Latest News Articles by Noelle McElhatton
The situation evolves – but safe delivery options are available
06 April 2020Given the government’s strict guidelines on social distancing, what delivery options can art and antiques buyers use during the lockdown period?
How Adams Antiques Fairs' London event went ahead before future dates were postponed
23 March 2020The round of applause that broke out for fair organiser Matthew Adams at the Royal Horticultural Halls on Sunday, March 15 was loud and, exhibitors said, very well-earned.
Kempton final March date postponed but 'we're evaluating next dates on a weekly basis'
20 March 2020Sunbury Antiques Fairs, organiser of Kempton and Sandown fairs, has postponed the next scheduled dates of both events due to coronavirus concerns.
IACF cancels Newark, Ardingly but reschedules Peterborough from April to June
19 March 2020IACF, the UK’s largest fair organiser, has cancelled flagship events in April and May as “the health of our stallholders and loyal buyers is our absolute priority” during the coronavirus crisis.
Picture special: how the show went on for Adams Fairs in London on Sunday
19 March 2020Despite coronavirus concerns, dealers came out in support of Adams Antiques Fairs staging its monthly London event last Sunday - ahead of postponement of future dates
Coronavirus: some Irish auctioneers bank on internet bidding as Adam's and DeVeres postpone sales
18 March 2020Irish auctioneers are split on whether to postpone sales to comply with the country's coronavirus social distancing rules, with some banking on internet bidding to continue to host auctions.
Ireland’s role in Britain’s colonial past recalled in single owner collection for sale at Sheppard’s
17 March 2020A private collection featuring Anglo-Indian and Islamic objects, amassed from Irish country house sales over a 60-year period, comes to auction in Durrow, Ireland on March 24.
The Open Art Fair: exhibitors told fair debut 'is going ahead’ despite coronavirus fears
04 March 2020Organisers of The Open Art Fair, successor to the BADA Fair, have written to exhibitors confirming the event will go ahead from March 18-24 in London – despite the cancellation of other high-profile art market on coronavirus concerns.
Lawyer for dealers in Ivory Act appeal: ‘prepare to sell your antique ivory’
27 February 2020A lawyer acting for dealers and collectors bidding to have the Ivory Act 2018 overturned warned antique ivory owners they need to “prepare to sell quickly” if judges reject the legal challenge.
Ivory appeal will be streamed live on YouTube
21 February 2020The final attempt by dealers and collectors to block the Ivory Act, taking place in the Court of Appeal early next week, will be live streamed on YouTube.
And the award for ‘best antiques in a movie’ goes to…
10 February 2020Ever been distracted by the antiques in a movie or TV series and wondered if they were ‘right’ or where they came from?
Trade urged to spread the word on sustainability
10 February 2020A leading interior designer will tell a gathering of antiques dealers next month that the trade has been slow to promote antiques as reused items – at a time when sustainability and climate change dominate political and commercial agendas.
Object lessons from Malvern dealers
10 February 2020Despite or perhaps because of their macabre nature, antique medical instruments have a strong following, both among practitioners and general buyers.
Horses for courses at Malvern flea
10 February 2020Dealers have their favoured pitches at B2B’s Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair, as ATG discovers
Antiques trade 'lagging behind on promoting its green credentials', celebrity interior designer says
05 February 2020A leading interior designer will tell a gathering of antiques dealers next month that the trade has been slow to promote antiques as reused items – at a time when sustainability and climate change dominate political and commercial agendas.
Ivory Act: court date set 'earlier than expected' for final legal challenge by dealers and collectors
31 January 2020The battle by dealers and collectors to overturn the Ivory Act will enter its final phase on February 24 and 25 at the Court of Appeal.
At Kempton this week: six objects to tempt interior decorators from £20 to four figures
30 January 2020Kempton isn’t just the preserve of early-rising antique dealers (though some, like BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan, arrive only after 10am).
Hemswell Antique Centres in Lincolnshire gives its dealers a helping hand to go digital
27 January 2020On first appearance, Hemswell Antique Centres is your traditional dealer collective, only with more space and dealers than any other centre in Europe.