Dealers

Old Master and a string of heavy hitters boost an encouraging event despite challenging times

A round up of portrait miniatures appearing at auction and offered by dealers.

Natalie Smith owns Woodbridge Antiques in Suffolk and specialises in silver and jewellery.

Venue clash means Malvern Flea is off but Detling is a definite B2B destination

A dealer who acquired a long-closed angling shop is bringing a Swedish touch via Suffolk to the annual National Vintage Fishing Tackle Fair.

The market presence of Sarah Biffin (1784-1850), a portrait miniaturist born without hands, arms and legs, has been rising over the past few years.

Despite being buffeted by the vagaries of fashion and now the modern crusade against antique ivory, portrait miniatures have managed to keep a keen collecting base.

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

The team behind 2Covet has closed its events division, abandoning all plans to run fairs.

US buyers have boosted sales for UK dealers and auction houses this autumn after the slump in sterling.

Bennie Gray is celebrating the long-awaited opening of the new Bond Street station in Mayfair.

A dealer has identified a design for a cenotaph to Antonio Canova (1757-1822) in time for the 200th anniversary of the Italian sculptor’s death.

An exhibition of pictures comes to the next 'Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia' from an unexpected source: the auctioneer in antique woodworking tools David Stanley.

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

This English watercolour of a Chelsea Pensioner c.1900, priced at £500, is among the offerings at the Christmas 2022 exhibition held jointly by former business partners Malcolm Innes and Anthony Woodd.

First edition of 'Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale' resulting from a merger takes place in Paris this month

Solo Antiques brings a Daum glass and silver absinthe or opera muff flask to the next Scone Palace Antiques & Fine Art Fair in Perth.

It is with great sadness that we announce Danny Robinson has passed away peacefully after a short stay in hospital at the age of 84.

As well as working in marketing for various major fairs and dealers, Duncan Phillips of Somerset deals in his own right, specialising in 19th and 20th century watercolours and studio ceramics