Warwickshire

The fair held at a folk art musuem proved useful for dealers to encounter regular clients as well as new faces

Annual events held by trade associations CADA and BADA overlap to offer plenty of choice

Another business launches near Stratford-upon-Avon offering 45 traders

'The Farm, Isle of Skye', a 1973 watercolour and pencil on paper by John Nash (1893-1977) is among the highlights at LAPADA’s Pavilion at The Game Fair.

After the early and busy days of July, dealers usually finalise recent sales, wrap up final paperwork and – maybe – have a holiday.

Home pop-ups are now a big thing.

Vetted fair may be compact in scale but still packs a punch

Mike Collins, the popular director of Sherman & Waterman which runs the weekly antiques markets in Covent Garden and Spitalfields – two of the busiest and best known markets in London – is as ebullient as ever.

Showcase for Cotswolds dealers and guests takes place at arts and antiques exhibitions hub

A brand-new building on the Dodwell Trading Estate outside Stratford-upon- Avon is the home of the recently opened Top Dog Antiques.

The National Vintage Communications Fair has rebranded itself and is now called RetroTechUK.

Grand venues can work wonders for fair organisers helping to get punters through the door while providing an ideal backdrop for dealers to showcase their stock.

Oli Barling began as a collector and is now a dealer from his base in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and trades as Boula. He focuses on 18th to 20th century decorative antiques, rustic furnishings, curios and folk art from the UK and across Europe.

LAPADA tries partnership with a different kind of fair amid latest trade challenges

This silver salmon corkscrew, hallmarked Chester 1914, can be found in LAPADA’s dedicated pavilion at The Game Fair.

More than 20 LAPADA dealers have signed up to take stands at The Game Fair this summer.

Although now known as Gainsborough chairs, generous walnut and upholstered armchairs were often referred to by contemporaries as ‘French’ chairs, as the most elaborate styles were based on French rococo.

Irish artist James Humbert Craig’s (1877-1944) passion for the outdoors and landscape painting took him frequently to Donegal, Connemara and the glens of Antrim.