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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Surrealist exhibition in London brings together giants of the movement

26 February 2018

Olivier Malingue launched his eponymous New Bond Street gallery in 2016 and has devoted its business to bringing older pieces into contemporary frameworks.

Wemyss Pig

Galloway Antiques Fair stages next event at Scone Palace

26 February 2018

Galloway Antiques Fair’s next event takes place at Scone Palace, the Georgian Gothic historic house near Perth in Scotland.

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Axing import VAT is ‘achievable’

26 February 2018

BAMF chairman and new chief executive address LAPADA conference

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5 Questions: Michael Todd

26 February 2018

Michael Todd is celebrating his 50th year in the business. At Bath Decorative Antiques Fair he offers a selection of 18th and 19th century items, folk art, samplers, naïve art and original painted furniture. He is based in Somerset.

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Marino Marini starts at Robilant + Voena exhibition

26 February 2018

Over a period of four decades, from the 1930s-‘60s, the Italian artist Marino Marini (1901-80) returned again and again to the subject of horse and rider.

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Stylish venue Wilton House is setting for March antiques fair

26 February 2018

The Palladian home of the Earls of Pembroke will host the 41st staging of venerable vetted antiques fair on March 2-4.

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Eastern Pen Show to include Art Deco Conklin Nozac fountain pen

26 February 2018

A dazzling red and black herringbone-patterned Conklin Nozac cushion point pen and pencil set dating from 1932 and with an ability to write 7000 words before running out, is for sale at the Eastern Pen Show on March 4.

Teapot

The story behind the Met’s epic £460,000 auction battle for ‘America’s first china teapot’

26 February 2018

A hitherto unrecorded teapot attributed to a pioneering North American porcelain factory sold last week for a remarkable £460,000 (plus premium) at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury.

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Foreword: the dealer’s tale at TEFAF Maastricht

26 February 2018

Glide through the richly carpeted, calm corridors of a TEFAF fair and it’s easy to be oblivious to the frenetic preparations that have led exhibitors to this pivotal moment in their sales calendar.

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Exhibitor opinion: view from the floor

26 February 2018

TEFAF exhibitors give their views on where ‘the greatest art show on earth’ stands today and its future. Peter Crush reports on ATG's latest 'Round Table' discussion.

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On the scent of antique perfume bottle Mother's Day gifts at IACF Shepton Mallett

26 February 2018

The annual celebration of Mother’s Day falls this year on Sunday, March 11. Perfume bottles dating from the Victorian era, in a variety of materials and range of prices are a one-of-a-kind gift option.

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Selected highlights of the TEFAF Maastricht 2018 fair

26 February 2018

Whether it’s an object saved for years or an item secured only yesterday, TEFAF will boast a wide range for sale.

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The importance of TEFAF Maastricht and my star item this year – images and video

26 February 2018

Here we ask the dealers who participated in ATG's Round Table discussion the reasons why they choose to stand at the fair and ask them to pick out a star item they are taking this year.

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Brighton fair in time for Mother's Day

26 February 2018

Particularly appropriately named for Mother’s Day is Love Fairs, whose upcoming fair at Brighton Racecourse runs on Sunday, March 11.

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Key Cornwall landscapes by Peter Lanyon star in Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert exhibition – video

21 February 2018

Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert’s current exhibition features the art of Modern British artist Peter Lanyon (1918-64).

Book of Hours

Louvre secures funding from 8500 donors to buy £8m Book of Hours once owned by Francis I of France

20 February 2018

The Louvre Museum in Paris has raised more than £8m to buy a jewel-encrusted Book of Hours.

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Landlord at Silver Vaults considers options

19 February 2018

The long-term future of the historic London Silver Vaults is uncertain as the landlord weighs up options for the building.

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Burdon takes on presidency of international booksellers

19 February 2018

Australian bookseller Sally Burdon has been elected president of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). She succeeds Gonzalo F Pontes who was president from 2016-18.

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Not a golden disc but precious memories for silver dealer Dickenson

19 February 2018

Silver dealer Alastair Dickenson had a blast from the past when he flicked through the pages of ATG recently.

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Text education lessons in the US with Les Enluminures exhibition

19 February 2018

Vernacular texts from the Middle Ages might be rarer than their Latin equivalents but their accounts of medieval society and history can offer modern readers a clearer window to the past.

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