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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'Catalogue 100' released by Grosvenor Prints
14 December 2020Covent Garden dealership Grosvenor Prints planned to feature 100 items in its special Catalogue 100, but after delaying its release for nine months due to Covid-19 challenges, it now has an excess of items to offer.
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Online: PBFA monthly virtual showcase set to be a permanent booking
14 December 2020So 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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Australian Antique and Art Dealers Association's catalogue
14 December 2020For those in the southern hemisphere, Christmas means summer, sun, flowers and exotic wildlife. In this year’s Australian Antique and Art Dealers Association (AAADA) Christmas Catalogue, dealer Josef Lebovic offers a group of 11 Antipodean Christmas cards from c.1883.
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The tale of a 26-mile walk to buy a bible
14 December 2020Destined 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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The latest hires at The Fine Art Society, Phillips, Ewbank’s and BADA – appointments across the art and antiques sector
08 December 2020The latest Movers & Shakers news including new faces at Phillips, Ewbank's and The Fine Art Society.
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Plans remain in flux for indoor art and antiques event organisers
07 December 2020Organisers of indoor art and antiques fairs continue to make alternative plans for the first half of next year.
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Unesco ad campaign on looted art has ‘intention to mislead’
07 December 2020A Unesco campaign aimed at increasing public awareness of looted art is threatening to backfire after it emerged the ‘stories’ told in its adverts were fabricated.
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Talisman boss sets up new business in Wiltshire
07 December 2020Wiltshire shop marks return to the spotlight for Talisman boss but in a more relaxed mood.
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Fourteen female artists feature in fine art show
07 December 2020Painted in oil on panel, Flowers in a blue jug by Scottish artist Anne Redpath (1895-1965) is one of the highlights at Richard Green’s exhibition Fortitude, Perseverance, Creativity: Fourteen Women Artists.
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The Battersea Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair goes digital with tours
07 December 2020The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair (DATF) is launching digital initiatives after being forced to cancel two out of its three annual events this year.
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5 Questions: dealer Cordelia Donohoe
07 December 2020Cordelia Donohoe has run Azul Tribe, selling ethnic and tribal adornments in London since 2013. She is among the exhibitors at the latest online edition of Tribal Art London.
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The web shop window: Danish stoneware flambé fish jug
07 December 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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Shapero’s emporium offers a one-stop-shop for all
07 December 2020With indoor fairs still more or less on ice for now, a new project from Shapero is offering dealers the chance to unite under one roof.
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Tribal show gets into the spirit
07 December 2020Offered by Bryan Reeves of Tribal Gathering for £4200, this Luba baboon mask is one of more than 100 objects on offer at Tribal Art London’s third online event, Spirit Animals.
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King’s Road attracts new design and antiques shops
04 December 2020A landlord on the King’s Road in Chelsea has reported a boost in interest for interior design shops including two new antiques and design firms.
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The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) appoints new chairman
02 December 2020The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has appointed Louise Phillips as its new chairman, taking over from Michael Cohen.
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Trade delight as markets and dealers reopen
30 November 2020The art and antiques sector breathed a sigh of relief with the news that shops and centres, auction houses, markets and some fairs can reopen in England from December 2.
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5 Questions: art dealer James Mackinnon
30 November 2020Dealer James Mackinnon is among the participants in this year’s London Art Week. He has been an independent dealer since 1970.
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The web shop window: ‘Princes’ edition’ of epic poem symbolising Holy Roman Emperor
30 November 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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More than a nod to online
30 November 2020James Waggott of The Antiques Centre York is a happy chap.
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