Dealers

Firsts: London’s Rare Books Fair has added an impressive 49 dealers to the roster for its 65th edition thanks to an influx of international traders.

Clock dealer Ben Wright has sold an important English golden age clock following its appearance in the pages and front cover of the Antiques Trade Gazette.

Holiday weekend events previewed – including news of an organiser handing over the reins

James Brett of The Gallery of Everything cultivates an attitude that selling for its own sake is less important than putting on a rattling good show.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

James Eaton runs Alastor Rare Books specialising in British and continental antiquarian books, manuscripts, archives, and ephemera, with an emphasis on Italian and French imprints.

Between reserving various pieces to museums, Guy Peppiatt was pleased to sell a large watercolour of Yorkshire by Peter de Wint (1748- 1849) during the latest London Art Week (LAW).

A brand-new building on the Dodwell Trading Estate outside Stratford-upon- Avon is the home of the recently opened Top Dog Antiques.

Two more London fairs are on the cards for next year.

The team behind dealer marketplace 2Covet has bought The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair.

Jackie Edwards launched her antiques and vintage street markets nearly 10 years ago as ACVR Events.

Cotswolds fair provides a summer treat while Chester makes an autumn comeback

Two different dealers that started their businesses during lockdown are embarking on the next part of their careers.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Paul Foster set up Paul Foster Books in 1990 and trades online, at fairs and by appointment in London.

A quick look at some recent events and objects on offer around the trade.

Popular toys event returns after Covid disruption and includes ex-Woburn Abbey festival

Business is doing so well at the newly acquired and renovated antiques centre in Wallingford, formerly the Lamb Arcade, that turnover has increased by 25%.

A few antiques businesses operate in garden centres but sadly one of these is closing.