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Interview: ‘It’s not so much a business but a way of life’

19 June 2023

Ahead of David Messum’s major show of British paintings in London and Marlow, the veteran dealer tells ATG about his long career – and how he relaxes on a terrace in Corfu with a paintbrush and a G&T

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The Freddie Mercury Collection: A kind of auction magic

19 June 2023

Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s art and antiques collection is coming up for sale in September.

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Highest Mayer auction sum since 1989

19 June 2023

Enthusiastic bidding emerged for two paintings included in an Old Masters sale at Chiswick Auctions (25/12% buyer’s premium).

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London Art Week widens decorative arts remit

19 June 2023

Collaborative London galleries event signals renewed appreciation of this collecting field

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5 Questions with Rachel Elwes

19 June 2023

Rachel Elwes is a director at Ben Elwes Fine Art, one of the participants in London Art Week.

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Bugatti antelopes feature at first Treasure House Fair

19 June 2023

Deux Antilopes Koudou or Caress, c.1911, by Rembrandt Bugatti, is on offer at the inaugural The Treasure House Fair from French exhibitor Univers du Bronze.

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London Art Week: Exhibitor numbers back to pre-lockdown levels

19 June 2023

More than 50 dealers are taking part in London Art Week with exhibitions in their galleries or online

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The Treasure House Fair: spiritual successor to Masterpiece

19 June 2023

After the demise of Masterpiece London, its spiritual successor The Treasure House Fair in Chelsea is now offering art of the highest quality, as Frances Allitt reports

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‘Umbrella’ sales cover wide range of Islamic and Indian items

19 June 2023

Artefacts hailing from a vast geographical area come together in west London saleroom

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Sizeable Boetti show spans trio of spaces

19 June 2023

Don’t forget your walking shoes when visiting Ben Brown’s 'Alighiero e Boetti: Regola e Regolarsi'.

A feast from the east: Asian Art in London returns this summer

19 June 2023

Asian Art in London will host its second summer event, this year taking place on June 28-July 1.

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Roundel formed a high status symbol

19 June 2023

Roseberys’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale of Antiquities, Islamic and Indian Arts on April 28 – which included the 13th century Mamluk manuscript on astronomy pictured on the front page of ATG No 2592 sold for a surprise £140,000 – also boasted this striking 12in (30cm) marble architectural roundel.

Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) by Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt portrait at Sotheby’s could set record for a painting sold in Europe

15 June 2023

One of only a small number of portraits by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still in private hands will be offered at Sotheby’s in London this summer.

Enigma by John Bernard Munns

Dealers launch special celebration of portraits to honour the National Portrait Gallery

12 June 2023

Art dealers across the UK are unveiling portrait exhibitions to mark the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) this month.

Emma Rutherford

Dealer Emma Rutherford launches portrait miniatures company

12 June 2023

Portrait miniature specialist Emma Rutherford has launched her own firm after 15 years working with Philip Mould & Company.

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Obituary: Michael (Micky) Shephard (1941-2023)

12 June 2023

My older brother Michael Shephard sadly passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, aged 81.

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Because folk art is worth it…

12 June 2023

Dealer explains why he is holding a show instead of standing at a fair as he has done for about 40 years

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Nelson launches Emma defence

12 June 2023

Annotation of 1803-04 work included in a single collection features remark about his mistress

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Masterpieces kick off busy Knightsbridge summer season

12 June 2023

Forget 'Masterpiece' – this summer Gladwell and Patterson holds 'Masterpieces', an exhibition bringing together some of the top works from its stable of artists.

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London event curated for cross-collecting

12 June 2023

Nazy Vassegh, founder of 'Eye of the Collector', says that when she first envisioned the fair she “created a collector in her head and what they would choose for their home”.

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