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A large shark and tarot card reading might seem a bizarre way to bring visitors into a north-west London antiques centre but there is method behind the apparent madness.

London dealership AntikBar brings a major collection of pieces relating to Intourist, the 20th century USSR travel company, to 'Firsts London' book fair.

A collection of Nelson commemoratives amassed over 30 years includes pieces once owned by the man himself

A highlight of Apollo Art Auctions’ (20% buyer’s premium) April 27-28 sale was a trio of Egyptian sandstone reliefs from the Amarna period, the 17-year reign of the radical pharaoh Amenhotep IV known as Akhenaten.

Dickinson holds its first exhibition in the field with Renaissance artists going under the spotlight

Art dealer Philip Mould and interior designer Edward Bulmer first met in their early 20s while students at East Anglia University and have remained friends ever since.

Shapero Rare Books has given a vote of confidence to London’s West End by moving to even larger premises within Mayfair.

South London auction house Roseberys has appointed a new member to its leadership team following the departure of joint managing director Vicki Wonfor after 15 years with the firm.

Dealer Sky Duthie brings an Arts & Crafts movement binding of The Ingoldsby Legends to this year’s PBFA London Summer Book Fair.

There is a new fine art event in town this month as dealers unveil The Little London Art Fair.

A collection of 23 vintage photographs is showcased in Robert Young Antiques’ exhibition Ironmongers.

Theme of Firsts fair centres on works not being seen just as reading material but things of beauty

As well as his usual commercial stand at Photo London this year, Robert Hershkowitz stages a special exhibition on French calotype.

Roseberys’ managing director Vicki Wonfor has left the south London auction house after 15 years at the firm.

The age-old saying has it that dealers never really retire, but life does not always run according to adages.

One of the exhibitors at this month’s Photographica says ‘point and shoot’ cameras are in demand

'A New Chart of History' by the British chemist and natural philosopher Joseph Priestley is considered one of the most influential timelines published in the 18th century.