54 11th February 2012 fairs & markets
Nowhere quite like Newark
Joan Porter reports
UP there with Robert Louis Stevenson’s home in Western Samoa and Calcutta’s Marble Palace in the second edition of the bestseller 1000 Places to See Before You Die, is IACF’s Newark International Antiques and Collectors’ Fair. Written by Patricia Schultz and published in the US, with a UK edition, Newark
retains its entry from the 2003 original book. Here’s a quote: “Antiques hunters and collectors will find the two-day fair both a joy and an endurance test, with stalls stretching to infinity and the widest range of antiques and collectables imaginable on sale”. And, romantically: “Since the British traveled so extensively and far afield during colonial days, shopping English antiques is like shopping the world.” [sic]. Emma Last, IACF’s communications manager, said: “An endorsement of its appeal
in the world’s best-selling travel book is a fantastic acknowledgement of Newark’s special attractions.”
Nelson make way for gigs
A SELLOUT three-night gig at Alexandra Palace by American rock band Black Keys has caused Nelson Events to move their antiques fair, long scheduled for Sunday, February 12 to a new slot on Sunday, March 18. The gigs meant that the only time
Nelson Events would have been able to set up for the Sunday was overnight on the Saturday, but the Alexandra Palace management would not accept this.
Organiser Paul Kelly told me this is
only the second time the management had asked him to move a date; two years ago he lost a November event. The move may mean losing some
standholders to IACF’s Shepton Mallet fair, with which the new March date clashes. Paul emphasises that no other dates
are affected this year. Tel: 01263 888111.
Above: Claude Lucbernet-Sivewright and, left, Charles Jeffries at one of Wonder Whistle’s fairs at Sandown Park, just two of the dealers who feature in an Our Dealers profile on the organiser’s website.
Dealers raise their profiles
WONDER Whistle carry an interesting feature on their website called Our Dealers, which features 20 or so dealer profiles that organiser Alan Kipping swaps round from to time. Each profile includes a photo and
quite a comprehensive summary of what they sell and where, as well as giving contact details. It’s a great way for buyers to check
out standholders in advance of Alan’s fairs at Sandown Park and, of course, it’s a big hit with those featured. So we have Claude Lucbernet-
Sivewright, described as a “charming gentleman dealer
specialising in cufflinks and objects of vertu, including a range of options for gentlemen’s gifts. Regular at Portobello. Claude’s eye for quality means the selection of stock is extremely well received at Sandown”. Then there is Charles Jeffries, “a
very promising up-and-coming dealer who specialises in boxes, particularly fitted boxes or locked chests for treasured keepsakes or private correspondence”. The next fair at Sandown Park is
on Sunday, February 19 when buyers can check out these dealers for themselves.
www.wonderwhistle.co.uk
Happy on the wing in Edinburgh and Malvern
“WE had a record gate at our Malvern Antiques and Collectors’ Fair on January 29 and we’re fully booked at Edinburgh this weekend. Quite honestly, the industry is flying at the moment,” enthused Helen Martin,
director of B2B Events. The organiser has 300 dealers
standing – some taking double tables – at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre on Saturday and Sunday, February 11 and 12. One exhibitor
Helen is particularly pleased to welcome to Scotland next month is Deco Dave, aka Dave Hornik-Unger, the well-known Deco dealer from Lincolnshire. He is new to B2B Events. Tel: 01636676531.
Vintage view of Bermondsey and others
SECONDHAND and Vintage London* has just been published by Andrew Whittaker. The book gives a chatty and informed overview of the
growing numbers of secondhand and vintage shops, fairs and markets in the city. Three chapters are themed, ie books, music and memorabilia, clothes and accessories and home and garden, while chapter four covers markets, auctions and car boot sales. There’s a surprise in the entry for Bermondsey Antiques
and Vintage Market, whose organisers are struggling to increase trader numbers. “While some may lament the great shrinking of this
market, others will celebrate the more manageable scale of what is a Friday institution,” writes Mr Whittaker. Making a virtue of this downsize, the author adds:
Left: Hymie Blechman, a dealer at Bermondsey Antiques and Vintage Market for nearly 50 years.
“Where once there were hundreds of stalls, now only around two dozen remain, selling a boiled down mix of antiques (there’s a lot of silver and jewellery, both costume and antique)”. Opposite this entry there’s a picture and profile of
Hymie Blechman, a dealer at Bermondsey for nearly 50 years, who drives up from Bournemouth where he has an antiques shop, to stall out at 4am every Friday, like all the other traders here. He agrees with Mr Whittaker, saying: “There used to
be 300 stalls here, now there’s 30. It’s still a good market and, to be honest, making it smaller has cleared out some of the junk”. It would be interesting to know how the market’s
organisers feel about the positives of a much reduced headcount. But any increase in interest which this book brings is certainly a plus. Secondhand and Vintage London is published by Vivays Publishing at £8.95.
send fair s and mark ets information to joan porter at
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Image courtesy of Vivays Publishing
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