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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Tomassos take contemporary focus

23 April 2018

This hyper-realist oil on canvas 'Orlando Furioso' was painted by Pierre Peyrolle in 1996 and is one of the collection of pictures by the artist included in La Profondeur de l’Artifice, the first exhibition for the French artist in the UK. It runs at the Tomasso Brothers’ London gallery until May 11.

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Buyers dip into the modern movement for design festival at south London lido

23 April 2018

The lone swimmer at the Brockwell Lido pictured here appears oblivious to what’s going on alongside the walkways.

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Art Deco and Art Nouveau hold steady at Antiques for Everyone despite ivory trade ban

23 April 2018

Art Deco and Art Nouveau sculptures may be one of the categories most at risk under the impending ivory sales ban, but at the recent Antiques for Everyone Fair (April 5-8) a dealer in that field reported no change as a result.

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Reclamation for dummies and a market winning idea

23 April 2018

Artist Mel Winning runs a reclamation business in the medieval market town of Manningtree in Essex.

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London dealer to offer rare collection of David Hockney’s works on paper at Frieze New York

20 April 2018

London dealership Offer Waterman will be taking a number of early works by David Hockney to Frieze New York next month.

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London dealer sells Van Gogh still-life to Dutch museum

18 April 2018

Connaught Brown has sold a still-life by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) to the Noordbrabants Museum in the Netherlands.

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Online art market up 12% to $4.2bn but growth slowing according to latest Hiscox Report

17 April 2018

The growth of the global online art market slowed in 2017 as price transparency remains a key issue for new buyers.

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Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac takes over Joseph Beuys estate ahead of exhibition

16 April 2018

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac has been appointed to represent the estate of artist Joseph Beuys (1921-86).

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Davie retrospective starts at Wheatley

16 April 2018

Alan Wheatley Art opens a retrospective of the art of Modern British artist Alan Davie (1920-2014) this week.

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Question time with dealer John Bird

16 April 2018

John Bird specialises in traditional English antiques. He appears next at the upcoming spring edition of the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair (April 17-22) where he has stood for more than 20 years.

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Peter Harrington holds Lowry exhibition featuring leading lithograph

16 April 2018

An exhibition of works by LS Lowry (1887-1976) has recently moved from Peter Harrington’s Dover Street shop to its Fulham Road location where it is on show until April 28.

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Antiques dealer Simon Spero’s special exhibition – his own blue and white collection

16 April 2018

Kensington Church Street dealer Simon Spero is to sell his personal collection of English blue and white porcelain at a special exhibition next month.

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Appliance of science: New hallmarks scheme for contemporary bronzes launched to fight fakes

16 April 2018

To address the increasing number of fakes, The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has launched a new digital ‘hallmark’ for editioned bronzes.

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Innovations at The London Original Print Fair set to draw in young collectors

16 April 2018

The fair offering a way to own a big name without the huge cost is back for 33rd staging.

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Abbott & Holder features work of two British female wood engravers

16 April 2018

Abbott & Holder’s upcoming exhibition features the work of two 20th century female wood engravers: Clare Leighton and Gwen Raverat.

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Stolen gramophone discovered in France will be returned to rightful owner

13 April 2018

A stolen gramophone will be returned to its owner next week after an Antiques Trade Gazette article alerted the buyer to the theft.

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Royal Warrant provides sweet reward for Rountree Tryon

09 April 2018

Rountree Tryon Galleries and director James Rountree have been granted a Royal Warrant by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

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CADA antiques dealers celebrate ruby anniversary with Blenheim Palace fair

09 April 2018

Ruby is the theme at fair held in grand venue as trade body marks its 40th birthday milestone.

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Ida John stars as face of CADA Fair at Blenheim Palace

09 April 2018

Sir William Rothenstein’s portrait of Ida John née Nettleship has been named ‘the face of the fair’ for the seventh edition of the CADA fair from April 19-22.

Chiswick Auctions confirms clear title for rare map collection

09 April 2018

Antiques Trade Gazette can confirm that Chiswick Auctions has proof of good title for a rare group of maps and charts, which the auction house sold last month.

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