The best fairs and auctions around the UK in June. Plus we round up six dealers selling antique wicker, and Joe Robinson gives us a glimpse of his working life at Dreweatts
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FAIRS AROUND THE UK
North & Scotland
4th Leeds Vintage Market, Kirkgate Market, Leeds, LS2 7HY. advintageous.co.uk; @advintageousvintagefairs
4th Saltaire Vintage Home & Fashion Fair, Victoria Hall, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, BD18 3JS. 07985 181120; roseandbrownvintage.co.uk
10th–12th The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair, The Pavilions of Harrogate, Railway Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8NZ. 01278 784912; cooperevents.com
12th Glasgow Antique, Vintage & Collectors Fair, Bellahouston Leisure Centre, 31 Bellahouston Drive, Glasgow, G52 1HH. 07960 198409; glasgowantiquefair.com
25th Hexham Indoor Vintage Flea & Antique Fair, Hexham Mart, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3SG. 07931 118906; antiques-atlas.com
Central
1st Antiques and Home Show, Lincolnshire Showground, nr Lincoln, LN2 2NA. asfairs.com; @asfairs
2nd–3rd Newark International Antiques & Collectors Fair, Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY. 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk
11th–12th Oswestry Antique & Collectors Fair, Oswestry Showground, Park Hall, Oswestry, SY11 4AB. 07584 357808; josevents.co.uk
12th Bibury Antiques Fair, The Village Hall, Church Road, Bibury, Gloucestershire, GL7 5NR. 07977 936882; biburyantiquesfair.com
18th–19th Shrewsbury Flea, West Midlands Showground, Berwick Road,
Shrewsbury, SY1 2PF. josevents.co.uk
19th Antiques and Collectors Fair, Himley Hall, Himley, Dudley, DY3 4DF. 01384 817817; himleyhallandpark.co.uk
25th–26th The Bingley Hall Antique Home & Vintage Fair, Stafford Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0BD. continuityfairs.co.uk
26th Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs, WR13 6NW. b2bevents.info
27th Runway Monday at Newark Antiques and Collectors Fair, Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY. iacf.co.uk
29th Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Fair, Rutland Showground, Oakham, LE15 7TW. stagsheadevents.co.uk
East
11th The Norwich Brocante, St Andrews Hall, St Andrews Plain, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1AU. 07921 707116; norwichbrocante.com
12th Antiques & Collectors Fair, Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt, Herts, WD3 6AS. marcelfairs.co.uk
12th The Grand Brocante, Riddlesworth Hall, Diss, IP22 2TA. ablackdogevent.com
13th Mid Suffolk Mondays, Stonham Barns Park, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, IP14 6AT. 01449 797175; stonhambarns.co.uk
19th Antiques & Vintage Fair, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JH. 07887 648255; marcelfairs.co.uk
25th–26th Long Melford Antiques and Vintage Fair, The Old School, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DX. 07837 497617; melfordantiquesfair.co.uk
GARDEN GIRLS SUMMER SALE
A group of friends and antiques lovers based in West Sussex hold small, fun fairs throughout the year in each other’s gardens and pretty rural locations. The next fair is at the picturesque Copsale Hall on 19th June, where a small group will be selling French, Dutch, Swedish and English furniture and tableware, as well as plants, garden tables and chairs, urns and more. As it’s Father’s Day, all dads visiting will be offered a free beer and homemade sausage roll.
Copsale Hall, Copsale, West Sussex, RH13 6QT. @the_garden_girls_sales
South
2 FOR 1 OFFER: 4th Wanstead Vintage, Wanstead United Reformed Church, Nightingale Lane (off Wanstead High Street), E11 2HD. wansteadvintage.com
4th Vintage & Very Nice, The Assembly Rooms in Chichester. @vintageverynice; vintageandverynice.co.uk
5th Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Fair, Village Hall, East Street, Corfe Castle, Dorset, BH20 5EE. 07790 126967; cameofairs.co.uk
5th Vintage Market at the Mansion, The Mansion, Beckenham Place Park, London, BR3 1SY. solastcenturyfair.co.uk
9th White Door Brocante, The Barn, Goosecroft Lane, Purley-on-Thames, Berkshire, RG8 8BW. whitedoorbrocante.co.uk
11th Whitstable Brocante, The Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD. 07903 286144
11th–12th London Map Fair, Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR. londonmapfairs.com
12th Lingfield Antiques, Collectables and Vintage Fair, Lingfield Park Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6PQ. 01293 690777; lovefairs.com
12th Adams Antiques Fair, Lindley Hall, The Royal Horticultural Halls, 80 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PE. 020 7254 4054; adamsantiquesfairs.com
12th So Last Century Vintage Market, AMP Studios, 897a Old Kent Road, London, SE15 1NL. solastcenturyfair.co.uk
12th Antiques & Brocante Street Market, West Street, Farnham, GU9 7DN. acvrevents.co.uk
14th & 28th Sunbury Antiques Market, Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ. 01932 230946; sunburyantiques.com
17th–19th The Decorative Home & Salvage Show, Beale Park, Reading, RG8 9NW. asfairs.com; @asfairs
18th–19th Detling Antiques, Vintage and Collectors Fair, The Kent County Showground, Detling, nr Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3JF. 01636 676531; b2bevents.info
19th Frock Me! Vintage Fashion Fair, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX. 020 7503 9171; frockmevintagefashion.com; @frockmevintagefair
19th Antique & Brocante Street Market, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3AA. acvrevents.co.uk
19th Sandown Antiques Home & Interiors Fair, Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9A J. 01932 230946; sunburyantiques.com
21st–22nd Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors Fair, South of England Showground, Ardingly, Nr Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6TL. 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk
23rd–26th The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia, Grand Hall, Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX. olympia-art-antiques.com
24th–25th The Country Brocante Summer Fair, The Meadows, Loxwood, West Sussex, RH14 0AL. thecountrybrocante.co.uk; @thecountrybrocante
26th Peckham Salvage Yard, Copeland Park, Peckham, SE15 3SN. hackneyfleamarket.com
26th Dorking Halls Antiques & Decorative Arts Fair, Dorking Halls, Reigate Road (A25), Surrey, RH4 1SG. dovehousefineantiquesfairs.com
26th London Antique Textiles and Tribal Art Fair, Hilton London Olympia Hotel, 380 Kensington High Street, London, W14 8NL. pa-antiques.co.uk
29th Wembley Park Antiques Market, Canada Gardens, Canada Lane, Wembley, London, HA9 0HX. 01905 26100; wembleyantiquesmarket.co.uk
30th–6th July Masterpiece London Art Fair, South Grounds, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, SW3 4LW. masterpiecefair.com
West & Wales
5th The Frome Independent – More Than a Market, Frome town centre, Somerset, BA11 1DS. thefromeindependent.org.uk
10th–12th Shepton Mallet Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair, Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN. 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk; @iacfantiquesfairs
19th Salvage Fair, Broad Street, South Molton, Devon, EX36 3AB. salvagefairs.com
25th Saundersfoot Vintage, Antique & Makers Market, Regency Hall, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, SA69 9NG. @mischievous_cow_events
DEALER ROUND-UP
6 dealers for vintage & antique wicker
Add rustic appeal with a host of woven wonders
RIGHT: Antique wicker log basket, £850, Manfred Schotten Antiques.
Arcadia Antiques
If you’re after a wicker basket, a good place to start hunting for one is Arcadia Antiques run by Jack Harness from a farm in Warwickshire. Faux bamboo pieces also sometimes feature in the vast assortment of stock, which focuses on decorative furniture. arcadiaantiques.co.uk
Beall & Bell
This Insta account offers a lovely mix of pale and interesting pieces, many of which tend to be pine, bamboo, cane, rattan and wicker – big stars of interiors at the moment. We love the wicker floor lamps sold recently. It’s New York-based, but worth perusing for inspiration and wicker appreciation. @beallandbell
Bohome Interiors
Becky Wilson launched her Instagram business Bohome Interiors in 2020. Scrolling through her grid is a delight, as she shares inspiring interior shots, her handmade textile and upholstery pieces, and her vintage and antique finds. She has a penchant for wicker, so every so often she’ll sell wicker baskets, lampshades and furniture. @bohomeinteriors
Lorfords
A collection of multiple dealers and hundreds of items, Lorfords usually has something you’re on the lookout for and there’s a good offering when it comes to wicker. Current pieces on the website include an early 20th-century wicker mannequin, French Champagne harvest baskets, chairs and a garden table. lorfordsantiques.com; @lorfordsantiq
Manfred Schotten Antiques
An excellent Father’s Day present could be a vintage wicker fishing creel, perhaps, which appear among Cotswolds dealer Manfred Schotten’s antique sporting finds. sportantiques.co.uk; @manfredschottenantiques
Tallboy Interiors
As vintage and antique wicker pieces are not always bountiful, be sure to check in on Matt Dixon’s inventory from time to time, as wicker pieces appear now and then, particularly chairs and the odd screen. tallboyinteriors.co.uk; @tallboyinteriors
ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR!
Alice Roberton talks to Richard Burgoin of Arthur Swallow Fairs…
‘Arthur Swallow Fairs was established in 1995 by my late father Peter Burgoin. My brother Marc and I developed a taste for the ‘trade’ pretty young. We helped with event set-up and learnt a lot about what makes a good fair and, in 2008, we took over the running of the business along with my wife, Anna. With our young children already showing a healthy interest in fairs, it’s throughand-through a family business.
‘Hosting everything from fastpaced one-day markets to relaxed three-day boutique home shows, our focus is aimed at the antique, salvage and vintage market. What’s great is that these fairs, markets and shows are suitable for everyone, from collectors through to home renovators; we firmly believe that antiques are for everyone, so we welcome families and encourage the younger generation to discover the joys of hunting for beautiful old pieces. The environmental and financial benefits of buying ‘preloved’ is huge and we’re seeing more and more people of all ages choosing old over new.
‘Our three-day Decorative Home & Salvage Show 17th–19th June at Beale Park in Berkshire is our newest. Launched three years ago, it takes place in a stunning Thames-side field just outside Pangbourne. With on-site catering and a bar, the atmosphere is always relaxed and a good browse through the 70-plus stands could see you picking up a £1 bargain or making a serious investment. At last year’s show I bought a Victorian oil painting of a handsome bearded chap in the most beautiful gilt frame – our home is full of interesting old pieces, but this is definitely my favourite purchase.
‘After 11 years, I still get excited when we open the gate on the first day – I’ll never tire of watching a queue of happy faces enter in anticipation of falling in love with pieces for their homes and gardens. Our exhibitors, many of whom come down from the north specially to exhibit with us, make a huge effort to save their best stock and set their stands up beautifully. If you buy something large, you can drive on-site to pick it up or the dealer may be able to arrange delivery. Either way, there is always help on hand.’
For more information visit asfairs.com or Instagram @asfairs
JUNE AUCTIONS
7th Antiques & Collectables, Special Auction Services, Plenty Close, off Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5RL. specialauctionservices.com
8th Country House Sale, Mallams, Grosvenor Galleries, 26 Grosvenor St, Cheltenham, GL52 2SG. mallams.co.uk
9th The Interiors Sale, Cheffins Fine Art, Clifton House, 1&2 Clifton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7EA. cheffins.co.uk
10th Connoisseur 18th & Early 19th Century Ceramics Auction, Hansons Auctioneers & Valuers, Heage Lane, Etwall, Derbyshire, DE65 6LS. hansonsauctioneers.co.uk
11th & 24th Antiques & Interiors, Tennants, The Auction Centre, Harmby Road, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5SG. tennants.co.uk
14th Orientalist Art, Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1SR. bonhams.com
14th–15th Fine Interiors, Sworders, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8GE. sworder.co.uk
15th Fine Arts & Crafts, Woolley & Wallis, 51–61 Castle Street, Salisbury, Wilts, SP1 3SU. woolleyandwallis.co.uk
15th The Oxford Library Sale, Mallams Auctioneers, Bocardo House, St Michael’s Street, Oxford, OX1 2EB. mallams.co.uk
15th The Summer Auction, Halls, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3DR. fineart.hallsgb.com
15th The Music Auction, Anderson & Garland, Anderson House, Crispin Court, Newbiggin Lane, Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 1BF. andersonandgarland.com
16th Modern Art & Design Auction, Anderson & Garland, Anderson House, Crispin Court, Newbiggin Lane, Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 1BF. andersonandgarland.com
16th Scottish Paintings & Sculpture, Lyon & Turnbull, 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3RR. lyonandturnbull.com
17th The Book Auction, Duke’s, Brewery Square, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1GA. dukes-auctions.com
21st–22nd Pictures, Antiques & Interiors, The Cotswold Auction Company, Bankside Trading Park, Love Lane, Cirencester, GL7 1YG. cotswoldauction.co.uk
22nd Fine Glass and British Ceramics, Bonhams, Montpelier St, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1HH. bonhams.com
23rd General Toy & Camera Auction, Hansons Auctioneers & Valuers, Heage Lane, Etwall, Derbyshire, DE65 6LS. hansonsauctioneers.co.uk
23rd–24th The Collectors Sale Including Watches, Fieldings, Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1JN. fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk
24th The Friday 500, Bellmans, Newpound, Wisborough Green, West Sussex, RH14 0AZ. bellmans.co.uk
25th 20th Century Design, Tennants, Harmby Rd, Leyburn, N Yorks, DL8 5SG. tennants.co.uk
28th Collectors and Toys, Capes Dunn, 40 Station Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3QT. capesdunn.com
29th Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks, Woolley & Wallis, 51–61 Castle St, Salisbury, Wilts, SP1 3SU. woolleyandwallis.co.uk
29th Fine Art & Antique Auction, Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers, The Joyce Building, Station Rd, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1RE. trevanion.com
AUCTION INSIDER
Joe Robinson
We peek into the busy working life of the head of house sales and private collections at Dreweatts in Berkshire
As children we’d often be taken on visits to stately homes and I would always want to look inside, rather than play in the adventure playgrounds. Belton House and Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire were our local houses, and on walking holidays to Derbyshire we’d visit Chatsworth. I read History at university and, in my third year, had an epiphany that working in the art market could marry my interest in beautiful things with a business element. I love the fast pace of the auction world and the fact that no day is the same.
My first job in 2016 was working for the deputy chairman of Christie’s. He was an amazing mentor and I learnt so much. I joined Dreweatts’ business development department in 2018, and have since helped to build the House Sales and Private Collections department, working on auctions such as Kingston Lisle Park, the Collection of the 3rd Baron Wraxall, the Collection of Sir William Whitfield CBE, and Aynhoe Park. As well as building brand awareness of Dreweatts, my job is to create a sense of anticipation and excitement around a house sale, and to unravel and promote the key provenances and stories of these collections, which can stretch across generations. We always do a printed catalogue to create a lasting legacy for our clients – parting with family history can be an emotional experience.
The sale ‘Weston Hall and the Sitwells: A Family Legacy’, held last November, was a real highlight. The collection had been amassed since the early 18th century. One of my favourite lots was the c1800 oil painting, Portrait of Caroline, Princess of Wales and her daughter Princess Charlotte by Maria Cosway. Another was the address book of early 20th-century poet and critic, Edith Sitwell, which contained waspish notes about figures such as Noel Coward and The Queen Mother. It was a fascinating insight into her sharp character.
01635 553553; dreweatts.com