The Irish Antique Dealers Association Fair will take place in the RDS, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, from Thursday 27th September until Sunday 30th September 2018

Ireland’s leading antique dealers will all be present, exhibiting a wide range of the rare and the beautiful. There will also be a series of free guest lectures from some of the world’s leading experts in their fields.

CLICK HERE for an printable invitation to the fair

 

The invitation-only preview night of the fair, Thursday 27th, opens from 5pm until 9pm.

 

There will be an extensive series of lectures during the fair. Entry is free, though it can be a good idea to show up early, as the room can fill up!

The lectures are:

 

28th. September 12pm
Robert O’Byrne writer journalist
Gone for good. Unfamiliar Irish country house ruins. (A book on this subject will be published in Spring 2019. )                               

28th. September 2pm

The treasures of Waterford Museum by Eamonn McEneaney director of Museum.

29th September 12pm                          

Julian Radcliffe of the art loss register. Recording what you own. Beating the thief and reducing premiums.                               

29th September 2pm 

Emer O’kelly. Broadcaster and journalist. Barbies, bibelots and brown furniture                                                             

30th September 12 pm

George Williams antique dealer. Gargoyles and griffins, an explosion of fashion, methods and meaning of Irish cabinet making revealed.

30th September 2 pm

Gearoid Hayes. Artist and researcher .   Walter Osborne RHA. A fresh perspective and new discoveries.

 

 

 

 

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Many of our members exhibit at regional fairs up and down Ireland; generally you can find these details on the members own website. The IADA organises its annual fair in the RDS, Merrion Road, Dublin in late September/early October every year. Dates and complimentary invitations will be available here when they are available.

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