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Debate poses the question: Do you need a gallery to succeed?

17 June 2013

The argument was lively at this year’s ATG debate at the Summer Olympia fair, as BADA and LAPADA dealer Lennox Cato and Be Smart About Art founder Susan Mumford, disputed whether a gallery is still necessary for business in the modern marketplace.

Dealer News

Olympia organisers work hard to meet dealers’ expectations

30 May 2013

Since ‘The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair’ was forced to close after 75 years in 2009, the ‘Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair’ has taken up the mantle of the grande dame of London’s summer fairs.

Dealer News

Olympia to debate the future of the gallery

28 May 2013

Are the costs of running a gallery still necessary in the face of technology and a changing market? That will be the subject up for debate on Monday, June 10, at the Summer Olympia fair.

News

Rare medal from the 1904 Olympics

28 May 2013

If you want to complete a collection of Olympic participation medals, then one in particular – that made for the 1904 Games in St Louis – is going to cost you a lot of money.

Auction Reports

International

New saleroom force for Melbourne as Leski merge with Mossgreen

07 May 2013

Two auction houses are joining forces in the latest shake-up to affect the Melbourne scene.

International

Sotheby’s to fight Caravaggio claim

25 February 2013

Sotheby’s have issued a defence in response to a High Court claim made over a work sold at auction which was attributed to a ‘follower’ of Caravaggio.

Art Market

News

Why facing the future is a brave thing to do

20 February 2013

PERSONAL VIEW: ATG Editor Ivan Macquisten at the LAPADA conference

Dealer News

Clarion close office in Birmingham

21 January 2013

Clarion Events, owners of the ‘Antiques For Everyone Fairs’ in Birmingham, have announced that as of February 1 they will close their Birmingham office, thereby moving the management of the triannual fairs to the head office in London.

Dealer News

New alliance for Miami fair as French dealers team up with David Lester

27 November 2012

The Florida organisers International Fine Art Expositions (IFAE) have teamed up with the French dealer association Syndicat National des Antiquaires (SNA), organisers of the Paris Biennale, to launch a Miami fair in 2014.

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International

Antiques dealer Jane Maufe becomes first woman to traverse the Arctic’s Northwest Passage

14 November 2012

At 69 many people might be thinking of slowing down a little, choosing an easier life of custard tarts in front of a warm fire.

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