 16th May, 2023
Railway Road, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate HG2 8NZ
9 – 11 June 2023
The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair takes place from 9th – 11th June 2023.
This popular event will be the major art and antiques fair of the summer in the North of England and a highlight for connoisseurs, collectors and interior designers.
With a vast range of high-quality pieces for sale belonging to more than 45 specialist dealers, the fair has something for everyone. Prices range from £20 to £20,000 and the fair brings together many dealers from Yorkshire and the north of England. Jack Shaw and Highland antiques sells fine English and Scottish silver; John Newton Antiques specialises in fine porcelain and studio pottery; Mark Buckley Antiques offer English country furniture and Ellis Fine Art has oil paintings and fine furniture. From Harrogate, Sutcliffe Galleries show fine paintings. Other specialists offer jewellery, ceramics, 20th century glass, Mid-Century Modern art and designs, period lighting, Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
‘The antiques market is extremely busy,’ says fair organiser Sue Ede. ‘and this fair is very popular because we provide such a wide range of pieces, from the 16th to the 20th century, from classic and traditional art to Mid-Century Modern and decorative designer pieces.’
The fair offers something for everyone, whether you’re looking to expand your porcelain collection, find talking-point decorative pieces for the home or garden, or seek fine art from many of the best painters and sculptors from the past 200 years.
Download the full press release for The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair 9th – 11th June 2023.
Annual Antiques Fair Returns to Buxton for Record 57th Year
Posted on 7th April, 2023
THE 57th ANNUAL BUXTON ANTIQUES FAIR
The Octagon, The Pavilion Gardens, St John’s Road,
Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6BE
12th -14th MAY 2023
Buxton hosts the UK’s longest running art and antiques fair this spring when The Octagon at the Pavilion Gardens welcomes
The 57th Annual Buxton Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair, from 12th – 14th May 2023.
Featuring more than forty specialist fine art and antiques dealers from across the UK, the fair offers a superb range of treasures with prices from less than £50 to more than £50,000.
‘Our fair is now one of best in the country,’ says Sue Ede, fair organiser. Our exhibitors show everything from fine English furniture, jewellery, silver, ceramics, Art Nouveau and Art Deco to 20th century works of art by leading artists.’
Among the well-known regular exhibitors will be Mark Buckley Antiques and William Cook Antiques with 19th and early 20th century English furniture and accessories; fine art specialists Granta Fine Art with 20th century works; Jo Bennett with Northern and contemporary oils and watercolours; and Rowles Fine Art with fine oil and watercolour paintings from the past 200 years.
A number of decorative specialists will be exhibiting, broadening the fair’s appeal to a younger, market. They include John Wiseman Antiques, Feathered Interiors, King George Antiques, Skye’s Place and InVogue. With an enticing mix of 20th century furniture, mirrors, garden accessories, country house pieces and striking statuary, they make the Buxton Fair a new destination for interior designers and decorators.
Others include Solo Antiques specialising in Art Nouveau glass and bronzes, J. Dickinson Antiquarian Maps & Prints; Highland Antiques specialising in silver; and jewellery dealers Plaza and Shapiro & Co.
Others include Solo Antiques specialising in Art Nouveau glass and bronzes, J. Dickinson Antiquarian Maps & Prints; Highland Antiques and Kalms Antiques specialising in silver; and jewellery dealers Plaza and Shapiro & Co.
A superb range of French and European 19th and 20th century sculpture will feature from Garret & Hurst, while Richard Glass promises 18th and 19th century engravings, early carvings and collector’s pieces. Chester’s Farm Gallery promise a selection of rare and unusual ceramics, glass and pictures.
Among a superb range of contemporary fine art specialists will be ‘Art of the Imagination’ from Salisbury featuring a superb range of paintings and drawings commissioned for major new printed versions of classic books, including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island and, most recently, War Horse, with original illustrations by Christian Birmingham.
Download the full press release for The 57th Annual Buxton Antiques Fair 12th-14th May 2023
The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Spring Fair returns
Posted on 2nd March, 2023
THE COTSWOLDS DECORATIVE, ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
Westonbirt School, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 6QG
31st March – 2nd April 2023
Victorian toys and puzzles will be among a fabulous display of exhibits from the past 500 years going on sale at The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair at Westonbirt, 31st March – 2nd April.
Among the highlights will be a pictorial puzzle from the 1820’s, illustrated with twenty-four scenes from English History, to be sold by new exhibitor Sally Honey who trades as Opus Antiques and specialises in treen and small collector’s items.
The historic scenes shown in the pictorial puzzle, when assembled, range from the landingof Caesar to the death of Richard lll and underneath each is a description and date. The puzzle has its original box with the original colour pictorial guide sheet. It measures 42cm w x 27cm completed. A fine example of an unusual collectable of social history, it will be priced at £880.
The puzzle originates from the shop of Edward Edlin, turner and toy manufacturer of 37 New Bond Street in London, in the early 1800s. He was succeeded by Thomas Edlin, books and stationary seller.
The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair features fine art and antiques specialists from across the UK and is the place to buy everything including the most traditional antique pieces to the latest in decorative chic style.
Says organiser Sue Ede: ‘This is where people come to decorate and furnish their homes in their own personal style. Mixing and matching antique and contemporary with Mid-Century accessories, fine art, sculpture and furniture from the past centuries. The fair has something for everyone.’
Collectors wanting a special treat will also find specialist jewellers offering fine traditional pieces and a range of 20th century glittering costume accessories.
Download the full press release for The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair 31st March-2nd April 2023
Chester’s Popular Racecourse Antiques Fair Returns
Posted on 31st January, 2023
The CHESTER Decorative
ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
GRANDSTAND PAVILION
CHESTER RACECOURSE, CHESTER CH1 2LY
10th – 12th February 2023
The Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair returns to the Grandstand Pavilion at Chester Racecourse from 10th – 12th February 2023.
‘We’re always just in time for Valentine’s Day,’ says organiser Sue Ede, ‘and you can be sure of finding a very special gift from our specialist dealers offering everything from traditional art and antiques to interior design pieces, jewellery, collector’s items and so much more.’
Among the regular returning dealers will be local Chester furniture specialist Melody Antiques, Rowles Fine Art from Ludlow with fine late 19th and 20th century paintings, watercolours and sculpture, and Church Street Antiques from Altrincham with designer interior pieces including sofas and mirrors.
Says Margaret Melody: ‘Chester is our favourite fair. We’ve been exhibiting at the Racecourse for more than 25 years and it’s a great opportunity to catch up with old customers from across Cheshire and North Wales. I’ve been acquiring a great deal of top-rate stock and I’m looking forward to the spring season.’
Prices range from less than £20 for small items of silver and unusual collectables to more than £50,000 for the finest works of art.
Download the full press release for The Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair 10th-12th Februay 2023
Antiques for Sustainability at The Pavilions of Harrogate Antiques Fair
Posted on 29th November, 2022
THE PAVILIONS OF HARROGATE
DECORATIVE, ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
Railway Road, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate HG2 8NZ
27 – 29 January 2023
A display of superb antique furniture belonging to one of Yorkshire’s leading antiques specialists, Elaine Phillips Antiques, will be a major attraction at The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair, 27 -29 January 2023.
With a history going back to the 1960’s, Elaine Phillips Antiques were formerly based in Harrogate town centre for many years. Today, Elaine’s daughter, Louise Phillips, runs the family business from premises near Leyburn and sells to clients across the country. Louise also provides a complete interior design service. Louise also holds the post of Chairman of the British Antique Dealers’ Association(BADA).
Among exhibits belonging to Elaine Phillips Antiques will be fine set of late eighteenth century ladderback Lancashire country dining chairs, a very fashionable and useful large 19th century oak farmhouse table and a fine and rare 17th century oak wall cupboard.
The popular Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair features more than 45 specialist dealers offering for sale a wide range of high-quality exhibits encompassing rare and decorative pieces from the from 1600 to the present day.
Organiser Sue Ede from Cooper Fairs: ‘Antiques have proved to be the most sustainable of all kinds of interior design and decor. Collectors take enormous pleasure in adding rare and unique pieces to their home, bringing charm, character and practicality to their day-to-day surroundings.’
The Fair offers everything from fine paintings to Persian rugs, garden statuary, traditional and mid-century modern furniture to eye-catching, ceramics, glass and objets d’art. Among the many exhibitors will be Harrogate-based Sutcliffe Fine Art and Walker Galleries, specializing in a fine selection of traditional and contemporary works of art by both local and international artists.
Art Deco ceramics, glass and silver will be on display from Brian Ashbee and Wes Wotruba Antiques; John Newton Antiques offers 20th century studio pottery and porcelain; Garret & Hurst promise a superb collection of French and European bronze sculpture, and Highland Antiques will specialise in antique silver.
Showing furniture and decorative pieces will be Mark Buckley Antiques late Victorian and early 20th century walnut furniture and bronzes, and Melody Antiques with country furniture and collectables.
Download the full press release for The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Art Fair, 27th – 29th January 2023.
Antiques for Artistry and Sustainability at The Pavilions of Harrogate Antiques Fair
Posted on 13th October, 2022
THE PAVILIONS OF HARROGATE
DECORATIVE, ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
Railway Road, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate HG2 8NZ
21 – 23 October 2022
The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair returns to The Great Yorkshire Showground, from 21 – 23 October 2022.
This popular autumn event features more than 45 specialist dealers offering for sale a wide range of high-quality exhibits encompassing rare and decorative pieces from the from 1600 to the present day. Says organiser Sue Ede from Cooper Fairs: ‘Buying antiques today appeals for many different reasons, from collectors looking to add to their personal collections to people seeking to individualise their homes with choice decorative pieces. Art and antiques have a lasting value and can be enjoyed and treasured for generations. For today’s generation, they are the
ultimate in sustainable living’.
The Pavilions Fair offers everything from fine paintings to Persian rugs, garden statuary, traditional and mid-century modern furniture to eye-catching, ceramics, glass and objets d’art.
Among the many exhibitors will be Harrogatebased dealerships Sutcliffe Fine Art and Walker Galleries, specializing in a fine selection of traditional and contemporary works of art by both local and international artists. A painting by George Weatherill (1810-1890), often described as ‘The Turner of the North’, will be a major attraction with Walker Galleries. Titled ‘The East Cliff, Whitby’ this fine painted watercolour is a depiction of the coastal light over the cliffs at Whitby with fishing boats in the distance.
Showing furniture and decorative pieces will be Mark Buckley Antiques late Victorian and early 20th
century walnut furniture and bronzes, and Melody Antiques with country furniture and collectables….
Download the full press release for The Pavilions of Harrogate Decoartive Antiques & Art Fair, 21st – 23rd October 2022.
Chester’s Popular Racecourse Antiques Fair Returns
Posted on 31st August, 2022
The CHESTER Decorative ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
County GRANDSTAND,
CHESTER RACECOURSE, CHESTER CH1 2LY
7th – 9th October 2022
A year and a month after the last Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair, the popular Northwest event returns to the Grandstand Pavilion at Chester Racecourse from 7 – 9 October.
‘We are delighted to be back,’ says organiser Sue Ede ‘This fair has been running since 1989 and is very popular with collectors across the region. We provide a high-quality event with leading specialist dealers offering everything from traditional art and antiques to interior design pieces, jewellery, collector’s items and so much more.’
The Grandstand at Chester Racecourse has been extensively refurbished in the past three years and now the fair will benefit from an additional exhibition room on the ground floor. The room will provide space for several exhibitors, now including F.E.Anderson from Welshpool, the well-known, will be returning with a fine selection of English and Welsh oak and country furniture.
Also showing for the first time will be Gladwells Rutland, the fine art specialists who promise a range of 19th and 20th century works including pictures by the French impressionists.
Among the regular returning dealers will be local Chester furniture specialist Mike Melody Antiques, Rowles Fine Art from Ludlow with fine late 19th and 20th century paintings, watercolours and sculpture, and Church Street Antiques from Altrincham with designer interior pieces including sofas and mirrors…….
Download the full press release for The Chester Decoartive Antiques & Art Fair, 7th – 9th October 2022
Bristol Artist Featured at The Cotswolds Summer Decorative Antiques Fair
Posted on 24th June, 2022
THE COTSWOLDS
DECORATIVE, ANTIQUES & ART FAIR
Westonbirt School, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 6QG
12 – 14 August 2022
A painting by Frank Shipsides, a member of the famous ‘Bristol Savages’ group pf artists, will be a major attraction at The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair at Westonbirt School, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire from 12 – 14 August 2022.
The impressive oil on canvas painting depicts the German four-masted ship ‘Passat’, a steel barqueand one of the Flying P-Liners, the famous sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. It is being towed into Bristol harbour. The painting will be shown by Bristol dealers Brian Ashbee & Wes Wortruba at the popular Cotswolds antiques fair with a ticket price of £675.00.
Frank Shipsides (1908-2005) is remembered for his marine paintings and illustrations of Bristol, where he lived. He was a leading member of the ‘Bristol Savages’ group of artists, showing widely in the West of England. He held also held series of solo exhibitions at Alexander Gallery in Bristol. Today, his paintings hang in the Bristol City Council House, numerous collections and appear in as illustrations in numerous books on Bristol and its maritime history.
Featuring art and antiques specialists from across the UK, the popular summer fair at Westonbirt School is the place to buy everything from the most traditional antique pieces to the latest in decorative chic style.
Among the many highlights will be a superb display of Art Nouveau and Art Deco European sculpture from specialist dealer Hickmet Fine Art, with works by such renowned artists as Josef Lorenzl, Bruno Zach, Ferdinand Preiss, Demetrie Chiparus and Franz Bergman.
Also exhibiting will be Andy Maule Antiques who promises automobilia, railway and transport collectables, scientific instruments and unusual works of art.
Says organiser Sue Ede: ‘This fair is wonderful for people to come along and find all kinds of decorative and unusual pieces to furnish their homes in their own personal style. The fair offers a special mix of vintage, antique and 20th century pieces with fine art, collector’s pieces and personal items such as jewellery, silver, watches and vintage fashion……
Download the full press release for The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair 12-14 Aug 2022