Obituaries
Articles regarding the lives of late art and antiques dealers, auctioneers, collectors and people connected to the industry.
Funeral notice: Paul Treadaway
18 March 2019Paul Treadaway, antique dealer and gilder, died on March 5 after a long illness. He will be sadly missed by his family, friends and colleagues.
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Obituary: Evert Douwes (1928-2019)
18 March 2019Our very special and beloved father, Evert (Everardus Josephus Maria) Douwes, passed away on March 6 at the age of 90.
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Funeral notice: Graham Wells of Summers Davis Antiques
18 March 2019The family of Graham Wells of Summers Davis Antiques Wallingford are very sad to announce his death.
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Tribute: Remembering pioneering Isleworth scholar and collector Dr Trevor Darling
11 March 2019As reported in this week’s Dealers’ Diary, Jupiter Antiques is holding the first spring exhibition in its 35-year history. It takes place within an outside organised event (Penman Fairs), The Chelsea Antiques Fair. Five collections feature, including hundreds of pieces put together by the late Dr Trevor Darling, who died last year. Ahead of the fair Jupiter Antiques has paid tribute to him.
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Obituary: Book dealer Tony Parkinson
25 February 2019Tony Parkinson, who died suddenly just after Christmas, at the age of 75, was a much-respected and well-loved book dealer in Southport for over 40 years. He opened Parkinson’s Books in its current location on Lord Street in 1981, specialising in antiquarian books, of which he had an encyclopaedic knowledge.
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Obituary: Paola Noé (1958-2019)
25 February 2019Alfies Antiques Market has paid tribute to one of its dealers, Paola Noé, who died on January 19.
Obituary: Antique furniture dealer John Bedford
25 February 2019John Bedford of William Bedford was one of the major dealers in antique furniture in London in the 1970s and for the next 35 years dominated his corner of the trade.
Funeral date: Jeff Day
25 February 2019Lawrences of Crewkerne has just announced, with great sadness, the unexpected death of Jeff Day, the auction house’s militaria specialist.
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Obituary: John Frederick Braund
25 February 2019It is with regret we announce the death of John Frederick Braund of Turpin’s Antiques, who passed away peacefully on January 29, aged 90.
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Obituary: Michael J Stainer (1935-2019)
18 February 2019Auctioneer and valuer Michael J Stainer FSVA, based in Dorset, passed away peacefully on February 4, surrounded by his family.
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Obituaries: David Lavender and Judith Howard
11 February 2019Obituaries for a portrait miniatures expert and a renowned Sevres expert.
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Obituary: Edward Burd (1938-2018)
14 January 2019Edward Burd, who died in October, was a well-known dealer in English dial and wall clocks who was active on the provincial English antiques fair circuit.
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Obituary: Silver dealer Arnold Pash
07 January 2019Arnold Pash (1928-2018), veteran silver dealer of A Pash & Son, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2018, at home surrounded by his family after battling cancer and ill health.
Tribute to ‘Uncle Stan’, a comics great
19 November 2018Following the death of American comic book writer, editor, and publisher Stan Lee on November 12, Malcolm Phillips of Comic Book Auctions has written toATGwith a personal tribute:
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Obituary: dealer Mary Pearson
05 November 2018Mary Pearson, who died peacefully on September 5, was a well-known and highly knowledgeable dealer, trading at various London markets as well as running her own antiques shop.
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Obituary: Brian Thompson (1952-2018)
29 October 2018Brian Thompson boarded a boat in Sydney and set sail for the UK at the age of 17. He was unhappy that his country of birth was taking part in the Vietnam War.
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Anthony Woodburn (1944-2018) – an appreciation by Howard Walwyn
08 October 2018Anthony Woodburn, who has just died after a long and very brave struggle against myelodysplasia, was the leading dealer in English period antique clocks for the last 40 years.
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Tributes paid to influential Islamic art dealer Oliver Hoare
17 September 2018Tributes have been paid to Islamic art’s ‘most influential’ dealer Oliver Hoare who has died aged 73 after a battle with cancer.
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Obituaries: Edward Carrol and Alexander Sloane
10 September 2018Two obituaries from the art and antiques trade.
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Obituary: Furniture dealer Peter Bontoft
03 September 2018A prominent figure in the early furniture trade, Peter Bontoft of William H Stokes Antiques, died suddenly of a heart attack, on July 29. He was 73.
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