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Bonus December Bibury Antiques Fair!

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Hello all! Here’s a little news I am very pleased to share with you all. We have a bonus, extra, additional Bibury Antiques Fair on 4th December 2022. Last year we had an extra fair as, like many businesses, we were struggling to open as often in the year as we wanted to,and it was great. So, this year we have also decided to do the same so from 10am until 3pm, we will be open for business. This will be our last fair this year in Bibury and we will (we hope), return on a wonderful sunny warm spring day in April 2023. Should you be nearby and still looking for an individual, unique, special, fun, appealing, fabulous, stunning gift for someone in your life, we may well have just the thing! Many of our items really are amazingly affordable, and quite often seriously much more cost effective than big trade websites. With us, it’s just a matter of seeing something, touching it and knowing it’s just what you need. Delivery of larger items can be sorted too, sometimes at a cost, but it can be done! Here are a few photo’s of recent events and stock from our dealers, but I never know what they will bring, so, just call in and see us! We do have a small entrance charge, just a pound Sterling each. Thanks, Andy.

New time zone and next fair

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Hello again. Now we officially return to Greenwhich Mean Time, the autumn and winter will soon be upon us and the colours will and already are changing in the woodland and countryside. Should one be able to visit us in Bibury on November 6th, there will be a good selection of stalls and stock to browse, and also there could be a great walk or drive to see us if the weather is kind. As usual, we open at 10am and close at 4pm. Maybe see you there! Thanks, Andy.

September’s here again!

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Wow! Autumn feels as though it really is here now as the dampness rises from the fields in the early evening as a wonderful magical mist. However, this is making the evenings cooler, so if you get a chance, call into Bibury Antiques Fair this coming Sunday, 4th September, we are open from 10am to 4pm. My breakfast this morning was Trout, with bread and butter, and Bibury has the oldest Trout Farm in England, and I can recommend it! So, there’s food to buy in Bibury, as well as antiques this Sunday, and if the weather is good, there’s the option of just sitting on a wall and watching the world go by whilst enjoying a coffee from the cafe Twig, or lunch at The Catherine Wheel, or checking out one of the many venues in the area for a future wedding or party! Lots to do near here, and some of the short walks do go through interesting villages nearby, some have pubs along the way too! Naturally, an item from our fair could be a wonderful gift for yourself or a friend, and could bring many happy memories of the day for years to come, so I hope you find something! We are coming to the end of a Bank Holiday weekend, but “Other weekends are available”! Regards, Andy.

*One of the wonderful items from this summer, bought from Bibury Antiques Fair.*

August 7th Antiques Fair

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Hello again. We return to our Bibury Village Hall for our August event this coming Sunday. We we be on show from 10am and close at 4pm. Pop in and see what we have for sale. It’s a lovely hall and has several photos of the village and surrounding on the walls to admire. Here’s a few photographs from last month. We have a new dealer this month too, so she may well bring some pictures, or even some small furniture.

*Glass, ceramics, brass and copper, and more!*

We are listed in Homes and Antiques again! — *A stall with something for almost everyone!*

July 3rd Fair

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Hello all. Our July 3rd Antiques Fair in Bibury has a new stallholder. Selling Oriental items and there will be some very interesting pieces for sale from this dealer, as well as our regulars too. Call in and see us from 10am, but we do close at 4pm. Here’s a few items which one may be able to buy from John.

July Fair Soon!

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Hello all! Just a little reminder about our next Bibury Fair, as we will be on show on July 3rd, from 10am until 4pm. Here are a few photos of how we looked last time, and next week I’ll add a few photos of a new stallholder bringing Oriental items. Hope to see you soon. Thanks for reading this, Andy.

*Excellent Sedan Chair Display Cabinet.*

June event changes date.

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Hello all. Just a little reminder about the date change to our June event. Due to The Queens Jubilee, we have moved our date one week backwards, so we will be on show on June 12th. Pop in and see us then. We have a good show lined up for the next few months already. Here’s a few photos of how we were in May. Regards, Andy.

May? Yes May the 1st!

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Hello all. Bibury Antiques Fair restarted in April, on the 3rd, and our second event of the year is on Sunday May 1st! Our first event was such a ;lovely welcome back, we had lots of visitors to the village, and friends to the fair. So many travel from different places across the world to view Bibury, a Gloucestershire gem, and some take home a little treat from the fair, giving an extra memory of the day they had there. This month, one of our stallholders cannot be with us, so we have someone else to fill the stall with treasures! Pop in to see what they have! Should you be nearby and have time and the interest to visit, we open at 10am, and close at 4pm. We do have a visitors book, our first signature from last month belonged to people from Utah! Here are a few photographs of our stalls from last month. Best wishes all!

*A selection of stock on offer at our April fair.*

Please be seated, let us begin……

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Hello all! Well, tomorrow, on Sunday 3rd April we will be on show at Bibury Village Hall. We open at 10am and close at 4pm. Whilst I am not sure what the weather will be like, I suggest a decent warm coat just in case, the sunshine is lovely, but it’s not as warm as one thinks. In Bibury there’s plenty to see, by just wandering around, the Church, walks around the area, the Trout Farm is the oldest in Britain I think, and there’s The Catherine Wheel pub, as well as the Swan Inn, and not forgetting a more recent venue, The Twig, a small, but well packed coffee shop, who also sell fabulous sausage rolls, as I found out the other day! So if one gets a little time, stroll around the village and come to see us in The Village Hall near to the Church, and maybe an item or two may catch your liking, there’s lots to see, jewellery, glassware, brassware, ceramics, paintings and pictures, King Penguin books, and even some smaller items of furniture, and maybe some antique woodworking tools. Something I know is certainly going to be there is this recently tidied garden bench, just four feet long, or 120cm it’s an attractive simple comfortable garden bench. Here it is, and have a great weekend, thanks, Andy.

Nearly there!

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Hello! Just a little note to say that Bibury Antiques Fair is on it’s way back! We return to The Village Hall on April 3rd 2022. Not long to wait now then. I’m just checking how all our dealers are and will be in showing a few photo’s of last years events to tempt you to come along and see us, maybe even buy something! We will be opening at 10am and we close at 4pm. Here are a few photo’s of past events so I hope you like them. Bye for now. Regards, Andy.

*A selection of stalls and items from 2021 events.*

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year to everyone, here’s a photo of my first delivery of the year, just about to be loaded up! Now in it’s new home. Best Wishes, Andy.

*Oak Lancet Arched Door Cabinet ready for delivery.*

Seasons Greetings! Cheers!

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Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas, and Better New Year! From all of us at Bibury Antique Fair. See you on our return in April 2021! I was lucky enough to get this Christmas card from a shed clearance many years ago from Shilton, from his widow, Millie Hunt. Cheers! Wassail! Sliante!

Look! An Extra Fair!

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Hello all! Well, yes. We are having an extra fair on Sunday 5th December at Bibury Village Hall. We open at 10am and we will be closing at 3pm. This is our last fair this year, and we expect to return in the Spring, April seems good at the moment! There will be so many goodies to buy for Christmas and New Year gifts, so I hope you find something, if not then maybe ext time we are visited it will be just the perfect gift for One! Here’s a few photo’s of some of the decorations in The Hall. If you want to see us all there, well, hope you find us and a fab place to enjoy lunch, coffee, tea, and a place to stay perhaps! Best Wishes and Season’s Greeting! Andy.

Vintage Portmeirion Pottery.

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Here is a glimpse into a collection of Portmeirion Pottery in the Botanic Garden range. There are 65 pieces individually priced, in good condition, dating from the 1970@s to the Millennium. Offers considered, or pop along to Bibury Antiques Fair this coming Sunday, December 5th to have a look at it. See you there perhaps. Thanks, Andy.

Additional Event on December 5th!

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Hello all! Just a little nudge as you may or may not have heard, we are having a Bibury Antiques Fair on December 5th 2021! Yes, and extra event! Well, we were unable to start when we wanted, so we are adding a last event for 2021 on Sunday December 5th! Open at 10am, but we will close at 3pm as it will be darker. After this event, we should return in April 2022, seems a long way away, but it really isn’t! Hope to see you soon. Speaking of which, if one cannot wait until December, then this coming weekend, there’s a little something extra organised elsewhere by Marcus and Franca, have a look at https://www.facebook.com/antiquesattheholt and maybe we will see you there! Here is a little fruitwood table I have for sale! Thanks, Andy.

Fireworks Weekend Antiques Fair!

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Hello all. Just as we get used to the adjustment of the clocks, and some car drivers have realised they have headlights for use in the misty mornings I have a little reminder that our next fair at Bibury Village Hall is to be on Sunday November 7th. As usual we open at 10am and close at 4pm. Pop in and join us, I noticed today a new coffee and sandwich shop where there has been for years a shop selling antiques, quite near to The Catherine Wheel pub, so if just a quick take away is needed, and the pub is full, let me know what it’s like! Here are a few photo’s of items which may be at the fair this year, or have been earlier. Thank you. Andy.

*Hallmarked Silver candelabra, which convert to single candlesticks if required.*

*A reflection of a previous stall. A selection of Jewellery on offer*.

October 3rd is our next day in Bibury!

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Hello all. Just a little reminder that our next fair at Bibury Village Hall is to be on Sunday October 3rd. As usual we open at 10am and close at 4pm. I hope we can all get sufficient fuel to have a great show for all. Pop in and join us, please call me on 07977 936 882 for current updates if you are worried about travelling. Here is a stall from September 2021. Thank you. Andy.

Roll on September 5th!

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Hello all, and just like many people, I’m finding this year has gone so quick in some ways, and so slow in others! However, my good news is that Bibury Antiques Fair is back on Sunday September 5th, from 10am until 4pm. We can be found easily close to the river and near The Church, at the opposite end of The Village from The Swan Hotel, and The Trout Farm. Here’s a few photographs of our recent events. Regards, Andy.

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Good Luck Charm As We Return!

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Hello all! Well, we are returning to Bibury Village Hall this coming Sunday, June 6th. Maybe we will see you there? It seems like a while, so I’ll remind you, we open at 10am and close at 4pm. On offer by our dealers, there will be silver, jewellery, pictures, brass and copper items, and even a few items of furniture, and no doubt more! Here’s a photo of a Good Luck Charm, and I think the whole Country could do with some Good Luck, maybe it’s arriving slowly! Best Wishes. Andy.

Proud to say we return on June 6th 2021!

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Hi folks! I am so pleased to say we return to Bibury Village Hall on Sunday June 6th! Hope to see you there, we open at 10am, and close at 4pm. It’s looking like we have dusted our stock off and will have a great display! Hope you can join us! I can recommend the munchies from The Trout Farm, The Catherine Wheel, and The Swan Hotel. Clearly it’s a responsibility of mine to test these places every now and then, but that’s an upside of the job! I wanted to share this so quickly, so I’ll add a photo or two soon! Regards, Andy.

Sadly Not May!

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Hello all. Just a quick catch up today to confirm that we are not allowed to open our Bibury Antiques Fair in May. Government guidelines are keeping village halls and community halls closed to events like ours in small halls. The official guidelines can be seen by following this link, https://acre.org.uk/cms/resources/press-releases//coronavirus-update-for-village-community-halls-8.3.21-1.pdf We hope to be able to return in June! Keep an eye open, but you will probably hear me shout Yipee! Best wishes folks! Andy.

Nearly Time, and Catching Up!

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Hello all! As many of you will know, we are hoping to return to our fabulous Bibury Village Hall venue to present our Bibury Antiques Fair this summer. Although a date hasn’t been set, there are dealers who want to return, and a few questions being asked from potential visitors too. I have noticed a few fairs returning, and although ours is quite small, we can easily be flexible and make visitors relaxed as they soak up the atmosphere in and around Bibury. Meanwhile, in the restoration field, I have been busy tidying up a painted longcase clock to present on my first outing. What an amazing piece of wood at the back, a single slab of Elm! The case is made from what looks like to be Alder, or Aspen, or similar, and has been painted, and later, probably in the Victorian time, or even later, has had some glaze painted over it too, this has been heavily waxed and buffed, and not is gleaming quite well. I look forward to popping the movement in there and listening to the sound of the tick. Oh, I almost forgot to say, it’s a Gloucestershire clock too! Shown here part way through improving the polish, the loose plinth on the trunk now re-affixed, and a loose moulding on the hood straightened and made firm. Whilst there is a key to the trunk door, the turnbutton at the top is needed as the door is slightly bowed, so doesn’t lock easily. Come and see what it looks like when it’s finished and ready for sale! Hope you like it! Regards, Andy.

May we begin?

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Hello all, here’s a little catch up to say that yes, like many businesses, we hope to return to opening and greeting visitors and clients, old and new soon! Well, at the moment, I am thinking May, or June could well be our initial day at Bibury Antiques Fair, however, this will need to be confirmed by The Hall Trustees and we look forward to greeting you there!

I know there have been a few changes since we last met, and a local tea room has now changed ownership, and the sandwiches at The Trout Farm seem to be getting more famous when I mention Bibury to people! I am guessing by the time we return, The Catherine Wheel Pub, and Swan Hotel should also be open, so maybe I’ll treat myself to a bit of pop after a day at the fair, wonder if anyone can join in then? Cheers! Oh yes, here’s a couple of firescreens just incase they are still needed for “Distancing!” they could be on sale, so please ask if you would like any further information about them, then there’s an armchair to sit on in the sun by the river, happy day! Bye for now, Andy.

*Mahogany Firescreen with height adjustable panel.*

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Got the keys!

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Well, just like someone moving home, here’s a set of new (oldish) keys, clearly two of them are later! They belong to an old walnut desk, and I think the ticket relates to the 1960’s or 70’s, but will research the telephone codes another day. Interestingly, the desk was sold in Bath, and went to Manchester. I am now working on the item, and pleased to have the keys, even though some of the locks appear to have been replaced. The label forms a fun bit of provenance I think! Keys are used to open doors as you know, and we are hoping to be able to open our doors this year. We are due to return to Bibury Village Hall in April, but we will be confirming this as soon as possible, so keep an eye open! Regards, Andy.

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New Year Greetings!

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Hello all! I don’t feel comfortable saying Happy New Year, but I think Best Wishes is more needed now than in a long time. With the start of 2021 being a little unusual, to say the least, this year will struggle to get back to normal at all. However we do hope to get back in Bibury Village Hall selling antiques and greeting visitors from all over the world, like we have done in the past! Behind the scenes, I have been tidying up a few items of furniture, and yesterday I waxed and buffed a little oak side table, so I thought I’d add a few pictures of it. Other items are being done, so I am catching up on some older projects. Good news there! Bye for now, and here’s the table! Regards, Andy.

Best Wishes for The Season.

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Hello All! Christmas Greetings to you! Best Wishes for the season, and hope for a better future and New Year. The photo is of an old card I have had for over 20 years now, and was obtained from a shed clearance I did to salvage tools and a few bits and bobs from a client called Millie. Her late husband was Horace Hunt, whose name features in this Home Guard Christmas Card. I thought it was about time I shared it, there will be more about Horace and Millie soon. Best Wishes and Cheers! Andy.

Not this weekend! Sorry!

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As many will know, whilst our Bibury Antiques Fair is closed for the winter, we have attended a regular fair near Banbury, organised by colleagues, (http://www.antiques-at-the-holt.co.uk/), for the last few years, in November and March. Not this November though! However, here are a few photo’s of some stock I would have taken, so just shout and make an offer, if there’s anything here that catches your eye! We may be able to agree on a price, and as the saying goes, “If you don’t ask, you won’t find out!”. Please be polite though, it helps me look kinder on offers! Other than that, here’s some items, some finished for sale, others just waiting for a nudge and an offer so they can be finished, the Rosewood Bookcase is such an example, something I started thinking it was a lovely item, but I’m looking for someone who agrees with me, and likewise the Billiard Table, or Longcase Clock, Windsor Chair! Some of these may well be on my “Stock for sale page”. Have a look if time permits! Cheers folks!

*Painted Estate Travelling Slope Top Desk.*

*Detail of painted desk and it’s escutcheon.*

Painted Estate Desk

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Here I have a painted Estate Desk. Please see the photos, it’s roughly 77cm, by 57cm, by 25cm. The lock works with the key shown in the photo. The newspaper cuttings are interesting, and whether they bear any relevance to the location is a mystery to me. Please ask for viewing, or more information. The asking price is £245. My best contact number is 07977 936 882, or email me on biburyantiquesfair@gmail.com

See you Sunday 6th September!

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Hello all. I’d just like to confirm we will be on show on Sunday 6th September! We open at 10am and close at 4pm. A new one way system will be in place, and just to entice you there, here are a few photographs from last year! All the best. Andy.

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Looking Glass

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Hello again! Well, what a year so far? I had an interesting call today for someone thinking I owned a shop in Bibury (sadly not me!), and was worried they couldn’t reach me before I closed to pay me and buy something! I hope they sorted that one out, but although the shop is for sale, it’s not mine to sell! Like many people, it’s been a complex year, and as I came down the stairs the other day, I decided that I should photo a barometer in a slightly different way, just as the light caught my image, and so here it is, hope you approve! Sadly we are not much further forward with confidence for the future of many indoor fairs and markets. Yes there are a few running, it seems to depend on the venue owners, or which County they are in, but I am not certain of the future, but we can wait and see, maybe the longer we don’t have fairs for, may mean that more stock gets sorted to come out on show when we do open the doors. Don’t forget in the meantime we have a few items on sale at antiques.co.uk go to the website and then search for Bibury Antiques Fair, happy browsing! All the best, see you soon! Andy.

Stock pricing, and honey cake!

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Hello again! It really does seem odd, as so far this year there hasn’t been one of events in Bibury yet, and despite discussing the possibilities, we haven’t a date yet. So, tonight, I decided to photograph a set of glasses for sale, and as I was doing so, thought it rude not to try one of them out, and here I have a small piece of honey-cake to compliment the dram. This isn’t how many Monday evenings are at all! May I wish everyone a good day, or evening, wherever you are, and I am off to list these on our virtual fair, they can be seen at https://www.antiques.co.uk/antique/6-Ale-Glasses Thank you for looking. Andy.

Wait for it! Not yet, sorry folks!

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Hello all.

Current Government advice is that Village Halls in Gloucestershire, and most likely elsewhere, should remain closed.

We cannot return our event to Bibury yet, and we will have to wait.

Please follow the link for Gloucestershire County Council advice.

https://www.grcc.org.uk/news-events/news-events/post/172-coronavirus-guidance-for-community-buildings-and-village-hallsa?fbclid=IwAR3W8Doyuqaan92NyqgD5Ul8au1XS7G0jslk0ZvfV0fER8MYlBpqdZV25nQ

Regards, Andy

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Strange Times Indeed!

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Hello again! Here we are, another month when we should be having another event, we are quietly waiting. Meanwhile our virtual fair continues at https://www.antiques.co.uk/search-results.cfm?priceRange=0-max&criteria=Bibury+Antiques+Fair+2020&sellerType=&searchregion=0&maxrows=25&order=priceDesc Have a look around and make an offer on something and I’ll put you in contact with the dealer. Hopefully there will be some good news to share with you all before too long, but no timescale yet, sorry! Here are a few photographs from some of our previous events. All the best in the meantime, Andy.

*Copper Tray not sure, but I think it was Newlyn School.*

Half Way For Virtual Fair!

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Hello all! Well, amazingly we are half way through our May Virtual Fair! With help from antiques.co.uk we have had over 40 items listed for sale for just over 2 weeks, and now a few items have been viewed over 100 times. I think that’s more than most items get viewed at an event, and here’s the one which at the rime of writing, is the most viewed, at 106. https://www.antiques.co.uk/antique/Gilt-and-Laquered-Wooden-Monk other items are close behind at 104 and 103. Have a look and see if you fancy anything. There’s a payment option on the site, or please make an enquiry. Sadly not everyone from the fair can take part in this as they cannot access their stock from closed shops and centres, but we have a good cross section of items listed.Have a good day folks, and here are a few photo’s of the event last year. It really is a sweet Village Hall and I look forward to returning one day. Regards, Andy.

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Our Virtual Fair is Open Now, and tomorrow, and ……..

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Hello all! I have some amazing news. Bibury Antiques Fair may only be a small event, however we believe we are the first Antiques Fair to have a “Virtual Fair”. Yes! With the help of Iain Brunt, and his website, we have our listing at https://www.antiques.co.uk/seller-items.cfm?maxrows=25&seller=4448&order=priceDESC&start=2 have a look and see what you find! This will be live for longer than our usual time, of just one Sunday a month, but we are entering exciting times, and so if you like it, we hope to be able to continue, so please have a puruse and possibly even a purchase! Shown here just to make you hurry, is “A Russian Bangle”. Hope you like it, and thanks for looking. Regards, Andy.

*Vintage Russian White Metal and Enamel Bangle.*

A little background work, and a surprise to come!

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Hello again! I realise it’s been a while since I was in touch, but there have been a few things going on in the background, and one of them is this Rosewood Bookcase which I am restoring ready for sale this summer, offer a price if you want to buy it, sadly the marble top is missing, but a wooden one could go on-top, not everyone likes marble! Hope you like the photographs, and yes, there’s still a bit to be done, but it’s a lot better than when I got it! There’s also something else which I hope some of you may well be interested in, and more about that on Friday I hope! Pop back to find out, but in the meantime, here’s the bookcase. All the best, Andy.

Home revision!

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Today, April 5th 2020, would have been the first of our fairs at Bibury Village Hall, one day maybe this year we will return? In the meantime, many folk are re-assessing their lives, work, hobbies, and in some cases, looking at what they have! It’s over 30 years ago that I started buying a few reference books to learn about furniture, clocks, and as I like glass, then that too. Here is a little area of my study as it is now, with some of those items, as well as bits and bobs picked up on the way, from friends, all having sentimental value. One day when we return, people will be able to add to their collections, and the items gained will help the times be remembered. Bye for now, Andy.

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Fair on Hold!

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Sorry, but it’s not much of a surprise I’m sure, the Bibury Antiques Fair is, like much of the Country postponing it’s events. However, I have asked the dealers and I’m hoping they will send me some photo’s of their stock so I can keep you entertained, and I’ll add a few of my items to the “Furniture For Sale” page, hopefully that can be found above! I hope to be back with news soon, and maybe the fair will be able to return this year, I do hope so, but I’m not offering a “Copper Bottom” guarantee! Speaking of which, this is an Ash stool with a “Copper Pot from The Willis Meeting Rooms, St. James Street, London.” Interesting venue, and I hadn’t heard of it before I got this. According to what I have found quite easily, there was a meeting some years ago there, and resulting from that, The Liberal Party was formed. This pot is a few years after that meeting, so maybe there was so much going on they needed more kitchen staff and utensils! Anyway, here it is, sitting on a fine Ash stool. Both items for sale, send me an email and make an offer, I was thinking around £70 for the stool and £120 for the Copper Pot, because of it’s stamp and history, is that fair? Regards, Andy.

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Holt! We’re ready to Go!

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Hello all! Many of you will know that Bibury Antiques Fair is due to return on April 5th, less than a month away now! However, there’s a great fair this weekend, the 14th and 15th March, at The Holt Hotel, between Banbury and Woodstock, where I will be and many more people too. Here is a link for you. http://www.antiques-at-the-holt.co.uk/ Open Saturday and Sunday! Maybe see you there? Here are few photo’s of my stock, or my stand at previous fairs at The Holt. Thanks for looking, did you see the little winning jockey? Well, it is Cheltenham week! Bye for now.

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A Pine Martin? No, an Elm Martin!

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Hello again all. Just a quick catch up and a bit of wildlife for you to enjoy I hope, a rare Elm Martin! I say that as being carved from Elm, and it’s just easier to say that rather than, “An Elm Pine Martin!” Here, shown having had a little tidy up and a quick wax, measuring approximately 15″ long, 10″ high, and 6″ deep, so that’s about life size. Hope you enjoy the photo’s, and yes, this is for sale, offers discussed, ticket price £285. Thank you, Andy.

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Time Rolls By!

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Hello all! Recently I have been getting ready for the fair returning to Bibury, and I have noticed that time keeps whizzing by, but it is nice that the evenings are drawing out. It won’t be long before we will be unloading by the riverside and into The Village Hall. Here’s an item one could see for sale there, a small 8 Day Brass Lantern Clock, hope you like it. Thanks for looking, Andy.

Carved Elm Pedestal Table

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Hello again! For those people who are planning trips out to various places, our dates for 2020 have been released and can be found on this website on the “About & Dates” page. Our first fair this year in Bibury is on April 5th. In the meantime, I have been getting a few items ready, including tidying up this little Elm table, I was told it was unusual before I saw it, and I think you may agree, that it’s a “little different”. Still in need of a final couple of photo’s here are some for you to see now. I can’t recall ever seeing anything quite like this, could this be Welsh, or perhaps an “Oddfellows Table”? Have a look and see. Regards, Andy.

*Detail of carving on one side of the column.*

Happy New Year and Decade Folks!

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Hello, and best wishes to one and all! As we hit the new year and decade, here are a few photographs of a current project I am working on, and the date being set correctly, one can almost hear the bell strike! Our event in Bibury starts in April, if you wish to send me your email, I will keep you in touch about our fairs and maybe others too. Should anyone enjoy a whisky for the season, I may well join you later, and toast you, Slainte Mhath! See you soon. Regards, Andy.

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Seasons Greetings Folks!

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Hello all, and best wishes for the Santa Season! Just don’t forget to wear wellies if coming close to here as it’s a bit soggy! I think sledging is out this year, but water skiing maybe in! Wassail, Sliante, Chin Chin, or whatever one’s toast, may be! Here are a few photo’s of Bibury from earlier this year when it was frosty, and also our grey mog Shadow relaxing on her favourite chair! Best wishesfor the season and New Year. See you soon!

Clocked Off?

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Hello again all. Thanks to those that came to ” Antiques at The Holt!” some people may have noticed I was the first stall in after the organisers, Marcus and Franca. Many of us had a good fair, and although I still have a display cabinet for sale, it did get a few nice comments about it’s affordability and pleasing size and colour, being walnut and with a large glass door. So, moving on to get some projects finished before Santa time, is my next concern, but! Yes, I know! Here’s a longcase clock I’m really looking forward to having completed for the next “Antiques at The Holt!” which in in mid March 2020 and if some of you want to follow my progress, let me know and I may well do a few photographic updates of the general tidying and replacement of the mouldings which were in the base, so here it is! Thanks, Andy.

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“Bowled Over!”

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Well, Bibury Antiques Fair is having a break until the spring…….. BUT…….. Should people have time over the weekend of 23rd and 24th November, there’s an antiques fair on at The Holt Hotel, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire. I’m bowled over, and going to be there again! Oh yes, and I’ll have this Sycamore Dairy Bowl with me, and I think it’s got a good colour and patina, but I’ll have to let you decide if you agree! This bowl is about 12″ in diameter, and 3 1/2″ high. Here it is….. The link for the Holt event is http://www.antiques-at-the-holt.co.uk/ Maybe see you there, and if I remember rightly, the steak sandwiches are very nice there too!