Classic Antique Fairs - Christmas Fair at the NEC
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Classic Antique Fairs Celebrates Christmas
NEC Birmingham – Hall Ten
Friday 29 November - Sunday 1 December
Classic Antique Fairs celebrates Christmas by launching their second Christmas Fair at the NEC in Birmingham, located in Hall Ten, on Friday 29th November until Sunday 1st December. (Opening Times 10am – 5pm Friday and Saturday, 10am – 4pm on Sunday. – Hall Ten is located on Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT.)
Classic Antique Fairs at the NEC offers the ideal venue for Christmas shopping either to find the perfect present for family and friends or to fill a gap in your own collection. The Fair offers over 70 dealers from virtually every county in the UK, as well as London, Scotland and Wales. Dealers from BADA, LAPADA and CINOA trade associations are well represented, ensuring expertise in all fields. The Fair is virtually full with a few spare stands available for dealers keen for pre-Christmas sales.
Pre-Christmas shoppers will be able to browse from the Roman period to the 1950s. A selection of disciplines and dealers include Tribal Art from Ian Shaw Tribal; Treen from Newsum Antiques; Jewellery from Plaza Jewellery, and Sue Brown amongst others; Glass from Mark J West; Ceramics from Scottow Antiques, Porcelain from Marmaduke’s Emporium; Furniture from Ellis Fine Art ; Silver from Stephen Kalms Antiques; Watches from Scarab and Les Petits Tresors; Clocks from Kembery Antique Clocks; Tea Caddies from Mark Goodger Antiques. Select some fine art from Hickmet Fine Arts, Cambridge Fine Art and Garret and Hurst Sculpture. Design from the Art Deco period with Solo Antiques, Andrew Muir Decorative Arts and Design is well represented as is Scandinavian Design with Dansk Silver and Scottish and Scandinavian Design.
John Andrews of Classic Antique Fairs, comments: “The November Fair at the NEC offers high quality pieces from every discipline to the discerning collector or the occasional bargain hunter. The ideal opportunity to indulge your Christmas spirit.”
Jeweller Scarab will be showing at the Classic Antique Fair. Owners Alan and Sue Poultney, cut the stones which they use in their pieces (seen above):
- Scarab Aquamarine & diamond & platinum pendant which features a trilliant cut aquamarine that Alan cut.
- Pink sapphire & diamond platinum ring which features a textured and faceted shank.
- 18ct yellow gold & tourmaline Toi & Moi ring. Alan cut the two tourmalines, one peach / yellow the other red set in the 18ct yellow gold which is textured to give the piece a buttery medieval look.
- A multi-gem set 18ct yellow gold ring which is textured and is set with different coloured sapphires, green garnets, diamonds & a ruby.
Alan has over 45 years’ experience in the diamond, coloured stones, jewellery and valuation business. He was the co-owner of a leading diamond laboratory based in South Africa, grading diamonds to the G.I.A. system. Alan is an accredited jewellery valuator of the South African Jewellery Valuators Guild and a fine and accomplished cutter of coloured stones. He designs beautiful and exclusive jewellery for clients world-wide.
