LAPADA
The trade association LAPADA represents art and antiques dealers in the UK. It was formed in 1974 and is based in London.
It has more than 500 members and, although the majority are based in the UK, it also has around 50 members in 16 other countries.
The association was previously called the London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association but, while it retains the LAPADA acronym in its title, it is now known as ‘The Association of Art and Antique Dealers’.
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News in Brief – including news of a new date for the relaunched LAPADA fair
16 January 2023A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a new autumn date for the returning LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair.
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LAPADA fair to make 2023 comeback
21 November 2022The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square, London, will return next year.
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New faces including at Catherine Southon Auctioneers, Olympia Auctions and LAPADA
18 August 2022The latest appointments and moves across auction houses, dealers and associations.
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Two extra fairs lined up for London 2023
08 August 2022Two more London fairs are on the cards for next year.
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Game changer: LAPADA tries out a Welsh event
25 July 2022LAPADA, The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers, is returning to The Game Fair this summer and plans to debut at The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Welsh Game Fair in the autumn.
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Going platinum: the market for royal memorabilia
30 May 2022English jubilees, coronations and investitures have long been occasions not only for a national celebration but also for manufacturers to cash in with an array of souvenirs. In this special report we turn the spotlight on royal items offered and sold by dealers and auction houses
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Brexit: what the trade bodies are doing to help
23 May 2022Dealers’ association LAPADA collaborated with shipping company Gander & White, the high net worth advisory group Rawlinson & Hunter and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to produce a free, public guide of Brexit FAQs, which is available via the organisation’s website’s main page.
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Dealer news in brief including a celebration of clocks with LAPADA dealers
25 April 2022A round-up of news and events from around the trade.
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New hires and promotions across auction houses and dealerships in the UK and overseas
16 March 2022The latest jobs news in the art and antiques sector.
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Dixon takes LAPADA vice chairman role
14 March 2022John Dixon of Scotland’s Georgian Antiques has become the new vice chairman of dealer association LAPADA.
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Online initiatives are here to stay, says LAPADA
31 January 2022Since the outbreak of the pandemic many LAPADA members turned their attention to the web, says the trade association’s CEO Freya Simms.
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Three things we learned at this year’s LAPADA Conference
14 October 2021Dealers returned to London this week for the LAPADA Conference 2021 which had the theme of ‘Reset & Refresh’.
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Rebrands and new hires – an update on the latest moves across the art and antiques sector
05 October 2021The latest Movers & Shakers news across the UK including a new president at BADA and a new board member at LAPADA.
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LAPADA announces autumn conference event
16 September 2021Dealer association LAPADA has announced a return of its annual conference and this time it is being held in the autumn, as opposed to the usual February.
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Opportunity is aim of the game at The Game Fair
09 August 2021LAPADA tries partnership with a different kind of fair amid latest trade challenges
ATG LETTER: Trade associations - the mindset should be forward-looking
12 July 2021The argument for LAPADA and BADA merger.
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Dealer association LAPADA cancels autumn fair due to ongoing coronavirus impact
27 May 2021The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair usually held in the autumn in London’s Berkeley Square has been cancelled for a second year running.
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Dealers prove game for countryside fair
12 April 2021More than 20 LAPADA dealers have signed up to take stands at The Game Fair this summer.
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The Brexit effect: Dealers learning to live with complicated new trading rules for the vital EU market
01 March 2021When Freya Simms presented at a European art market conference in late January, forecasting what dealers should expect in 2021, the LAPADA chief executive illustrated her slides with an image of someone dragging a ball of red tape up the hill.
ATG letters: Trade bodies merger plea: one Jeremy for, one against…
22 February 2021MADAM – At the risk of boring your readers with yet another letter from me, I would like to endorse Kay Michie’s very sensible suggestion that one organisation representing the antiques trade would be better than two (Letters, ATG No 2479).
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