Dealers

The countdown to save winter Olympia has begun as the organisers warn that advanced dealer commitment is crucial.

A c.1715 Queen Anne burr walnut secretaire kneehole desk was among the highlight sales at the recent 'Petworth Park Antiques Fair'.

More than 50 works by the French modern sculptor César (1921-98) are on display in the artist’s home city of Marseille.

Several of the events taking place during this London summer season have put the emphasis on growth or diversification as organisers look to the future. But for porcelain dealer Brian Haughton, whose pair of porcelain events returns this month, the key is keeping specialised and drawing inspiration from the past.

Among the highlights Brian Haughton offers in 'A Collectors’ Paradise' is this Meissen group of a Danish pug dog with her two puppies, modelled c.1745 by JJ Kaendler (1706-75) and painted black, brown and white.

Uniting galleries, auction houses, artists and one of London’s venerable art institutions – and even Victoria Beckham – Mayfair Art Weekend returns this summer.

William Mitchell of John Mitchell Fine Paintings has published a monograph on the life and work of the artist Gabriel Loppé (1825-1913).

Among a selection of oils and watercolours on show at Goodman Fine Art is this View of North Berwick from Kelty in Scotland by Samuel Bough.

Madeleine Perridge is gallery director at Kallos Gallery, which specialises in art of the ancient world and stands at Masterpiece London for the first time this summer.

The Works on Paper Fair has ceased running after more than 30 years – a reflection of a contracting market, dealers say.

In 1930, Jonathan Swift’s 18th century satirical book Gulliver’s Travels was republished by Cresset Press with a suite of illustrations by the British artist Rex Whistler (1905-44).

The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, has hired a new fair manager.

Public relations and fairs specialist Freya Simms is a mere two weeks into the job as chief executive of dealer body LAPADA but has hit the ground running.