Organisations
Trade organisations play an important role in the art and antiques market. Their remit may include lobbying, communicating information to members, offering professional development and qualifications, organising events, setting standards and ensuring adherence to them.
Other organisations listed in this section perform different functions such as providing online marketplaces, education or supplying other services to the art and antiques trade.
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Chinese Year of the Pig provides theme for Cotswolds trade association fair
11 February 2019English pottery specialist John Howard is among the many dealers featuring pig-related pieces at the next Cotswolds Art and Antiques Dealers’ Association (CADA) Fair.
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The CADA face of the fair
11 February 2019Every year, a female portrait is chosen as the ‘Face of the Fair’ at CADA (see main story for fair details).
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French trade bodies call on President Macron to stop UK art market gaining an advantage from Brexit
08 February 2019Members of the trade federation Conseil National du Marché de l’Art (CNMA) have published an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron and the French government calling for changes to stop France’s art market losing out to the UK after Brexit.
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Darwin’s handwritten page from ‘On the Origin of Species’ barred from export in hope of finding UK buyer
08 February 2019The owner of a handwritten page from Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ has been temporarily prevented from exporting it out of the UK by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Ebay’s new tracking policy could lead to higher postage fees
08 February 2019EBay has announced a change to its postal tracking policy as a caution against buyers who fraudulently claim they never received items that were sent.
Survey launched to gauge impact of ivory ban
04 February 2019Industry trade bodies have launched a survey that will attempt to measure the financial impact of the Ivory Act (2018) which comes into force later this year. Collectors, dealers and auctioneers of antique ivory are being encouraged to take part.
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Wartski introduces BADA Friends to treasures of the past
02 February 2019London jewellers Wartski introduced members of the BADA Friends to a trove of Fabergé and Celtic jewellery in a special event this week.
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Government strengthens law to protect treasure finds
01 February 2019The government is proposing to strengthen the Treasure Act to include important finds that do not fit the current legal definition.
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Industry bodies urge collectors and trade to take part in survey on economic impact of Ivory Act
29 January 2019Industry trade bodies are today launching a survey that will attempt to measure the financial impact of the Ivory Act (2018) which comes into force later this year. Collectors, dealers and auctioneers of antique ivory are being encouraged to take part.
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Social media, succession planning and Brexit top agenda at latest LAPADA conference
28 January 2019Around 100 dealers will gather at the House of Lords next month for the latest annual LAPADA conference.
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Dealers' association partners with US books portal Biblio for annual fair after dropping AbeBooks
28 January 2019The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association has signed up US online marketplace Biblio as chief sponsor of its flagship annual fair on June 7-9.
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Q&A with London’s rare book fair chairman Pom Harrington
28 January 2019With Biblio as partner and a rebrand of its annual fair, the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association is expecting a spike in visitors and exhibitors at its flagship event.
BADA: No deal Brexit means Eurostar ban on CITES export
28 January 2019MADAM – I refer to your Brexit article (‘No deal warning for CITES-listed items’, ATG No 2376).
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Government halts export of 17th century southern Indian tray in hope of finding UK buyer
23 January 2019A south Indian Bidri pear-shaped tray dating from the 17th century has been temporarily blocked from export from the UK by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Antiques and antiquities trade fear extra red tape from EU bill on cultural objects
21 January 2019The European Parliament is to vote on a new law this week that would introduce extra red tape for dealers in antiques and antiquities operating within the European Union.
Defra issues import and export warning for CITES-listed natural history specimens in the event of a No deal Brexit
17 January 2019CITES-listed natural history specimens will no longer be able to pass through Dover or the Eurotunnel in the event of a No deal Brexit, the government has warned.
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Trade associations to mount survey on financial impact of ivory ban
14 January 2019Art market trade bodies are commissioning a survey to assess the potential financial impact on buyers, sellers and collectors of antique ivory of a law that will usher in a near-total ban on the UK ivory trade.
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Bookseller boost as number of independent shops grow in the UK
08 January 2019The decline in independent bookshops in the UK appears to have been halted with growth recorded for the second year in a row.
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Ivory bill receives Royal Assent from Queen to become the Ivory Act 2018
20 December 2018The Queen has formally agreed to make the ivory bill, which proposes a near-total ban on the trade in ivory, into an Act of Parliament.
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Philip de László's 150th anniversary celebrated at BADA Fair
15 December 2018BADA features the paintings of Philip de László (1869-1937), the Hungarian painter known for his portraits of royals and aristocrats, as the loan exhibition at its 2019 fair.
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