Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Meet the 10-year-old antiques dealer
05 September 2014Logistics and costs are not necessarily high on Ridley Partridge’s agenda, but his dad certainly knows all about them.
Swinderby organisers test a longer format
27 June 2014Popular demand has prompted IACF to trial a two-day part-weekend antiques and collectors’ fair next month at the RAF Swinderby site.
Antiques, music... and even Miss Moneypenny
13 June 2014The name’s Bond... Samantha Bond in fact, the actress famous from the James Bond films and countless other dramas such as ‘Downton Abbey’, who is special guest at a festival of music and antiques in London next weekend.
Collecting couple to sell 50 pieces of Welsh pottery at Pembrokeshire Antiques Fair
30 May 2014Coming to the Pembrokeshire Antiques Fair organised by Towy Fairs at Picton Castle, near Haverfordwest next weekend (June 7-8) are some 50 pieces of richly-glazed Ewenny pottery.
Petworth centre picked up by new owners
28 May 2014After a period of some 40 years in single ownership, Petworth Antique Centre in the antiques-rich town of Petworth in West Sussex has been bought by an investment company, Palladian Property Investment Limited, based in London.
Toy collector who turned to dealing after a career in financial services
23 May 2014It all started when Phil Sylvester was a lad, as serious collecting often does.
RAF base is now a thriving antiques centre
16 May 2014At the opening ceremony earlier this month of the Guardroom at Hemswell Antiques Centres, the former home of RAF Hemswell, the ribbon was cut by 83-year-old Bill Collard.
Dealers head across the Channel to sample French attractions
07 March 2014A small contingent of dealers from the UK are currently travelling to Paris for the launch of Cipolat SA’s new biannual antiques fair.
The dealer who took the plunge by calling a Holt to finance
28 February 2014People who change their lives by entering the trade often share something in common – they show what can be done with a passion for antiques plus drive, determination and chutzpah.
Parking charges lead to suspension of Park Lane fair
17 October 2011CHANGES in parking regulations in the West End of London have forced Jenny Glanville of KM Fairs to shelve her monthly antiques fair at the Park Lane Hotel on Piccadilly – the fixture started by her mother Kate Marlowe 35 years ago.
Stay of execution for Swinderby fairs
03 May 2011ANTIQUES fairs will be able to continue at Swinderby for some time, despite the site’s prospective development as a gravel pit.
Prince Charles, antiques and the Ideal Home…
11 April 2011PRINCE Charles's interest in all things green has been boosting the antiques industry at the Ideal Home Show.
Organiser of Salvo turns to designer chic
05 July 2010SALVO, the leading architectural salvage and garden antiques fair, is being repositioned to capitalise on the increasing popularity of reclaimed artefacts among upmarket architects, designers and decorators.
IACF to pilot one-day fairs at Newbury Racecourse
06 April 2010INTERNATIONAL Antiques and Collectors’ Fairs (IACF) are to pilot a one-day Monday fair at Newbury Racecourse with two dates confirmed for this year of June 28 and August 2.
B2B win Detling contract
08 March 2010B2B Events have won a three-year contract to run four or five antiques and collectors’ fairs annually at the Detling showground.
PBFA and Oxfam settle dispute and agree a deal to work together
07 December 2009THE Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) and Oxfam have come to an agreement in their dispute over how the charity is affecting the secondhand book market.
New events start taking shape for the new year
02 January 2007“We've timed it just right, opening a new fair,” said Trevor Vallis of Wyefairs, who is adding to his portfolio of events in Kent this year.