Faithful fans rally to Sister Wendy 20 May 2013 The name of 83-year-old Sister Wendy Beckett, reclusive nun and famous TV art critic, doesn’t always meet a raptuorous response in the art world, but there is no doubt that the public at large love her. Auction Reports
Dreweatts to sell Chelsea garden 20 May 2013 Dreweatts will be conducting the first auction of a complete RHS Chelsea garden during this year’s flower show. News
Swann and Rountree merge companies 03 May 2013 GALLERY NEWS – Jamie Rountree of Rountree Fine Art and Oliver Swann of Tryon Gallery have announced that they will merge their two companies under the new name of Rountree Tryon. Dealer News
Parking changes create new problems for antiques dealers in Portobello Road 23 April 2013 The latest blow to hit antiques dealers in Portobello Road has left them looking for the secure parking needed to run their businesses. News
Christie’s sets £6.8m new high for Peter Doig 14 February 2013 A trademark landscape by Peter Doig was among the most strongly contested lots at Christie’s latest evening sale of post-War and Contemporary art. Art Market
George Harrison’s jacket tops The Beatles lots at Bonhams 15 December 2012 When it comes to rock and pop memorabilia, and The Beatles in particular, if the provenance is not only right but of the first magnitude, prices can soar. Auction Reports
American fairs scene gears up for this winter’s continental drift 13 December 2012 The global art market moves firmly to North America in the New Year – first to New York for the series of events that have grown up around the venerable ‘Winter Antiques Show’ (January 25-February 3) and then to Florida for warmer climes and the ‘Original Miami Beach Show’ (January 31-February 4). Dealer NewsInternational
Two new dealers arrive at the World’s End 29 November 2012 If you walk down London’s King’s Road for long enough, until you have exhausted all of the high-street chains that now proliferate, you reach the ever so slightly grittier World’s End and the little enclave that is Langton Street. Dealer News
American trade resurface after battling Hurricane Sandy 05 November 2012 The art and antiques trade in North East America and Canada is returning to business as usual following the interruption caused by Hurricane Sandy. International
Gang could be targeting Portobello 29 October 2012 Portobello Road dealers fear they are being targeted by a gang of robbers after the latest attack on traders this year. News
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