Dealers

Dealers come in all shapes and forms, from small sole-traders to powerhouse galleries. Both play an integral role in the art and antiques market.

They often specialise in a given fields such as jewellery, ceramics, paintings, Asian art or coins but there are also plenty of general dealers operating across different categories.

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Phil Taylor’s cool stuff and Turkish delights

21 December 2020

A 1930s kilim hand-made in the Antalya region is offered for £2500 at Phil Taylor’s Cool Stuff’s New Year exhibition of Turkish rugs and pottery.

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5 Questions: Post-war design specialist Philip Thomas

21 December 2020

Philip Thomas specialises in Post-war design and decoration and is one of the dealers taking part in The Decorative Antiques and Textile Fair’s Digital Decorative Gallery Windows.

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CADA dealers serve up a treat

21 December 2020

The Cotswold Art Antiques Dealers Association (CADA) has dubbed its Christmas campaign ‘A Table is Not Just for Christmas’, using its website and social media platforms to promote its members’ offerings.

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Mayfair event normally held in a five-star hotel has a different feel to reflect the times

21 December 2020

A Chinese export reverse painted mirror plate in a carved George III frame is one of the highlights at the 'Mayfair Antiques and Fine Art Fair'.

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Warm idea in the frost

21 December 2020

‘Tis the season to indulge and give a little back and at James Hyman Gallery’s online charity sale you can do both.

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Yes, it was a bit challenging…

21 December 2020

A bonkers year like no other did nevertheless have its highlights as the trade battled back

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Plea to help find presidential pocket watch stolen from London dealer

17 December 2020

The trade has been asked to look out for a 14ct gold pocket watch that was stolen on December 12 from a gallery in Camden Passage in Islington, London.

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New salerooms plus appointments at galleries – the latest news across the art and antiques sector

16 December 2020

Movers & Shakers including news of the launch of Minster Auctions and a new home for The Pedestal.

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Book trade on alert after smash and grab thefts in London

14 December 2020

A spate of thefts from central London shops has put the antiquarian book trade on high alert.

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Get all cosy with a catalogue from an art gallery

14 December 2020

Many indoor fairs are on hold – so curl up at home and do some armchair browsing

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Online: PBFA monthly virtual showcase set to be a permanent booking

14 December 2020

So well has the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association’s (PBFA) monthly online book fair been received that it is being continued as a permanent fixture.

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Roman glass vessels feature in Claire Brown catalogue

14 December 2020

A group of four Roman glass vessels dating from the late 1st to 3rd century AD are offered at prices ranging from £500-2000 in Claire Brown Art’s catalogue Inspiration.

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Fair includes a black tie trade ball

14 December 2020

Dealer Gary Wallis is looking forward to next year and the first of his biannual Henley Decor Fairs that will run for five days instead of two.

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Justin Croft's catalogue includes rare Niklaus Bohny edition

14 December 2020

In his latest catalogue, 'Edification', Justin Croft offers works such as this French version of Niklaus Bohny’s 'Neues Bilderbuch' (New Picture Book).

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The tale of a 26-mile walk to buy a bible

14 December 2020

Destined for the now cancelled Towy Events Christmas antiques and fleamarket at the Carmarthen Showground were two rare Welsh plates from the Llanelly Pottery, which Towy Events organiser and dealer Robert Pugh had planned to take.

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Unrecorded Worcester mug offered by Albert Amor

14 December 2020

This previously unrecorded cylindrical mug is an addition to the known Worcester underglaze blue armorial pieces.

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Landscapes on offer at John Mitchell

14 December 2020

A recent catalogue by John Mitchell Fine Paintings offers landscape paintings.

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Greek vessel among highlights at Kallos Gallery

14 December 2020

London antiquities specialist Kallos Gallery offers this attic black-figure lekythos from c.525-475BC. The decoration depicts a Dionysiac scene with two satyrs chasing maenads.

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New Zealand artist's watercolour available from Jonathan Grant Gallery

14 December 2020

Last month, New Zealand dealer John Gooderham of Jonathan Grant Gallery released a catalogue of works by artist Frances Hodgkins and her circle after three years of research.

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Peter Harrington's catalogue includes inscribed Rudyard Kipling first edition

14 December 2020

Peter Harrington’s Christmas 2020 catalogue features a selection of first and special editions such as this copy of 'Just So Stories' by Rudyard Kipling.

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