TVADA fair finds new home
OVER the past few years, the fairs held by the Thames Valley Antiques Dealers Association (TVADA), have been blighted with unavoidable changes of venue and, after the event last May, when the fair was staged in a marquee pitched outside The Swan at Tetsworth, the event has had to move on again, due to planning permission being granted for residential development on the field in which it was held. So the new home for TVADA’s Spring
Above: The Playground by L.S. Lowry (1887-1976), 18¼in x 2ft (46 x 62cm) oil on canvas, signed and dated 1945, in excess of £1m from MacConnal-Mason Gallery at the Harrogate fair.
2012 Fair will be the grounds of Stubbings House, near Maidenhead in Berkshire, from May 11-13. TVADA chairman Nicholas Arkell will remain as organiser and the stand plan will be launched at the TVADA AGM and supper on Thursday October 20. For more information contact Nicholas Arkell on 07900 430658.
“For obvious reasons, Northern artists and particularly works by Lowry have proved popular at this event in the past”
furniture), J.H. Bourdon Smith of London (silver), Gazelles of Lyndhurst (Art Deco furniture and sculpture), Phillip Carrol of North Yorkshire (porcelain), Garret and Hurst of Sussex (19th century sculpture), Jack Shaw and Co from Ilkley (silver) and Laura Bordignon of Essex (Japanese works of art). The fair will be raising funds for Acorn
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Care and Education, for young people with learning difficulties, and there will be a gala charity reception from 6.30pm to 9.30pm on Friday, September 30, jointly hosted by Acorn, when the fair will be opened by actress Genevieve Barr. The Harrogate Fair runs from
September 30 to October 4.
www.harrogateantiquefair.com
A Scottish venue to be shore
HOPETOUN House on the shores of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh is a spectacular venue for an antiques fair, and from September 23 to 25, Susan Galloway of Galloway Fairs takes over the ballroom and tapestry room of the 18th century house. Among the exhibitors are three
newcomers; Balmain Fine Art from Cleveland (traditional and contemporary paintings and sculpture); Mark Buckley of Yorkshire (inlaid Edwardian furniture) and Ruth Hudson, also of Yorkshire (19th and 20th century ceramics and paintings). Susan’s Scottish fairs are a
popular means of fostering clients North of the Border, and returning dealers from London include jewellers Greenstein Antiques and Markov. But there are Scottish names too,
among them Cathedral Antiques of Inverness, Carse Antiques of Perthshire and George Pirie from Aberdeen, who all bring a mix of town and country
Above: a large Wemyss pig, £2500 from Lewis Smith of West Lothian at Hopetoun House.
furniture. Those specialising in Scottish fare include Hilary Farquharson of Angus, who sells Scottish antiquarian books, and Highland Antiques of Aberdeen with silver, particularly Scottish provincial.
www.gallowayfairs.co.uk
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MARTIN D. JOHNSON Decorative English and French furniture and accessories. Seaford, East Sussex.
www.martindjohnsonantiques.co.uk
1. How long have you been dealing? Since I was 14 years old. 2. Do you do any fairs? Only the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair Battersea, three times each year. 3. What was your first job? I worked in an auction house at 15. 4. The best, and worst, thing about being a dealer? It’s like going fishing, you never know what you might find. The worst is finding after a hard day’s ‘fishing’ you haven’t had as much as a nibble. 5. What has been your best buy? I purchased a Kings corkscrew when I was 14 and put into an auction at Sotheby’s where it made over £200. After that, I was hooked. 6. And your biggest mistake? I sold a large selection of important intaglios at Bermondsey market for a fraction of their actual value. But it turned to my advantage because my stall was incredibly busy every Friday after that. 7. What is your dream object? I would love to own a marble statue by Canova. 8. What is the biggest threat, in your opinion, to the trade at the moment? The reluctance to embrace change. The antiques world is changing and we just have to go with it. Dealers should stop lamenting the past and enjoy the present. We are lucky to be in such an enjoyable and rewarding business. 9. Guiltiest pleasure? Sitting in the garden with a bottle of wine, my two dogs and the latest interiors book. 10. Any advice for those starting out in the trade? Buy and sell as much as you can and don’t worry too much if you make the occasional loss – it is all part of the learning process.
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