28 19th March 2011 dealers’ dossier chelsea fair Continued from page 27
attendance this year is the Surrey antiquarian maps, prints and books specialist Angelika C.J. Friebe, and
J.A.N.Fine Art from Kensington Church Street will also stand for the first time with a range of Asian works of art, from ceramics and screens to furniture and ivories. A swift survey of the regulars
Above: this 18ct gold frog brooch, with a registration mark for 1875, is set with demantoid garnets and ruby eyes, and is priced at £5250 from Anthea AG Antiques of London at the Chelsea Antiques Fair.
includes Norfolk jeweller Terry Robert, Jeroen Markies of Sussex with period and decorative furniture and objects, Christopher Sheppard Glass of London, Birmingham-based Saunders
Can Galloway revive Glorious Goodwood?
MOST of Susan Galloway’s flock of Galloway Fairs are peppered around Scotland, the North of England and East Anglia but she has been tempted to the deep south by the impressive setting of Goodwood House near Chichester in West Sussex. It is well known as a glamorous racing venue for both four legs and four wheels, and last year the estate contacted Susan about taking over the antiques fairs at the house. One has been running there for more than 30 years organised, initially, by Robert Soper of Castle Fairs and then Pantheon Fairs, who held their last event here in March 2009. Susan is hoping to rejuvenate the fair, and about 35 dealers will stand
at her first Goodwood House Antiques & Fine Art Fair from March 25 to 27, which will take place in a number of the state rooms of the main house. The area is thick with dealers and locals standing at the fair include
furniture dealers Wilson’s of Worthing, Tim Saltwell of West Sussex, Robin Little of Kent and two West Sussex sculpture dealers – Garret & Hurst, with their stock of 19th and 20th century Romantic bronzes,
and Santanna Decorative Arts, with 19th and 20th century French and Italian bronze, ivory and marble pieces. Art dealers include Westbury Fine
Art of Surrey, Neville Fine Art of Kingsley, Hampshire, The Rae-Smith Gallery of London with illustrations and cartoons, and the marine specialist Stuart Boyd of Dorset. Among the jewellery dealers are
Greenstein Antiques from Grays in London, Scarab Antiques of Kent and Plaza of Cheshire, while Bottlebrook Antiques of Derbyshire and Purley Oaks of Surrey will bring 19th and 20th century English and European porcelain. Susan reports that her first two fairs
of the year, at Stonyhurst College and Scone Palace, have been encouragingly buoyant. Apparently, regulars Ruth Hudson
Fine Art and Corn Mill Antiques had their best Stonyhurst Fair ever, and newcomers Stratford Armouries and Rowles Fine Art were both pleased with
Above: What’s in the rock pools, Polzeath?, an oil on canvas by Duncan Palmar (b.1964). It will cost £7500 from Neville Fine Art at Goodwood.
their first fair at Scone Palace and are planning to return in November. “It really has seemed like the old pre-
recession days,” said Susan. “Visitor numbers have been up
significantly at both and sales were excellent for our dealers at both. Long may it last!” Admission £5.
www.gallowayfairs.co.uk
Above: at the Goodwood fair, local West Sussex dealer Tim Saltwell will ask £9500 for this late 19th century French kingwood, mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted table ambulante which is signed F. Linke for François Linke (1855-1946).
“At Chelsea we eschew the grand displays and formalities of larger fairs to focus on informality and approachability”
Fine Art with 17th to 20th century paintings and the Art Deco specialists Gazelles of London and Lyndhurst. Caroline had initially planned just
the March fair for 2011, but following a good fair in September last year she is now pondering another autumn fair too, scheduled for September 21-25. So watch this space. Admission £5.
www.penman-fairs.
Above: this owl tile by Bernard Leach, c.1928, 4in (10cm) is one of a pair which will cost £1750- 2000 from John Edgeler and Roger Little’s exhibition at Court Barn in Chipping Campden.
Dealers link up with museum to promote top potters
BRITISH studio pottery does tend to generate more passion among its admirers than pounds sterling in the shops or at auction, but its admirers are indefatigable when spreading their gospel. None is a more ardent exponent than
John Edgeler and Roger Little of the Long Room Gallery in Winchcomber, Gloucestershire. Now, for the first time, they have
joined forces with the Court Barn Museum in Chipping Campden, which is dedicated to Cotswolds Arts and Crafts, in particular the work of C.R. Ashbee of the Guild of Handicraft. From March 19 to 27, John and Roger
will hold their first show at Court Barn titled Michael Cardew and Bernard Leach Artist Potters. John describes this exhibition as
“focusing on Cardewan quality of pottery form and Leachian design”, It will include around 20 studio pots
for sale at prices between £400 and £3000, although there will be a few items at prices under £200 to tempt new collectors. As John says, these prices are certainly
cheap when compared to the money commanded by paintings done by the men and women who were the Cornish contemporaries of these ceramicists. The pots are primarily pre-Second
World War, and two-thirds are by Michael Cardew and his associates, while the remainder are by Bernard Leach, made both at St Ives and Dartington. John will also do a teatime talk on
Cardew in Cornwall at 4.30pm on the first day of the show, March 19 (tickets £5). A percentage of sales will be donated
to the museum. John and Roger will of course also hold
their larger, annual show of Early 20th Century Slipwares at their Long Room Gallery in Winchcombe in the autumn. Contact 01386 841951
www.courtbarn.org.uk
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