Obituaries

Articles regarding the lives of late art and antiques dealers, auctioneers, collectors and people connected to the industry.


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Obituary: antiques dealer Robert Jackson Whitfield (1941-2024)

30 September 2024

Family and friends regretfully announce the death of Robert Jackson Whitfield aged 82 (born 10 October 1941, died 2 September 2024)

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Obituary: Furniture dealer David Pettifer (1930-2024)

30 September 2024

The antique furniture world has lost one of its great characters and senior statesmen in David Pettifer who died on 30th August aged 94.

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Obituary: antiques dealer Paul Lorimer Gifford Nash

27 August 2024

We regret to announce the death of Paul Lorimer Gifford Nash (July 27, 1941-June 28, 2024).

Kasper König, influential German curator dies aged 80

20 August 2024

Known as the 'James Bond' of the art world, König was as colourful and controversial as the art and sculpture he supported

Obituary: Portobello Road antiques dealer John Odgers

12 August 2024

John Odgers passed away peacefully on July 13 aged 82.

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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'

Obituary: Annie Hammersley (Ann Bernfeld)

15 July 2024

Ann Hammersley passed away peacefully on June 23, 2024.

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Obituary: Michael Curl

15 July 2024

ATG was saddened to receive news of our crossword compiler Michael Curl’s sudden passing, aged 77. There will be no summer crossword in the next issue. We know how much readers enjoyed putting their wits against Michael’s twice-yearly compositions. His daughter Rachel pays tribute to him below.

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Leading US fair owner Sanford L Smith dies aged 84

07 June 2024

Sanford L Smith, owner of some of the leading fairs in the US, has died.

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Obituary: Horologist Derek Roberts

03 June 2024

Derek Roberts, who has died aged 93, was an antiquarian horologist, author and dealer, who brought the modern world into a previously somewhat rarified business.

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Obituary: Sir John Boardman (1927-2024)

03 June 2024

Sir John Boardman OBE FBA Hon RA, Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford and an Honorary Fellow of the Magdalene College Cambridge for 40 years, was not just the pre-eminent scholar of Archaeology and Ancient Greece, he also proved to be a remarkable friend to the antiquities trade and collecting.

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Bruce Fearn: ‘It was a privilege to have known him’

27 May 2024

I was sad to read your obituary in ATG No 2644 about Bruce Fearn.

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Obituary: Auctioneer Bruce Fearn (1939-2024)

20 May 2024

February saw the sad death of Bruce Fearn, FRICS, FSVA and former head of Neales Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers in Nottingham and Derby.

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Obituary: furniture restorer Michael Barrington

29 April 2024

Michael Barrington was the driving force behind the British Antique Furniture Restorers’ Association (BAFRA) since he was elected its chairman in 1994 and then chief executive officer until 2014.

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Obituary: Ceramics dealer Rod Jellicoe

22 April 2024

We first met Rod over 40 years ago when we both dabbled in the flea markets of the North West. Rod was forming his business from tiny seeds and we were trying to make a little profit to feed our habit (collecting pots!).

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Dealer Colnaghi pays tribute to former owner Lord Rothschild

18 March 2024

London art dealership Colnaghi pays tribute to its former owner, Lord Rothschild, who died on February 26 (see Obituary, ATG No 2633).

Obituary: Mark Hayter (1952-2023)

11 March 2024

Mark Hayter was a part of the Chenil Galleries success story in Chelsea of the early 80s, specialising mostly in Art Nouveau and Art Deco with wife Myrna and colleague Tony Coakley.

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Obituary: Jacob Rothschild (1936-2024)

04 March 2024

Financier and patron of the arts and collector, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936-2024), died on February 26, aged 87.

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Ceramics dealer Rod Jellicoe dies aged 70

26 February 2024

London porcelain dealer Rod Jellicoe died on February 4 aged 70.

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Obituary: Book dealer Gerald William Mosdell (1935-2024)

26 February 2024

Friends, family, customers and booksellers from across the UK gathered in Colwyn Bay on February 12 to say their last goodbyes to Gerry Mosdell.

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