Premises and Property

Property news for the art and antiques industry covering relocations, property disputes and dealers and auction houses opening new premises.


Alfies

Westminster backs Church Street dealers

18 April 2017

Westminster City Council has put its weight behind the art and antiques dealers of London’s Church Street with a series of initiatives designed to encourage growth of the sector.

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New LA home for Christie’s

18 April 2017

Christie’s is to open a new Los Angeles premises this month in Beverly Hills to bolster its presence on the west coast of the US.

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Dealers desired for new Dorset antiques centre

11 April 2017

A new antiques centre is to open in Dorset and is on the hunt for dealers to join the premises.

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Letter from former chairman of Christie's South Kensington: protect its future

10 April 2017

This is an edited version of an open letter by Anthony Coleridge, chairman of Christie’s South Kensington (CSK) 1987-2001, to Christie’s owner François Pinault (see also news, ATG No 2287, for Christie’s response).

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Former chairman of Christie’s South Kensington berates Christie’s owner Pinault

07 April 2017

The former chairman of Christie’s South Kensington has hit out at the decision to close the Old Brompton Road auctioneer.

Humphrey Carrasco

Judge to probe Pimlico Road redevelopment planning go-ahead

05 April 2017

The redevelopment of the premises of Pimlico Road antique dealers and a historic timber yard on the same site has been challenged in the courts.

Cox London

Cox London joins Pimlico Road area line-up

30 March 2017

Furniture and lighting designer Cox London has joined the line-up of interior designers around Pimlico Road.

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Christie’s South Kensington: an ‘end of an era’ moment

18 March 2017

As the market evolves, auction rooms will inevitably come and go. But few will leave their mark like Christie’s South Kensington.

CSK to close: industry reaction

18 March 2017

Reaction from ex-CSK specialists to the announcement that the saleroom will be closing.

What closure of CSK means for dealers, London and the regions

18 March 2017

Much will depend on what the plan is for King Street and for the firm’s online-only sales (a growing but small fragment of the Christie’s business totalling £49.8m last year).

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Historic facade of Derbyshire antiques centre damaged after car crash

03 March 2017

A Derbyshire antiques centre has suffered damage to its façade after a car collided with it last month.

Bryars

April business rates hike to hit dealers in London and Cotswolds the hardest

14 February 2017

Shop owners in London and the south of England are facing a significant increase in business rates when bills arrive in April.

Cromwell Place

Council gives green light for Kensington townhouses to become galleries

08 February 2017

Plans to create art galleries and premises for dealers in townhouses near the V&A have got the approval from Kensington and Chelsea Council.

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Kensington arts hub gets backing from industry figures ahead of planning decision

03 February 2017

Plans to create art galleries and premises for dealers in townhouses near the V&A will go before Kensington and Chelsea Council next week.

Pimlico Road

Legal challenge launched to stop redevelopment of Pimlico Road galleries and historic timber yard

02 February 2017

Plans for the closure of galleries and the redevelopment of a Victorian timber yard in Pimlico Road is facing a fresh legal challenge.

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Daniel Crouch launches in New York with Burns Night celebration

29 January 2017

Daniel Crouch Rare Books opened launched its New York City premises on Wednesday with a Burns Night celebration.

Ron Turner

Swan song for Scottish Borders auction firm

27 January 2017

Scottish borders auction firm Swan & Turner will hold its final sale next month and will close the doors to its Jedburgh auction rooms in March.

Burlington Arcade

Traditional tenants of Burlington Arcade hope for a sympathetic new owner as it goes up for sale

23 January 2017

Tenants of Mayfair’s Burlington Arcade are bracing themselves for change as Britain’s oldest shopping arcade is put up for sale.

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Tapestry dealer S Franses in court to defend right to stay in St James’s gallery

19 January 2017

St James’s textile specialist S Franses is this week in court fighting for the right to stay in its gallery in central London.

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Jewellery dealer SJ Phillips to make Mayfair’s Bruton Street its new home

17 January 2017

Antique jewellery dealer SJ Phillips is moving out of Bond Street next month to a second floor of Bruton Street in Mayfair.

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