Fairs and Markets

Global art sales fell during 2015 with the most significant a decline coming in the Chinese market.

Interior designers have picked a model of the Temple of Zeus and a tortoiseshell tea caddy as two of their favourite pieces at this year's BADA Fair.

The organisers of the 44th Olympia antiques fair have announced a rebrand to emphasise the variety of the fair’s objects and give the event a more modern look.

Lomax Fairs have announced a new event at Holkham Hall taking place from October 21-23 this year.

Following the cancellation of the 20/21 British Art Fair, a new event has been announced that intends to fill the gap left by the loss of the established September fixture.

The countryside of southern Burgundy, with its vineyards and Romanesque churches, might not be the first location that comes to mind for a tribal art fair.

A closure of two years or more to allow renovation on the Grand Palais in Paris could leave the cultural events it hosts without a home.

The Affordable Art Fair springs back to Battersea from March 10-13 where David Bowie will be remembered with a tribute from several artists who have contributed work inspired by the star.

Arthur Swallow Fairs, organisers of the Lincolnshire Antiques & Home Show, have chosen to ‘phoenix’ their company to avoid a tax liability dating back three years.

Art Brussels’ first sale at its new location of Tour and Taxis, the same location as the BRAFA Art Fair, will run from April 22-24.

The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), umbrella organiser of the world’s foremost art and antiques fair in Maastricht, are launching two boutique events in the Park Avenue Armory, New York.

This year’s 20/21 British Art Fair, held in September for more than a quarter century, has been cancelled as no suitable London venue can be found.

BRAFA, the Brussels art fair, opened its doors last month for its 61st edition, boosted in space and exhibitors by a new extension.

US Antique Shows, organisers of the ‘Original Miami Beach Antique Show’, have announced that the event will relocate to a new venue and a mid-February slot in 2017.

One of the most ambitious dealer selling exhibitions of recent memory – the Tom Scott collection of clocks at Carter Marsh – has concluded with market-defining sales for the Winchester dealership.

International Antiques and Collectors Fairs (IACF) have announced a change of venue and format for their Newbury event.

International Antiques & Collectors Fairs (IACF) have added the monthly antiques and vintage fairs held at Sandown Park Racecourse to their roster of events.

Paris Tableau, the specialist Old Masters fair, announced midway through its run this month that from next year it would become part of the new annual Biennale des Antiquaires.

When two academics spotted a work on the stand of the Lyons dealer Galerie Michel Descours on the opening night of the dedicated Old Masters fair Paris Tableau last week, they immediately felt it was a work that should be in the Musée des Beaux Arts in Lyon.