Dealers

Dealers come in all shapes and forms, from small sole-traders to powerhouse galleries. Both play an integral role in the art and antiques market.

They often specialise in a given fields such as jewellery, ceramics, paintings, Asian art or coins but there are also plenty of general dealers operating across different categories.

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York fair organiser says Friday and Saturday is a better format for business

28 May 2018

Morgan Denyer of Rose Antiques Fairs explains the thinking behind the date changes to his fairs at York Racecourse...

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Dealer discusses the hard sell

28 May 2018

The antiques trade might have a darker side but there is also a certain black humour to it all.

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Ceramics to shine in joint dealer event

28 May 2018

This Bow porcelain figure of Polyhymnia, the Greek mythological muse of sacred poetry, hymn, dance and eloquence, is among the pieces on offer at this summer’s 'Ceramics Mayfair'.

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Anthony Fry’s love of light shines through

28 May 2018

The oil on canvas 'Rock Hill with Wild Boar' is among the pictures on offer at Browse & Darby’s exhibition featuring the works of British artist Anthony Fry (1927-2016).

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Story of French stove innovator and his burning ambition

28 May 2018

From dealers Charlie Bates and Matthew Nellist of Jeffrey and Day comes a story about Jean-Baptiste Godin, a 19th century French industrialist and enlightened innovator.

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Final lots from renowned dealer up at auction

28 May 2018

T Crowther & Sons was founded in 1880 in Fulham and was well established before the First World War. The company was split into two sections in the 1940s: Albert Crowther trading from Syon Lodge and T Crowther & Sons in Fulham.

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A gathering of Cultures in Brussels

28 May 2018

One of the longest-standing events in the tribal art dealing fraternity takes place this month in Brussels, a key centre of the tribal art market.

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A selection of fine art on offer across summer 2018

24 May 2018

ATG's selection of fine art offered in London this summer.

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A selection of ceramics on offer across summer 2018

24 May 2018

ATG's selection of ceramics offered in London this summer.

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Masterpiece London 2018 – Capital gains from cross-collecting ethos

24 May 2018

Masterpiece chairman Philip Hewat-Jaboor tells ATG how vital London is to the cross-collecting fair’s future

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Olympia 2018 – Long-running fair aims to widen audience in tie-up with House & Garden Festival

24 May 2018

When Olympia opens its doors on June 20, visitors coming through the venue’s entrance on Olympia Way will immediately notice something different going on this year.

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A selection of furniture on offer across summer 2018

24 May 2018

ATG's selection of furniture offered in London this summer.

Guess who’s coming to London for the 2018 summer season

24 May 2018

Dealers are heading to the capital from far and wide for the 2018 summer art and antiques season.

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A selection of jewellery and silver on offer across summer 2018

24 May 2018

ATG's selection of jewellery and silver offered in London this summer.

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London Silver Vaults – a real-life Aladdin’s Cave

24 May 2018

In the heart of London’s legal district, two storeys underground, lies the world’s biggest concentration of antique silver offered by the world’s most extensive concentration of antique silver dealers. Welcome to The London Silver Vaults.

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Meet the faces behind the doors at the London Silver Vaults

24 May 2018

The London Silver Vaults unites dozens of independent firms – many long-standing family businesses – with a shared passion for the gleam of polished white metal. In this advertising feature, we meet some of the faces behind those iron doors.

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First major Craxton selling show

21 May 2018

Osborne Samuel hosts the first major selling show of works by John Craxton (1922-2009) for 25 years this month.

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Dutch art dealer announces major Rembrandt portrait discovery

21 May 2018

A work bought by a dealer at a Christie’s Old Master day sale in London in December 2016, where it was catalogued as ‘circle of Rembrandt (1606-1669)’, has now been attributed to the hand of the master.

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Artist Rose Hilton steps out of the shadows at Messum’s show

21 May 2018

For roughly 30 years the London gallery Messum’s has worked with modern British painter Rose Hilton (b.1931) to establish her work on its own merits.

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Fabulous fabrics and enticing textiles on show

21 May 2018

A selection of rare 19th century suzanis, handwoven silk embroideries from the areas of modern-day Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, go on offer next month at Afridi Gallery’s exhibition 'Gardens of Delight' in London.

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