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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More than 400 dealers ready to go

12 August 2024

The next edition of the antiques vintage fair run by Love Fairs at the Kent Showground is on Saturday and Sunday, August 31 to September 1.

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Newcastle fair under starter’s orders

12 August 2024

Event launched in the north-east becomes latest to be staged at an ever-popular racecourse venue

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Five questions with costume and luggage dealer Leslie Verrinder

12 August 2024

Leslie Verrinder started with an accessories stall in Camden but is now a happy fixture in Alfies Antique Market on Church Street, north-west London.

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Find bargains and a beer at So Last Century's new market in Gipsy Hill

12 August 2024

Alan Old of So Last Century has started a new antiques market at the Gipsy Hill Brewery’s Taproom, near Crystal Palace in south London.

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Surrealist star wows London after 50-year absence

09 August 2024

Henry Orlik was celebrated alongside Salvador Dali and René Magritte before he withdrew from the art world. A new show at Winsor Birch is bringing him back into the spotlight

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JRR Tolkien letter taking a swipe at Conan Doyle sells for £20,000

08 August 2024

Opinionated and philosophical missives to friends and first editions from the Lord of the Rings cycle are available through Bayliss Rare Books

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Rare book dealer Shapero moves premises in London

07 August 2024

Shapero Rare Books has recently commandeered an audacious move from their previous Bond Street store to a newly developed, dazzling landmark building.

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King's Road dealer Guinevere Antiques to close after 61 years

06 August 2024

Frequented by A-list stars, home builders and collectors, Guinevere Antiques pioneered trends and enchanted the public with dramatic window displays

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London dealer Peter Harrington marks an anniversary and a new chapter

05 August 2024

Last month, Peter Harrington hosted a party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of their flagship location in Mayfair.

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Busy August: Centres, bookshops and a pop-up fair tempt visitors to Edinburgh

05 August 2024

Edinburgh is famous for its rich history, huge cultural scene and magnificent architecture, dominated by the castle.

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London gallery sells feminist masterpiece to Manchester Art Gallery

02 August 2024

Martin Beisly Fine Art has sold a major work by a female Victorian artist to Manchester Art Gallery.

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Paris gallery makes first showing at Frieze Masters

02 August 2024

Alongside 130 galleries from all over the world, Galerie Léage are making their debut at Frieze Masters.

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Five Questions with Church Street dealer Nick Jones

31 July 2024

Nick Jones has been a dealer for over 30 years. His shop at 34 Church Street in north London is a magnet for stylists, interior designers and celebrities.

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The perennial power of Picasso on show at London dealership

31 July 2024

In 1973, celebrated artists took part in ‘Hommage à Picasso’, a project launched to celebrate the artist's 90th birthday. Gerrish Fine Art are revisiting that collective response

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LAPADA launches a Fringe festival for 2024

29 July 2024

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair is hosting a fringe festival which includes a recital in Handel's dining room and new way to see the works of Michelangelo and Da Vinci

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Catalogue of Churchill memorabilia spells V for valuable

26 July 2024

From unpublished writings to a clothes brush from his valet, collection marks the 150th anniversary year of Sir Winston Churchill’s birth

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Start a Collection with Zsuzsi Roboz at Messums

23 July 2024

Start a Collection was launched by David Messum to encourage and welcome first-time buyers. This year's event celebrates the work of Zsuzsi Roboz (1929-2012).

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Obituary: Kensington Church Street dealer Gretchen Andersen

22 July 2024

'Let all the world say / What they will / Speak of me / As you find'

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Second staging of Classic Antique Fair impresses

22 July 2024

Among the attractions of the Classic Antique Fairs in Birmingham staged from July 12-14 was the eye-catching display of dealership M&D Moir featuring a pair of powder pink vases by Franz Pallme König (c.1890).

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Classic Antique Fairs brings cheer and tea to NEC

22 July 2024

Summer fair in Birmingham receives warm welcome after its successful winter debut

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