Quarter Of BADA Sales At Antique Fairs

Antiques  Fairs Do The Business…

According to an article on the Independent website, by Emily Jenkinson the antique market is in flux. The good bits are that “Fairs, too, are becoming an increasingly important part of the antique furniture and fine art markets, with recent figures from the British Antique Dealers’ Association suggesting more than a quarter of all sales are now completed at industry events, and new fairs cropping up all the time”  We know that the 2010 Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fairs are the best ever for exhibitors and visitors alike.   And it looks like the Autumn Decorative Fair – 28 September – 3 October 2010 will be too.

And what else is the market seeing? What is the future for Britain’s antiques trade asks the article?  Well… ”Meanwhile, Portobello Road traders are still up in arms after the chain store, All Saints, replaced the 40-stall Lipka antiques arcade this March, leaving more than 150 traders without a home. “  Good luck to all of them says I.