Dealers

Decorative arts specialist Eric Knowles has become a dealer and teamed up with others in the trade to launch a new emporium in Kent.

“I’m expecting a 50-50 split from the exhibitors who follow my fairs and dealers local to the area”, said Nick Bayliss, talking about his new annual Festival of Antiques at Cheltenham Racecourse.

Nine works sold by dealers at The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair

Koopman Rare Art has moved to Mayfair after more than 50 years in the London Silver Vaults on Chancery Lane.

Portobello and Golborne Markets are now running on Sundays as well as the Saturdays throughout the summer until August 11.

Despite a last minute move to a new site, the Henley Décor Fair at the end of May was a big success, said organiser Gary Wallis.

A third-generation dealer, Elizabeth Fitzsimmons specialises in Old Master portraiture and has recently launched her first website selling portraits from the 16th-20th centuries.

The planned 30-stand Designer and Makers’ Fair on July 17-18 at Charleston Manor, near Lewes in East Sussex was cancelled at the beginning of July.

The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair returned last month with 60 exhibitors and plenty of sales.

Lewes is well known to antiques and vintage-hunters.

There was strong footfall – despite the football – as dealers relished the return of Petworth fair

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Believed to date from the mid-17th century, this double portrait is a fascinating painting on many accounts.

“We want art and antiques galleries to know that this area is now affordable," says dealer S Franses after High Court victory

Highlights from the first tranche of the clock collection of Isle of Man entrepreneur and horologist Dr John C Taylor (b.1936) were offered for sale by dealership Carter Marsh in London last week.

This unique steel sculpture is among a series of monumental works by the late Michael Lyons (1943-2019) on display at Thirsk Hall & Sculpture Park in North Yorkshire thanks to London gallery Willoughby Gerrish.

Three updates about events taking place in Hungerford, Charlwood and the East End of London

After much trepidation around the launch of her monthly outdoor brocante in Dorking, Jane Alexander of Dovehouse Fine Antiques Fairs finally saw it happen on Sunday, June 20.