New Year Greetings!

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

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Best Wishes for The Season.

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

Horace’s Home Guard Christmas Card.

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Not this weekend! Sorry!

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.
  • Interior of old wooden travelling desk.
  • Fishing reel in leather travelling case.
  • Engraving on the old reel!
  • Nice old fishing reel.
  • An Ale Glass!
  • Another old Ale Glass!
  • Hey! Another old Ale Glass! (One of 6, can be sold individually, or as a set).
  • Folding Bagatelle Table!
  • Front of Open Rosewood Bookshelf.
  • End detail of Rosewood Open Bookshelf.
  • Looking forward to completing this one!
  • I’ll be comfy in the summer!
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Painted Estate Desk

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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

Wooden Laptop, and it’s cordless!

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See you Sunday 6th September!

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

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Stock pricing, and honey cake!

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

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Wait for it! Not yet, sorry folks!

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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!

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.
  • A visitor to Bibury.
  • Hall chair and other items.
  • Painted pine chest of drawers.
  • A few of my bits and bobs.
  • Embroidered silk panel.
  • Arts and Crafts brass firescreen.
  • Mixed selection of jewellery and other items.

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Half Way For Virtual Fair!

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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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Posted on May 4, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques
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Our Virtual Fair is Open Now, and tomorrow, and ……..

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

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A little background work, and a surprise to come!

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

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Home revision!

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

A little study shelf!
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Fair on Hold!

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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!

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

  • My stand a couple of fairs ago.
  • Just sold, another longcase clock coming this weekend!
  • Ready for loading up!
  • Miniature Chest for sale.
  • Small Oak stool.
  • The Holt stand a couple of years ago.
  • Jocket Pendant just for Cheltenham week!
  • Motor Boat Bell.
  • Charcoal sketch, vintage 1970’s?
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A Pine Martin? No, an Elm Martin!

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

  • Hello, I’m Martin!
  • Side View.
  • Showing underside front flank
  • Showing underside rear flank
  • Boo!
  • Behind me!
  • Hello friend!
  • Top view of Martin.
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Time Rolls By!

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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.

  • Early 20th C Lantern Clock
  • Early 20th C Lantern Clock
  • Rear door removed to show the 8 Day Duval Movement.
  • Right hand side (from front).
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Carved Elm Pedestal Table

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

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

  • Pedestal, legs, and some of the underside of the top.
  • Undeside of the top, showing the catch, block and column.
  • Detail of carving on one side of the column.
  • Detail of carving on one side of the column
  • The Elm pedestal table top.
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    Happy New Year and Decade Folks!

    Posted on January 1, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

    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.

    • Brass dial at just gone midninght!
    • Date and Name Plate
    • Seconds Dial
    • Close detail of chapter ring, central detailing, and hour hand.
    • Brass dial by Martin of Crosby.
    • Spandrel detail
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    Seasons Greetings Folks!

    Posted on December 21, 2019 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

    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!

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    Clocked Off?

    Posted on November 27, 2019 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

    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!”

    Posted on November 13, 2019 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

    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!

    • Pale inside of dairy bowl
    • Underside of bowl.
    • Waxed inside of bowl in sunlight.

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    We are returning!

    Posted on August 25, 2020 by Bibury Antiques Fair & Andy Briggs trading as Echo Antiques

    It’s with a lot of pleasure that I am writing this to confirm we have been given permission to re-start our Antiques Fair in Bibury. We return on Sunday 6th September, and hope to see you there! More news will be shared as the plan unveils, but I just wanted to shout, “Best Wishes and See You Soon, Cheers”. These glasses would help, if they were full! Andy.

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